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Amsteel® and AmSteel®-Blue are proven for use as ship lines on tractor tugs. Their strength and durability allow you to take full advantage of your boat's higher bollard pull and maneuverability.

Call us for a catalog explaining these or other quality ropes designed for the rigors of marine use.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

AmSteel®: A twelve-strand braided rope of tension-set Parallay™ construction HMWPE (high molecular weight polyethylene) fiber with our proprietary Samthane™ urethane coating. It is a non-rotational rope that yields extremely high strength and low stretch equivalent to wire rope with seven times less weight.

AmSteel® Blue: The latest development of UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) fiber in a twelve-strand braided rope utilizing tension/set Parallay™ design with our proprietary blue Samthane™ urethane coating. AmSteeP-Blue yields the maximum in strength-to-weight ratio and is stronger than wire rope constructions - yet it floats.

APPLICATIONS: • Ship Assist • Vessel Escort • Barge Lines

BENEFITS: • Low elastic elongation for better control • Flexible and easy to handle • Lightweight (floats) • Very high strength in smaller sizes

C-MAP are major suppliers of digital nautical charts, a crucial element in the improvement of safety of navigation at sea.

The C-MAP digital chart library which includes over 9000 digital copies of original paper charts is being continually expanded.

The CM93 data format fully conforms to

IMO's S57/DX90 specification and as authorised digital charts become available it will be possible for these to be incorporated in

C-MAP's database.

A number of major marine electronics manu- facturers have selected C-MAP CM93 digital charts for their ECDIS systems. If you are planning to invest in safety and efficiency by installing an ECDIS system, contact your system supplier or call us to check that your system can use C-MAP's unique database.

C-MAP Commercial 133 Falmouth Road

Mashpee, MA 02649 USA

Phone 508 477 7537

Fax 508 477 7549

THE ELECTRONIC CHART STANDARD

C-MAP Norway A/S

Box 212 - 4371 Egersund - Norway

Phone +47 5149 42 34

Fax +47 51 49 25 33

Visit our Internet Web Site at www.c-map.n

Pictured is a screen from Paterson Instru- ments' Diesel Watch software.

Paterson Instruments Ltd. has introduced its latest Cobalt marine engineers software, Diesel Watch.

Based on two and four stroke marine diesels, this software reportedly complements engine performance monitors manufac- tured by companies such as Enox and Malin. Diesel Watch explains power diagrams using diesel engine computer simulations. The system allows users to make changes to a mechanical or fuel component and show cause and effect. Diesel Watch is designed for seagoing engineers, as well as technical departments, and can be applied to main propulsion units, auxiliaries and generator sets.

Cobalt software runs in Windows environments.

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Starpath Weather Trainer

Software

This program was engineered to guide the user through some sim- ple and complex ways to identify and analyze weather and wind pat- terns and their signs and sea and sky tendencies. The program is set up to ask real U.S. Coast Guard exam questions, teach how to read fax maps, interpret sea conditions, learn synoptic coding, and take certification exams. The Weather

Trainer also offers on-line support for any user who needs it. The CD-

ROM also contains a library of resources to aid the user in their search for understanding of weath- er patterns.

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New Cinet Maritime PC

Disctec, a leading developer and marketer of portable, external par- allel port peripheral products for personal computers is going to start distributing Cinet's Maritime

March, 1998

PC. This PC is a 200MHz Intel

Pentium run desktop modified to withstand environmental condi- tions aboard vessels at sea. The computer is ISO 9001 certified and provides security of data, even in harsh conditions. There have also been 10 other type approval certifi- cates obtained for the Cinet PC.

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Overseas Shipholding Sells

Three Bulk Vessels

Overseas Shipholding Group

Inc. has raised $30 million from the disposal of three out of 10 older dry bulk vessels it intends to sell.

The U.S. shipping group announced in November it hoped to generate proceeds of about $140 million from the sale of its 10 older and less competitive dry bulk car- riers, which will leave it with just two 1997-built 160,000 dwt

Capesize vessels and its core fleet of oil tankers.

In the first nine months of 1997,

OSG net operating loss attribut- able to all ten vessels, including interest exposure, was $8.3 mil- lion.

Paterson Introduces Latest

Cobalt Marine Engineers

Software

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AmSteel® & AmSteel -Blue Ship Assist Lines 2090 Thornton Street Ferndole, WA 98248

Phone: (800) 227-7673 or (360) 384-4669 Fax: (360) 384-0572 www.theamericongroup.com

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The performance and durability of AmSteel® and AmSteel®-Blue will save you both time and money. They pay you back with greater safety for your crew; quicker deployment, as well as consistent and reliable performance.