Designation:F2926−12StandardGuideforSelectionandOperationofVessel-mountedCameraSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2926;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesinformationandcriteriafortheselectionofcameraremotesensingsystemsthatarevessel-mountedforthedetectionofoilonwater.1.2Thisguideappliestothedetectionofoil-on-waterinvolvingcamerasofIR,visible,ultra-violet,ornightvisiontypes.1.3Thecontextofcamerauseisaddressedtotheextentithasabearingontheirselectionandutilityforcertainmissionsorobjectives.1.4Thisguideisgenerallyapplicabletoalltypesofcrudeoilsandmostpetroleumproducts,underavarietyofmarineorfreshwatersituations.1.5Manycameratechnologiesexhibitlimitationswithre-specttodiscriminatingbetweenthetargetsubstancesundercertainstatesofweathering,lighting,windandsea,orvariouscamerasettings.1.6Generalremotesensingsystemsareusedtodetectanddelineatetheoverallslick.Vessel-mountedsystemsareusedonlytoprovideatacticalimageinfrontoftherecoveryvessel.1.7ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.8Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2327GuideforSelectionofAirborneRemoteSensingSystemsforDetectionandMonitoringofOilonWater3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thecontributionsofaneffectivevessel-mountedcam-erasystem:3.1.1Provideatacticalimageoftheportionofspillinfrontofthevesseluponwhichthesystemismounted,3.1.2Assistindetectionofslickswhentheyarenotobserv-ablebypersonsoperatingat,ornear,thewater’ssurfaceoratnight,3.1.3Provideassistanceinjudging...
