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Þ ce. UTEC also announced the appointment of Ranald Blair as Chief Surveyor of the group. L-3 Klein Appoints AllenL-3 Klein Associates appointed Ron Allen as its director of engineering. Working in conjunction with other members of the L-3 Klein manage-ment team, Allen is responsible for the engineering design and development of the companyÕs next-generation sonar systems. Applied Accoustics Name Rickards Applied Acoustic Engineering strengthened its Sales team with appointment of Julian Rickards as Technical Sales Advi- sor. Rickards has more than 15 years experience within the industry with Acoustic and Inertial manufacturers so brings a wealth of experience to the company, including time spent op- erating positioning equipment offshore. Commenting on the appointment Gavin Willoughby, Sales Manager, said, ÒHis extensive knowledge, technical capability and strong personal understanding of this industry will be invaluable to us.Ó Manley Named to IOOS Committee Teledyne Benthos said that Justin Manley, Senior Director of Business Development, was appointed to the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) System advisory committee. VCT Harbor Scan UUV Vehicle Control Technologies (VCT) said that VCTÕs Har- borScan UUV (Unmanned Underwater Vehicle), equipped with L-3 KleinÕs UUV 3500 Side Scan Sonar, is now avail- able to the AUV/UUV commercial and military markets. Har- borScan has completed extensive acceptance testing with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and is now considered fully operational. Clear Signal Coating for OOI Teledyne RD Instruments and Nobska selected Severn Ma- rine TechnologyÕs Clear Signal Biofouling Control System to coat their instruments for long-term deployments in the ocean observing initiative (OOI). Nautronix NASDrill SelectedNautronix won a contract to supply NASDrill RS925 deep- People & Company News ABS Certi Þ es Portugal Offshore Wind Turbine WindFloat ushers in a new era of offshore wind energy ABS provided certiÞ cation services for the design, fabrication and installation for the Þ rst WindFloat facil- ity. The WindFloat Aguadoura unit is a 2 MW ß oating wind turbine moored in slightly less than 50 m water depth 4 km offshore the northern Portuguese coast. The WindFloat project is the Þ rst offshore wind de- ployment in the world that did not require heavy lift equipment offshore. Final assembly and pre-commis- sioning took place in a controlled shoreside environ- ment. This installation also is the Þ rst deployment of a semisubmersible structure supporting a commercial size wind turbine. ABS design review engineers in Houston and ABS surveyors on site at the fabrication facilities in Portugal worked together with the developers and builders dur- ing the design, fabrication and installation phases of the project. ABS certiÞ cation of the semisubmersible and the mooring system was based on the applicable sec- tions of ABS Offshore Rules and Guides and the ABS Guide for Offshore Wind Turbine Installations. 54 MTRSeptember 2012MTR #7 (50-64).indd 54MTR #7 (50-64).indd 549/10/2012 10:36:51 AM9/10/2012 10:36:51 AM