2012 Articles

• • BCG Upgrades Virtual GMDSS Simulator page: 150
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on November 2012

  Buffalo Computer Graphics (BCG) Inc. released an updated version of its Virtual Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (VGMDSS) Simulation software. BCG’s VGMDSS software is comprised of emulations of commercially available components to make up a complete suite of virtual devices capable of con

• • U.S. Ship Owners in Quandry with MLC2006 page: 22
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2012

  The failure of the United States to ratify an international treaty pertaining to maritime issues is, unfortunately, nothing new.  But the Senate’s failure to ratify the Maritime Labor Convention of 2006 (MLC), arising out of the 94th session of the International Labor Conference held at Geneva that

• • Sea Catch Spring Safety Pin page: 54
  pablished in:
  Marine Technology
  on August 2012

  Sea Catch quick releases can now be fitted with a Spring Safety Pin (SSP) that allows users to eject the pin from a distance and do so using the release lanyard.  The first pull on the lanyard removes the R-clip from the pin and a compression spring ejects the pin which is firmly tethered to the bod