Projects

MAX1 Studies was a joint effort with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and United States Coast Guard that evaluated shipboard waste stream management, but also explored machinery space waste streams and Oily Water Separators as a case study.  This study, which was managed by the maritime consultancy firm Martin & Ottaway, primarily served to investigate and improve on the effectiveness of Oily Water Separators.

A conference with all interested parties was held on June 24, 2015 in Wilmington, North Carolina.  The main objective of the conference was to engage stakeholders in discussions and deliberations regarding the path forward for machinery space waste stream management.

The conference agenda can be found here.  Biographies for speakers and panelists can be found here.

Thank you to everyone who attended the conference!  To view presentation slides from the speakers, go to the MAX1 Library.  Go to the MAX1 Forum to leave comments or questions.

QESTH (Quality, Environmental, Safety & Security, Training and Health) looks at system issues and design.

       

Environmental Attitudes Survey

Panel EC-7 conducted a worldwide survey monkey survey that investigates attitudes with regard to vessel pollution both within and outside the maritime community.  This Environmental Attitudes Survey will also be updated through the current MAX1 Studies.

Curriculum Review

While environmental management is taking center stage in the marine industry, today's naval architectural and marine engineering college curricula only pay limited attention to these concepts. The panel will contact educational institutions and perform a review of their practices and assist institutions in developing a minimal standard for environmental management education.

Design Review

Panel members will provide NAME students with design feedback on the environmental management aspects of their student design projects.

SNAME Text review

The panel will review the relevant sections of SNAME's classic texts with regard to environmental management aspects and provide comments and updates for subsequent versions of those texts.

Environmental management and its core goals of sustainability and environmental stewardship are central to engineering ethics and this panel's goal is to advance these concepts to the highest level and at the greatest possible speed within the profession.