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FerriesFerries
1) General Information
a) Basic Information
i) NC department of transportation's Ferry Division
ii) Key facts
(1) Number of routes, ferries, employees etc.
(2) How many people use it each year
(3) Transportation of goods to islands
(4) Who depends on the ferries and for what
b) Traveling on the Ferry
i) Are reservations needed
ii) Vehicle restrictions
iii) Pet friendly ferries
iv) Food availability
2) History of North Carolina Ferries
a) Early 1920's beginning
i) Captain J.B Tillett
ii) Tug and barge service
b) North Carolina Highway Commission Involvement
i) Tolls
ii) Became open to residents
c) Ownership Changes
i) NCHC purchases the ferry operation
ii) Changes made, routes put into place
3)
4) Safety
a) Current Safety Operations
i) MTSA Guidelines
ii) America's Waterway Watch
iii) Terminal Safety
iv) Vessel Safety
v) EMS
b) Weather Concerns
i) Hurricane Procedures
ii) Rainy weather
5) Ferry Routes
a) Currituck / Knotts Island
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Knotts Island
(a) Martin Vineyards
(b) Peach Festival
b) Currituck / Corolla
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Corolla
(a) Corolla Wild Horses
(b) The Whalehead Club
c) Hatteras / Ocracoke
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Ocracoke
(a) The Banker Horses
(b) Cape Hatteras National Seashore
d) Ocracoke /Swan Quarter
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Swan Quarter
(a) The “Church Moved by the Hand of God”
(b) How Swan Quarter got it's name
e) Cedar Island / Ocracoke
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Cedar Island
(a) Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
(b) The Driftwood Campground
f) Bayview / Aurora
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Aurora
(a) Aurora Fossil Museum
(b) Fossil hunting
g) Cherry Branch / Minnesott
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Minnesott
(a) Neuse River
(b) Golfing
h) Southport / Fort Fisher
i) Traveler information
(1) Length of time
(2) Cost
ii) Sights you can see
(1) What can you see while on the ferry
(a) Any lighthouses?
(b) Any special, unique or distinguishing facts
(2) Brief points of interest about Fort Fisher
(a) Historic Fort
(b) Aquarium
6) North Carolina Ferry Classes
a) Hatteras Class
i) What distinguishes this class
ii) Names of boats
(1) Conrad Wirth
(a) Description of boat
(b) Were it operates
(2) Ocracoke
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(3) Bonner
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(4) Chicamacomico
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(5) Cape Point
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(6) Kinnakeet
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(7) Frisco
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(8) Roanoke
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(9) Thomas A. Baum
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
b) River Class
i) What distinguishes this class
ii) Names of boats
(1) Daniel Russel
(a) Description of boat
(b) Were it operates
(2) Southport
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(3) Neuse
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(4) Floyd J. Lupton
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(5) Fort Fisher
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(6) Croatoan
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(7) Stanford White
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(8) James B. Hunt
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
c) Sound Class
i) What distinguishes this class
ii) Names of boats
(1) Silver Lake
(a) Description of boat
(b) Were it operates
(2) Pamlico
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(3) Carteret
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(4) Governor Hyde
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
(5) Cedar Island
(a) Description of boat
(b) Where it operates
7) Types of Ferries Around the World
a) Hydrofoil
i) Basic Information about it
ii) Any Interesting facts you find
b) Catamaran
i) Basic Information about it
ii) Any Interesting facts you find
c) Victorian inventions
i) Basic Information about it
ii) Any Interesting facts you find
d) Fast RoPax Ferry
i) Basic Information about it
ii) Any Interesting facts you find
e) Cable ferry
i) Basic Information about it
ii) Any Interesting facts you find
f) Air ferries
i) Basic Information about it
ii) Any Interesting facts you find
8) FerryMon
a) What is it
i) Why was it started
ii) Why is it important
iii) How will it help
b) Which ferries are used?
i) Name the three routes
ii) Why are these used
c) How it works; i.e.describe the steps
i) Water Samples taken in every three minutes …
ii) Data from sensors go to a computer…
iii) Cell phone modem sends data to …
d) How does it benefit the area
i) Water Criteria
(1) Why does this matter
ii) Benefits to the estuaries
(1) How does knowing help
Helpful Links:
Brief History: http://www.icw-net.com/nc/ncferry/
Cedar Island: http://www.clis.com/deg/
Aurora Fossils: http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/l_creek/
Ferry Info: http://www.insiders.com/wilmington/main-getting4.htm
Good Info on Class of ferries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Ferry_System
FerryMon Benefits: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/dec00/paerl6121100.htm
FerryMon: http://www.unc.edu/ims/paerllab/research/ferrymon/images/who.htm
Other info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry
*It might be useful to call the NCDOT ferry division to find out about each Ferry boat
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