To assure that the first nuclear-propelled merchant ship will be
completely safe, it is manned by well-trained, competent personnel whose
duty and responsibility it is to operate the ship safely and
efficiently.
Every mechanical and electrical safety device of modern navigation is at
the disposal of the SAVANNAH’s crew to insure the safety and integrity
of the ship.
The men who will handle the SAVANNAH ashore and afloat will have had the
advantage of the specialized and extensive training program conducted by
the Atomic Energy Commission, the Maritime Administration, and the
private contractors who built the N.S. SAVANNAH and her reactor.
The ship’s master and officers are men of long experience on the sea
whose backgrounds assure sound and stable assessment and judgment under
all possible conditions.
All of the factors herein discussed make it possible for the United
States Government to say of the N.S. SAVANNAH, as she ushers in the
atomic age on the world’s essential trade routes, that this unique and
wonderful vessel is unquestionably one of the world’s safest ships.
THE NUCLEAR SHIP SAVANNAH IS DESIGNED AND BUILT TO THESE SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS
_APPLICABLE CODES OF_:
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. American Bureau of Shipping
3. Maritime Administration
4. U.S. Public Health Service
5. American Institute of Electrical Engineers Marine Code
6. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
_SAFETY REVIEW BY_: