Design and Evaluation of a Large Boat-Mounted Dispersant Spraying System and Its Integration with Other Application Equipment

Oil spill response groups have recognized that it is essential to have the ability to apply dispersants properly when they are needed. Some of these organizations have developed unique application equipment as part of their total capability. Two California industry cooperatives have designed dispersant spray systems that are attached to existing advancing recovery devices, thus providing the largest spray systems yet developed for any surface vessels.