History of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
This online engineering PDH course introduces the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (ICW or GIWW) as a transportation route along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida. The history of the waterway is discussed from its conception to present day. The history of the waterway as it related to the Army Corps of Engineers from when the country was young is also discussed. Many corporations have located their facilities along the waterway for easy shipping.
The earliest settlers in America quickly recognized the advantages afforded by inland waterways. As vital arteries supporting transportation, the streams, rivers, bayous, lakes, and other natural water routes facilitated primitive settlement and eventual urban development. They also promoted a type of water transportation different from that conducted at deep-water ports. Their shallow, sheltered waters provided safe passage to barges and other light-draft vessels that could not withstand the battering of the “open seas; they could be depended upon to link the scattered coastal communities and to penetrate the interior of the country, creating a commercial connection between geographically isolated points.
This 7 PDH online course is applicable to civil, mechanical, and control systems engineers, design and construction personnel, technical staff and facility operators who are interested in gaining a better understanding of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the purpose of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
- Understanding the relation of the waterway to the Army Corps of Engineers
- Understanding the history behind the development of the waterway
- Understanding the importance of the waterway in wartime
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the USACE publication titled, “History of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway”, as part of the National Waterways Study conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer Water Resources Support Center, Institute of Water Resources, January 1983.
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty five (35) questions to earn 7 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on this USACE publication.
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