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face to give weak bonding between the fouling organism and the surface.

Intersleek works by providing a smooth, low friction, hydrophobic surface on which fouling organisms have difficulty settling. Any that do settle, adhere only weakly, and can be easily removed from the slippery, easy clean surface.

Circle 12 on Reader Service Card whether it be below the waterline anti- corrosive coatings and anti-foulings to protect the hull, or cargo tank coatings to provide protection from corrosive chemicals and solvents. The 491,120- dwt ULCC Sea World, owned by

Norway's Seatankers Inc., recently completed a five-year special survey in

Dubai Drydocks where Sigma Coatings products were reapplied. The hull was spot repaired to bring the anti-corrosive up to top condition and then a

Sigmaplane HB five-year system was applied. Sigmaplane HB is a universal, high-build self-polishing anti-fouling suitable for use at newbuilding or main- tenance stages which can last up to 60 months (five years).

During the Dubai dry- docking, Sea World's 30 cargo tanks were coated with Sigmaguard CSF, a coating specifically designed to protect cargo tank bottoms.

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Zero VOCs

Jotun Valspar

Marine Coatings offers WB-14 Pre-

Construction primers, featuring zero VOCs. Fast weld formulas (40 in. per min) and high speed welding are also benefits to the product, says the company. With a 61-64 percent volume of solids, there is a high coverage rate per gallon. The product is an ABS certi- fied weld through primer.

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New Coating Thickness

Measurement Gauge

A new CTM 20 coating thickness gauge, that uses innovative ultrasonic technology, is available by Krautkramer Branson.

The new instrument enables measurements to be made even on coatings and multilay- ers covering nonmetallic materials. It is possible to measure the total thickness as well as the thicknesses of the individ- ual layers, with the CTM 20. There is also a wall thickness function that enables through-coating measurement of the test part. It is a compact, portable, battery-powered instrument.

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Rohm and Haas Offers New

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Chemicals manufactur- er Rohm and Haas

Company has published a new bulletin on the use of

Sea-Nine 211 marine antifoulant. Sea-Nine employs isothiazolone chemistry as a more environmentally acceptable ingredient in marine plants.

The bulletin examines the environmen- tal chemistry and aquatic toxicology of

Sea-Nine, and presents a number of data tables to illustrate comparisons between

Sea-Nine and tributyltin.

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Full Line from Sigma Coatings

Sigma Coatings offers a wide range of coating products for the marine indus- try, designed specifically for each task -

The Safeguards you don't see...

Tug escorts and double bottoms help safeguard the environment but the best safeguards you don't see - they are trained people.

Competent mariners who have been afforded the opportunity to practice operating procedures and react to emergencies can and do prevent mistakes before they happen.

This is why ARCO, BR Crowley and other respon- sible carriers, have worked with MSI San Diego to develop an interactive simulator training program for tanker escort operations where tanker, escort tug and emergency response vessel operators interact with Port, Coast Guard and VTS stations.

For the past year, MSI has been conducting joint, monthly courses for tug and tanker operators who must train together as a team.

Whether aboard a tanker, an escort tug, a response vessel or ashore at a terminal or VTS station, it takes coordinated skills to assure a safe passage. When quick reaction counts, each par- ticipant must know his job and understand that of the others.

A full program of joint courses is scheduled for 1999. Even now, MSI is preparing a simulator response model for ARCO's new Millennium

Tanker for use in future training. www.marinesafety.com

For a complete list of courses, ship models and geographic/hydrographic port databases, please call us at any of the following locations: MarineSafety international *

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