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Hollywood Marine, based in Houston, Texas, is one of the largest marine transportation com- panies in the U.S., operating more than 230 barges and 96 towboats primarily serving the intracoastal petrochemical market in the Gulf

Coast states. BOATRACS, based in San Diego, is the U.S. marine market distributor of the

OmniTRACS system, a satellite-based commu- nications and tracking system manufactured by

QUALCOMM Incorporated.

For more information on BOATRACS

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Expands Customer Options 3M has introduced the 3M Safety-Walk Cus- tom Color program, a custom order program for 3M Safety-Walk Slip Resistant Treads in me- dium and resilient grades.

The new program offers an opportunity to incorporate traction products into the initial design without losing aesthetic appeal. The 3M

Safety-Walk treads are available in any Pantone color code — more than 1,000 colors.

In addition to offering a large number of colors, 3M Safety-Walk treads are available in any size or shape that fits the parameters of 4 ft.

Digital Sat-IY For Boats

Digital satellite television is now possible on boats with

KVH Industries' latest product, TracVision™. TheTracVision system is the link that connects a boat to digital satellite sen/ice. The system is an actively stabilized antenna system that keeps a small, 18-in.-diameter carbon fiber satellite antenna precisely pointed at new high-power satellites.

As a boat turns, pitches and rolls, TracVision moves the satellite antenna in exactly the opposite direction. As a result, TracVision maintains the one-degree tracking accu- racy needed to assure uninterrupted satellite TV reception on a boat.

TracVision uses earth-referenced compass and attitude sensors to continually measure pitch, roll and azimuth of vessel. These sensors are stabilized using KVH's patented, miniature rate gyroscopes. Precise measurements of the vessel's movements are relayed to the TracVision's Central

Processing Unit (CPU). The system's software calculates the rate of the boat's movements and translates them to stable land-based coordinates. These coordinates are converted into commands in the motor control unit, and the com- mands activate and guide the robotic arm "Our antenna aiming technology makes digital satellite

TV possible on boats," explained KVH Marketing Director

Jim Dodez. "Now you'll be able to watch one of 150 channels of laser-disk quality television from your boat while it's underway."

For more information on KVH

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The MGI Life Raft Rack System (LRS) features: •Local or Remote Release •Optional Aluminium fabrication for High Speed Vessels •Indexed Deployment (one at a time) an integral part of any

Marine Evacuation System • Designed to SOLAS specifications for life saving equipment

For more information on this tried and tested system, contact your Life Raft supplier or MGI directly at:

MGI International

Marine Safety Solutions Inc. 119-255 West 1st Street,

North Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada V7M 3G8

Tel: (604)986-2239

Fax: (604) 984-3164

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