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Joseph Quinn Named

President Of Reorganized

Devoe Marine Coatings

Joseph M. Quinn

Devoe Marine, formerly part of

Devoe & Raynolds Co., a Division of Grow Group, Inc., has reorga- nized as a separate company under

Grow Group's Marine and Corro- sion Control Group. The move was necessary, according to company officials, to better serve the rap- idly expanding market for new- technology marine coatings.

Now known as Devoe Marine

Coatings Company, Division of

Grow Group, Inc., the new Louis- ville, Ky.-based company is head- ed by Joseph M. Quinn, whose new position as president follows several years as vice president-

Marine Division, Devoe & Ray- nolds Company. He is an 18-year veteran of the company and a graduate of the Merchant Marine

Academy.

Mr. Quinn is also chairman-

Marine Coatings Committee of the National Paint and Coatings

Association.

Furuno Radar Simulator

Installed At California

Maritime Academy

Completion of an extensive ra- dar simulator system at Califor- nia Maritime Academy was an- nounced recently by Furuno. The system was designed by Furuno engineers to present a wide va- riety of typical radar situations at sea on standard Furuno FRK- 100 16-inch radar displays under the control of a central computer.

The basic system simulates po- sition and movement of two "own ships" and six "target ships" in- cluding course and speed changes during an exercise. Also shown are six different coastline dis- plays complete with radar shadow effect, radar range falloff due to earth's curvature, set and drift of tidal currents, own ship's yaw, sea clutter and receiver noise, shadow sector, defining the blind spot due to own ship's mast or stack, plus such normal radar fea- tures as azimuth and North-up stabilization and true motion.

The California Maritime Acad- emy required a complex simu- lator to train midshipmen in all aspects of radar navigation. A total of nine 16-inch displays are under computer control. Maxi- mum realism is accomplished by adding operational "touches" such as making target subject to the effects of own ship's maximum speed, helm inertia, maximum rate of turn, loss of speed dur- ing turn, and even cross-coupling speed and rate of turn so that target speed is reduced when turning.

There are three key displays at the California Maritime Academy simulator: the instructor's unit and two "own ship" displays.

Each own ship can be made to appear as a target on the other own ship display so that two stu- dents may operate "independent vessels" within a 60 x 60 nautical mile area. The instructor's con- sole can select either of the two own ship consoles, and the whole situation can be "frozen" at any time for discussions among the students. To add complete real- ism, the primary radar stations are complete with simulated VHF radio communications, engine or- der and helm controls, speed in- dicators and autopilot controls.

For more information of Fur- uno's radar simulator experiences and capabilities, write to John L.

Burkhill, Furuno U.S.A., Inc.,

Dept. MR, P.O. Box 2343, 271

Harbor Way, South San Fran- cisco, Calif. 94080.

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Longshoreman loading a container ship in Staten Island, New York.

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