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Drew's MAGNAKOTE* Rust

Preventative Receives ABS

Approval

Adding to a list of certifications from major classification societies and organizations worldwide, Drew

Ameroid Marine's MAGNAKOTE* rust preventative has been awarded a "Type Approval" for corrosion pro- tection of ballast tanks and void spaces by the American Bureau of

Shipping (ABS).

Other organizations that have for- mally recognized Drew's rust pre- ventative include: Det Norske

Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, The

Register of Shipping (formerly USSR

Register of Shipping), the Polish

Ship Register, the Korean Register of Shipping and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.

MAGNAKOTE penetrates through oxidized deposits and bonds to the base metal, forming a long- lasting barrier that halts new corro- sion as it descales existing rust. The rust preventative requires minimal surface preparation, can be easily applied by either float-coating or spraying, and cures within 48 hours to a transparent film that facilitates inspection.

It remains flexible after curing and will not crack or peel like con- ventional coatings. Areas prone to severe abrasion or exposure can be easily touched up, if needed; hot work can be done in treated tanks.

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Coast Guard Publishes

Next OPA 90 Rulemaking

In response to section 4109 i

OPA 90, a Notice of Propose

Rulemaking (NPRM) concernin minimum plate thicknesses and pi riodic gauging of tank vessels ws published in the Federal Registe on March 23, 1993. The propose regulation will apply to all tank ves sels carrying petroleum oil cargoes and will require periodic gauging c these vessels beginning at 30 year of age and re-gauging every fiv years thereafter.

Although the regulations appl; to all tank vessels, both domestic and foreign, they will most directb affect the domestic U.S. unclassec tank vessel fleet, estimated to b< 2,643 barges and 37 tankers. The age profile of that fleet suggests thai the average service life of ar unclassed tank vessel is 50 years; 4E percent of the fleet is already more than 30 years old.

The proposed regulations estab- lish minimum steel thicknesses for various structural members and plating on a tank vessel. Beginning at age 30, and every five years there- after, these vessels must be gauged to demonstrate that the minimum steel thickness and longitudinal strength requirements are being met. The Coast Guard estimates that the initial gauging survey and engi- neering analysis will cost $4,000 per barge and that subsequent surveys will cost $3,000. The five-year re- gauging interval is intended to al- low the gauging surveys to coincide with the vessel's normal drydocking schedule, thus avoiding any addi- tional lost time out-of-service.

The minimum thickness require- ments will be effective immediately and apply to all tank vessels of any age. The periodic gauging require- ments will be phased in over a pe- riod of approximately three and a half years.

Vickers Seeks Mar Ad's

Permission To Sell Barge

The Maritime Administration has received an application from Vickers

Towing Co., Inc., Lake Ferguson,

Greenville, Miss., for permission to sell the 1,579-gt tank barge DON to

Compania Central Financiera

Importadora Y Exportadora S.A.,

Panama City, Panama. The vessel would be registered in Argentina,

Panama, or Paraguay.

The vessel was built in 1971 in

Neville Island, Pa. It will be used in movement of petroleum products on the Panama and Paraguay Rivers in

Argentina and Paraguay, and other rivers in South America.

MarAd's permission is required by section 9 of the Shipping Act of 1916, as amended.

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