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PLATH makes a point... of SAVING you money ? Wherever, whenever or however you go...at sea, on rivers or lakes or in harbors... in calm or rough waters... running light or with full cargo... PLATH's more sophisticated equipment will reduce your overall costs. You save time and fuel with these precision units of low power consumption and solid state construction. MINI-NAVIGAT ?a small gyro-compass that is only I4V2" in diameter and 22" high. Though compact, it is highly accurate, sturdy and weighs only 55 lbs. Suitable for bridge installation and application on large and small vessels of any class. NAVIKNOT ? an electro-magnetic log for exact and reliable definition of speed and mileage. Indicates for-ward and reverse move-ments from ?5 to +25 knots or any corresponding range of speed required with a certified sensitivity of 0.05 knots. NAVIPILOT ? an automatic helmsman that holds a course or executes changes. For desk, bulkhead, column or combined installation with permanent helm feature. May be connected to any hydraulic, electric or electro-hydraulic steering sys-tem on ships of any size. The world famous PLATH line also includes a larger gyro-compass, a rudder angle indicator, a combination gyro-compass and auto-pilot, and an automatic ballast trim controller. Write for descriptive literature and "Beat a Path to PLATH" for your Navigation Instruments. REPRESENTATIVES IN ALL PRINCIPAL U.S. CITIES SERVICE IN ALL MAJOR PORTS . . . WORLD WIDE Griffith Marine Navigation, Inc. 79 FOURTH STREET ? NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. 10801 Phones: 914/636-4340 ? 212/828-5554 U.S. DISTRIBUTOR FOR C. PLATH ' ? 1 A DIVISION OF LITTON INDUSTRIES NAVIGON ?an au-tomatic visual radio direction finder to obtain re-liable bearings of radio signals on a large CRT screen over wide frequen-cy ranges including. Loran. New, long range Navigon Radio Location Charts available for North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay and the North Sea. Provides radio LOPs anywhere, anytime and fixes on short or long distances. Insures safe coastal approach beyond the range of marine radar. June 15, 1969 39