Homework Assignment #3 : Air, Water, and Pipeline
NOTE: Most students work the homework assignments out in
pencil and paper scan them
into a .pdf file and submit them to the appropriate Dropbox.
Others, typically those
without a scanner, work them in a Word .doc or Word .docx
file and submit them to the
appropriate Dropbox in this way.
SHORT ANSWER Please provide a two to three sentence answer
to each question.
1. The most widely known case of drugs and/or alcohol
resulting in a transportation disaster is?
2. What was the passenger fatality rate for autos versus
airlines in 2006?
3. How many ports are there in the U.S.?
ESSAY (Please select two of the following questions and
provide a one to three paragraph response)
1. What is the nature
of water transportation and trace the developmental importance of the mode.
2. What is are at least two of the unique aspects of the
pipeline industry?
3. Describe the role of gathering lines and trunk lines in
pipeline operations.
4. Since pipelines transport liquids, how do they keep the
various liquids from mixing together?
What happens in they do mix?
5. Why are water terminals provided by the public and
operated by local government agencies?
6. Discuss and describe the competition as it relates to the
water carriers.
Homework Assignment #3 : Air, Water, and Pipeline NOTE: Most students work the homework assignments out in
pencil and paper scan them into a .pdf file and submit them to the appropriate Dropbox.
Others, typically those without a scanner, work them in a Word .doc or Word .docx
file and submit them to the appropriate Dropbox in this way. SHORT ANSWER Please provide a two to three sentence answer
to each question. 1. The most widely known case of drugs and/or alcohol
resulting in a transportation disaster is? 2. What was the passenger fatality rate for autos versus
airlines in 2006? 3. How many ports are there in the U.S.? ESSAY (Please select two of the following questions and
provide a one to three paragraph response) 1. What is the nature
of water transportation and trace the developmental importance of the mode. 2. What is are at least two of the unique aspects of the
pipeline industry? 3. Describe the role of gathering lines and trunk lines in
pipeline operations. 4. Since pipelines transport liquids, how do they keep the
various liquids from mixing together? What happens in they do mix? 5. Why are water terminals provided by the public and
operated by local government agencies? 6. Discuss and describe the competition as it relates to the
water carriers.
