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Late last year Pavel Chernish, a new tanker built by

Hyundai Heavy Industries, was delivered to Primorsk

Shipping Corporation (PRISCO). Pavel Chernish is a vessel of ice class 1A according to the DNV classifica- tion and fully complies with the requirements of Exxon

Neftegaz Ltd, subsidiary of Exxon Mobile. The tankers are designed for oil transportation within the Sakhalin - 1 project. Hyundai Heavy will build a total of five vessels during the project.

The Transas Group equipped these tankers with the new integrated navigation system, Hyundai-Transas

Intelligent Bridge System (HTiBS).

The basic configuration of the integrated navigation system comprises five multi-functional stations. Each can be used as radar, ECDIS or conning display, depending on the navigator's requirements, thus improving the working conditions on the navigation bridge. The vessels of this series are fitted with eight working stations. The system is currently in the final stage of examination by DNV. This joint development by Hyundai and Transas is set to become the first nav- igation system certified by DNV, NAUT-AW class C.

Dmitry Lagoutin, Deputy Sales & Marketing

Director of Transas Ltd, said, "The pilot project at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard was technically difficult and of crucial importance.

Cultural differences and the unusual climatic conditions of the eastern region also presented a challenge however, our teams from the naviga- tional and new-building departments met the deadlines whilst maintaining our high standards.

We hope that the first five vessels of the 1599- 1603 project will provide an excellent founda- tion for effective co-operation between the Transas

Group and the Global leader in the shipbuilding indus- try — Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd".

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Marine Electronics

Primorsk Tanker Features Hyundai-Transas "Intelligent" Bridge

Pavel Chernish, the first of five ice class tankers built by Hyundai Heavy Industriesfor Primorsk Shipping Corporation, fea- tures the new integrated navigation system, Hyundai-Transas Intelligent Bridge System (HTiBS).

ACR Electronics Forms Bridge

Information Group

ACR Electronics has a new suite of ACR-brand- ed bridge information technologies that, with agency approvals, will soon be made available to commercial shipping and yachting customers. The products stem from the earlier announced alliance with Norwegian-based Maritime Information

Systems AS MARIS.

The new product line includes: RapidTrack Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR), with either a hardened capsule or a float free 406 memory capsule. The ACR-designed Float

Free 406 Memory Capsule (awaiting agency approvals) records and stores a retrievable record of the ship¹s nautical, technical and safety data from the S-VDR main unit. EcditTrack Electronic Chart Display and

Information System (ECDIS). Available in desktop, split solution and pedestal versions, ACR's

EcditTrack offers a total navigation situation appraisal on one integrated display, including charts and, when integrated, ARPA radar and AIS, thus eliminating the need to move between instru- ments.

The EcditTrack is designed in accordance with

IMO/IEC requirements for Integrated Navigation

Systems. The EcditTrack displays official HO S-57

ENCs along with raster charts produced by several official hydrographic offices including Admiralty

Raster Charts. PilotTrack is a real-time harbor pilot naviga- tion tool based on ECDIS software with enhanced log, annotation and data update features that allow harbor pilots to work wirelessly through a blue- tooth-enabled laptop and a special bluetooth trans- ceiver plugged into a ship¹s AIS through the pilot plug. The PilotTrack system is designed to provide a clear display of AIS targets on top of S-57 ENCs all in a compact portable package. RadarTrack PC Radar Kit. An ARPA radar overlay allows users to turn a PC into an advanced radar and tracking system. The PC Radar Kit can be combined with a compatible ECDIS or Electronic

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