Safe waterways : a users guide to the design, maintenance and safe use of waterways. Part 1(a) Guidelines for the safe design of commercial shipping channels.: Fs154-40/2002E-PDF

"This document provides planners with a set of procedures to be used when determining waterway parameters required to provide efficient manoeuvrability with no less than minimum safety margins and allowances. Procedures are set forth for the determination of channel width, depth, side slope and curvature, as well as the alignment of channels. The guidelines have been developed for waterways utilized primarily by large traffic, such as tankers, general cargo and bulk carriers, and are not meant to replace more extensive analyses for the final channel design"--Introd., p. 1.

Permanent link to this Catalogue record:
publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.839577&sl=0

Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Coast Guard.
Title Safe waterways : a users guide to the design, maintenance and safe use of waterways. Part 1(a) Guidelines for the safe design of commercial shipping channels.
Variant title Guidelines for the safe design of commercial shipping channels
Channel design guidelines : waterways development
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Title from cover.
Issued also in French under title: Voies navigables sécuritaires : guide concernant la conception, l'entretien et l'utilisation sécuritaire des voies de navigation. Partie 1(a) Lignes directrices pour une conception sécuritaire de chenaux commerciaux.
Includes bibliographic references.
Published by the Waterways Development Division, Canadian Coast Guard -- cf. website.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, [2002].
Description 31 p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • Fs154-40/2002E-PDF
Subject terms Waterways
Request alternate formats
To request an alternate format of a publication, complete the Government of Canada Publications email form. Use the form’s “question or comment” field to specify the requested publication.
Date modified: