ABASCO Oil Containment Boom Selection Guide

ABASCO OIL CONTAINMENT BOOM SELECTION GUIDE

	C Canals rivers	P Protected waters	O Ocean	P - O Great Lakes	C Small ponds, marinas	C Permanent dock boom
Significant wave length	< 1	< 3	< 6	< 4	0	< 1
Sea state	1	1	3 - 4	2 - 3	Calm	Calm
Boom height (draft plus freeboard), in	6 - 18	18 - 42	≥ 42	18 - 42	6 - 10	24 - 36
Reserve buoyancy-to-weight ratio	> 2:1	> 2:1	> 3:1	> 2:1	> 1:1	> 3:1
Total tensile strength, lb	> 4,500	> 15,000	> 20,000	> 15,000	> 3,000	> 15,000
Skirt fabric tensile strength, lb	200	300	500	300	200	-
Skirt fabric tear strength, lb	100	100	125	100	100	-
Recommended ABASCO boom	ALPHA BETA 1B BETA 1C NEO 6	BETA 1B BETA 1C GAMMA 1A GAMMA 1B OMEGA 1A	EPSILON AIR BOOM 48 OMEGA 1B NEO 9	EPSILON OMEGA 1A OMEGA 1B GAMMA 1A GAMMA 1B NEO 6–9	ALPHA NEO 2–4	SIGMA

SEA STATE DEFINITIONS*

Code	Definition	Sea state	Significant wave height	General description
C	Calm	1	< 1	Small, short, nonbreaking waves
P	Protected water	2	< 3	Small waves, some whitecaps
O	Open water	3 - 4	< 6	Moderate waves, frequent whitecaps