Presentations from the 2007 NOAA Vessel-Quieting Symposium
(All presentations are in PDF format.)
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Session I - Introduction: meeting objectives, vessel acoustics, ambient noise, and biology
- 0845 "Perspectives on marine acoustics from a shipping industry representative"
Ms. Kathy Metcalf (Chamber of Shipping of America) - 0900 "Large vessels as point sound sources: Characteristics of radiated sound and marine ambient noise in nearshore/continental shelf environments"
Dr. John Hildebrand (Scripps Institute of Oceanography) - 0920 "Measured radiated sound from large commercial vessels: Controlling sources of radiated noise from large modern cruise ships and dependence on propulsion type and vessel speed"
Mr. Blair Kipple (Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bremerton Detachment) - 0940 "ASA standards committee (WG47) on measurements of vessel radiated noise"
Mr. Michael Bahtiarian (Noise Control Engineering) - 1020 "Effects of distant shipping on ambient noise in the open ocean"
Dr. Roy Gaul (BlueSea Corporation) - 1040 "Biological functions of acoustic communication and noise impacts"
Dr. Douglas Nowacek (Florida State University) - 1100 "Some philosophies about shipping noise and porpoises"
Mr. Willem Verboom (SEAMARCO/TNO, The Netherlands)
Session II - Feasibility and estimated costs/benefits of applying existing and future quieting technologies to large commercial vessels
- 1330 "Existing/future technology to address radiated sound from internal machinery (fisheries research vessels) - applications to large commercial vessels"
Mr. Ray Fischer (Noise Control Engineering) - 1410 "Existing/future technology to address radiated sound by modifying vessel-operating parameters (e.g., speed) and propeller type/motion - applications to large commercial vessels"
Dr. Neal Brown (NAB Associates) - 1510 "Shipboard noise control"
Mr. Kurt Yankaskas (NAVSEA 03) - 1550 "Industry perspective on potential costs/economic benefits of vessel-quieting technologies (e.g., effects on fuel usage, efficiency) for large vessels"
Dr. Dietrich Wittekind (DW-ShipConsult)
Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Session III - Non-regulatory incentives to reduce sound emission from large commercial vessels
- 0830 "Workplace compliance/crew safety issues"
Mr. Kurt Yankaskas (NAVSEA 03) - 0850 "Managing environmental aspects of large passenger vessels"
Mr. Dodge Kenyon (Manager, Maritime Affairs, Holland-America Cruise Line) - 0910 "Sound carries: A Lesson for publicizing that you are part of the green solution"
Ms. Constance Bruce (Director, Marketing & Communications, Special Media Projects Cornell Lab of Ornithology) - 0930 "Benefits to recreational divers of vessel-quieting applications"
Mr. Steve Sellers (Director of Diving and Water Safety, East Carolina University and President, American Academy of Underwater Sciences) - 0950 "Precedents for proactive industry effort: EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign"
Ms. Rosa Shim (Clean Ports USA; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
