Figure 2. Proportion of fleet affected by four noise reduction strategies

Table 1: Proportions of fleet and classes affected by two regulatory strategies

Removal of gross polluters (above 179 dB threshold)Removal of gross polluters (above 179 dB threshold)Removal of gross polluters (above 179 dB threshold)Quieting of gross polluters (to 175.4 dB threshold)Quieting of gross polluters (to 175.4 dB threshold)Quieting of gross polluters (to 175.4 dB threshold)
Ship classTotal # of ships# of ships% of fleet% of class# of ships% of fleet% of class
All classes1,58224015.2N/A67742.8N/A
Bulk carrier734945.91327617.437.6
Container207905.64318411.688.9
Cargo206362.317895.643.2
Vehicle carrier11150.35664.259.5
Tanker101120.812462.945.5
Tug8520.12120.814.1
Pleasure3500
Passenger31030.29.7
Fishing2800
Miscellaneous2110.150
Military1900
Research4010.125.0
Table 1. Proportions of fleet and classes affected by two regulatory strategies
The portion of the fleet that would be affected by two management options aimed at gross polluters. One option removes gross polluters (ships with source levels greater than 179 dB) while the other requires them to use quieting technologies or techniques to reduce their source levels below a threshold of 175.4 dB. The 2nd column lists the total number of ships in the fleet (“All classes”) and in each class. Then for each option and ship class we tabulate the number of ships affected, along with that number expressed as a percentage of the whole fleet (1,582 ships) and as a percentage of the ship class (where applicable or non-zero).