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RJ. Shephard Elected Trident Vice-President Mitchell A. Kapland, president of Trident Engineering Associates of Annapolis, Md., has announced the election of Robert J. Shephard as the firm's vice-president. Mr. Shephard graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1954 with a B.S. degree in ma-rine engineering. After serving three years as an officer in the Navy, he joined Westinghouse field engineering and services, and be-came manager of customer require-ments in 1964. In 1965, he joined the systems operations division of Westinghouse as sales manager for deep submergence systems, and in 1966 was appointed to the under-seas division as manager-market planning. In 1967, Mr. Shephard was ap-pointed to work with the support group of the Commission on Ma-rine Science, Engineering and Re-sources. The Commission recently submitted to the president and to Congress the result of a compre-hensive investigation of marine sci-ence and made recommendations for an adequate national program for present and future needs. Mr. Shephard joined Trident En-gineering Associates in November of 1968 as technical director?the position from which he was elected vice-president. McMullen Elected To Board Of Directors Of Walter Kidde & Co. John J. McMullen The election of John J. McMul-len to the board of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., has been announced. He will continue as president and chief executive of the United States Lines Company, which was merged with Kidde recently. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Mr. McMullen holds a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology and a doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Tech-nology. He is a former United States Navy officer, who has also served as chief of The Office of Ship Construction and Repairs of the U.S. Maritime Administration. C-E Names Robertson Manager Of Marine Service And Erection David H. Robertson David H. Robertson has been appointed manager - service and erection of Combustion Engineer-ing's Marine Department, it was announced. He succeeds Charles S. Church, recently made consultant to the general manager. In his new post, Mr. Robertson will be responsible for C-E's world-wide marine service and erection activities. He will report to Wil-liam C. Freeman, general manager of C-E's Marine Department. Starting as an erector with C-E in 1955, Mr. Robertson has served in various positions in the Marine Department. He is a licensed ma-rine engineer, and was an engineer with Furness Withy Shipping Company for five years prior to joining C-E. Mr. Robertson attended Dundee Technical College at Dundee, Scot-land. He is a member of the Ameri-can Society of Naval Engineers and The Society of Naval Archi-tects and Marine Engineers. VM/VSYM/V Anil// The 0ri&inal ALUM,NUM V,MYL Coatin& magna-DOna (Protected by U.S. Patent No. 2,979,416) UNSURPASSED HULL PROTECTION! ? T-2 Tanker coated with MAGNA-BOND in 1960, serving Eastern and Gulf Coast waters, reports no hull coating deg-radation and very little marine growth. ? Harbor Pilot Vessel coated with MAGNA-BOND in 1964, reports in 1968: "After four years, coating is still in perfect condition . . . Mechanical damage has required only five gal-lons of MAGNA-BOND Aluminum Vinyl Coating for touch-up work during this period." ? Ferryboat coated with MAGNA-BOND in 1965, reports at second dry-docking in 1968 that "... original MAGNA-BOND coating was found in perfect condition, whereas two other Brand coatings used at same time on sister ships were 80% off." ACTUAL EXPERIENCE IS THE MOST VALID TEST DEVISED! PLASMA CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Exclusively manufactured by: 13909 LEE JACKSON HIGHWAY CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA 22021 Telephone Inquires Collect (703) 471-7240 t Here's the Fast, Economical Way to Make Slings.. .with BEAVER BRAND RIGGERS' Forming Vise! Handle 1/16" to 2V2" Cable Easily, Without Adapters Also indispensable for forming cable or wire rope around thim-bles or fixtures or mak-ing "U" bolt clamp or clip installations. Easy, efficient operation. Rig-id, durable construc-tion. Meets all standard federal specifications. 3 Sizes: SUPER BEAVER for V/2" to 2Vi" Wire Line BIG BEAVER for %" to V/2" Wire Line LITTLE BEAVER for 1/16" to %" Wire Line For further information, call or write: BEAVER Tool & Machine Co. 525 S.E. 29th Street, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73109 PHONE 405, 634-4148 ** Wk.-m.-m, 'HI. ill im-m. ?,. m ?,mmmmmmmmmmm'< P. 0. Bo* 94717 SHIP REPAIR Dependable 24-Hour Service REPAIRS & CONVERSIONS TO ALL TYPES OF FLOATING EQUIPMENT 3 BERTHS at YARD Topside Repairs At Unloading Docks PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR COMPLETE REPAIRS BENDER Ship Repair, Inc. 265 S. Water Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602 1-205-433-3675 CABLE ADDRESS: BENSRI ? Master Ship Repair Contracts With All Government Maritime Agencies 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News