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Zodiac Aids With New Self-Righting Design

Zodiac International has developed a w patented, self-righting technique to imply with the updated RoRo ferry lif- aft regulations. Formulated by a team technical engineers, the design is itented in both France and the U.S. - to ; followed shortly by other jurisdic- ener Signs Foran tgreement With PSC

Sener has signed a contract for the censes and associated services with the lalaysian shipyard PSC Naval Dock- ard. The Foran contract includes licens- s for all the Subsystems, employing bout 30 work-seats who will collabo- ate with Foran at the shipyard's offices n Lumut. Foran has already been suc- :essfully carried out in Lumut and the itandard training of users. A two-week nduction course for managers, which is il ready underway, will be complete this nonth. Windows NT was the operating system selected.

ACR Introduces DistresS.O.S.

ACR Electronics, Fort Lauderdale,

Fla., has developed an innovative alter- native to hazardous pyrotechnic devices to comply with USCG signal require- ments — the DistresS.O.S. The product is a non-flammable, safe, buoyant, bat- tery powered, USCG compliant night visual distress signal that flashes S.O.S.- the international Morse Code for dis- tress. With more than 50,000 candela of light intensity after six hours of continu- ous use, DistresS.O.S. has more than 22 nautical miles of visibility at sea level.

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SeaJets Take Off For Grand

Bahama Island

SeaJets, the Palm Beach-based Jetfoil, left the Port of Palm Beach on Novem- ber 6, inaugurated regular service of the jets into Grand Bahama Island.

SeaJet Kara will depart from the Port

Thursday through Monday at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with scheduled arrivals on

Grand Bahama Island at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., respectively. Departures from the Island will be at 11:30 a.m. and 6:50 p.m., arriving in Palm Beach at 1:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively.

Combining their innovative and high speed operation, the jets are able to cover the 65 nautical miles between the

Port and the Island in 99 minutes flying time. Flying over the sea's surface, the

JetFoils leave no wake and can absorb shock waves up to 19 ft. (5.7 m) - with little or no movement in passenger cab- ins. The only two JetFoils operating from U.S. ports, the jets can accommo- date up to 250 passengers. tions. The self-righting design enables liferafts to automatically turn from a capsized position to an upright position on the surface of the water, regardless of whether they inflate in the inverted posi- tion underwater or on the surface of the water, or capsizes for any reason pro- ceeding inflation.

The company has been granted all significant approvals for its 150-person self-righting model raft, as well as for its 37-person and 25- person self-righting rafts, also available as davit launched rafts.

All are equipped with a Solas "A" pack for long international and Solas "B" pack for short international voy- ages.

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