The U.S. Coast Guard identified the problem of passenger vessels becoming overloaded due to increased passenger weight. Our project goal was to recommend an effective method that would allow vessel masters to know if their vessel has exceeded its maximum allowable weight. Through background research and interviews with people in the industry, we established twelve possible solutions to the problem. We recommended four solutions to help avoid passenger vessel overloading.

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Creator

• Malcolmson, Molli Anne
• Sacco, Daniel Robert
• Whiting, Thomas Anthony

Subject

• Industry
• Security
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121908-113518

Stichwort

• Automation

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Pahlavan, Kaveh

Year

• 2008

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• United States Coast Guard

Date created

• 2008-12-19

Ort

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright