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Gerry Grammenos Named

Marine Superintendent

For Cleveland Tankers

Gerry Grammenos has been promoted to marine superintend- ent for Cleveland Tankers, Inc.,

Cleveland, Ohio, according to Rob- ert T. McCowan, president of the parent Ashland Petroleum Com- pany. In his new position Mr.

Grammenos plans and recom- mends tanker maintenance and repair, schedules and analyzes shipyard bids, and reviews all procedures and specifications nec- essary for compliance with reg- ulatory, legislative, and classifi- cation societies requirements.

Mr. Grammenos joined Cleve- land Tankers in 1977 as fleet en- gineer, and was named assistant to the marine superintendent in 1979. He is a graduate of the

Merchant Marine Academy in

Piraeus, Greece.

Literature Available On

Tracor Automatic Omega

A new brochure on its auto- matic Omega navigation system is available from Tracor, Inc.,

Austin, Texas.

The Tracor Automatic Omega is said to provide the capability to reestablish a position fix even if "lost" by as much as 100 miles.

This is possible by judicious use of a fourth transmitter combined with the three-frequency recep- tion of the Omega receiver.

Complete navigation informa- tion supplied by the Tracor sys- tem includes latitude and longi- tude ; GMT and date; input speed —manual or automatic; input heading — manual or automatic; great circle course and distance; and dead-reckoning status.

The receiver automatically per- forms synchronization, transmit- ter selection, propagation correc- tions, three-frequency lane checks, diagnostic routines, and switch- over to standby battery. The op- erator is required only to turn on the receiver and enter initial latitude, longitude, GMT, and day.

For additional information and a free copy of the brochure, write to John L. Hoerber, sales man- ager, navigation systems, Tracor,

Inc., 6500 Tracor Lane, Austin,

Texas 78721.

NKK To Build Two

Drill Rigs For Sedco

At Cost Of $29 Million

Nippon Kokan (NKK) of Ja- pan has signed a construction con- tract with the world's largest drilling contractor, Sedco, Inc. headquartered in Dallas, Texas, for two NKK/BMC 250 mat-sup- ported type jackup rigs.

Masato Hiraki, NKK New York general manager, said the order covers the third and fourth units it has so far been awarded for this type rig. Two previous orders were received from J.F.P. Well

Services Inc. of the U.S., each for one unit of the same type.

Contract price for the Sedco rigs is about $14.5 million each.

This price does not include ma- chinery and equipment to be sup- plied by the owner. NKK reports that the first unit will be com- pleted at its Tsu Works and de- livered in May 1981. The second rig is to be delivered in July of that year. The two units are to be used for drilling operations off the coast of West Africa.

These rigs will be 191 feet long, 132 feet wide, and 16 feet deep.

The mat base measures 195 feet 6 inches by 164 feet by 10 feet.

Maximum operating depth will be 250 feet, and drilling capability will be 20,000 feet. Classed by the

American Bureau of Shipping, each rig will have a complement of about 80 persons. $3.5-Million Awarded To

Newport Ship Yard

Newport Ship Yard, Newport,

R.I., has been awarded a $3,538,- 962 firm fixed-price contract for the regularly scheduled overhaul of the APL-29, a non-self-pro- pelled barracks craft. The Super- visor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, USN, Boston, Mass., is the contracting activity. (N62665- 77-C-0007) Goodyear Brakeability:

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