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No. California Section

Discusses GE Paper

On Gas Turbines

Pictured during the meeting at the Engi- neers Club in San Francisco are left to right: William Swan( General Electric, member of the executive committee of the

Northern California Section; A. O. White, author, and James A. Stasek, Kings Point

Machinery, public relations chairman.

The Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers dinner meet- ing on September 9 featured a pa- per entitled "The Position of the

Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine in the

Marine Field," by A.O. White, manager, marine projects, Gas Tur- bine International Department,

General Electric Co., Schenectady,

N.Y.

The paper defined "industrial" turbines as being those intended for continuous full-power opera- tion with long life and low main- tenance, as opposed to aircraft, etc. applications that only require full power during take-offs or for a limited period of time. It traced the development of these heavy- duty units from the first locomotive operations through current marine applications for "LNG" and gen- eral cargo carriers.

The problems of gas path clean- ing and reversing were discussed with a "reversible" turbine being considered the ultimate probability.

Current applications for the gas turbine were suggested as those in which automation and space have a premium. Participating in the discussion were Ken Kasschau,

Westinghouse; Mr. Rudge, Mag- nus Chemical; James Sweeney,

Mare Island Naval Shipyard; and

Robert Speare, consultant.

New Book Published

On Law Of Tug,

Tow And Pilotage

A new book entitled "Law of

Tug, Tow and Pilotage," covering the entire spectrum of this area of admiralty law, has been publish- ed by Cornell Maritime Press, Inc.

Written by Alex L. Parks, a mem- ber of the law firm of White, Suth- erland, Brownstein and Parks of

Portland, Ore., the book is the first complete text on the law of tug and tow in 44 years. "Law of Tug, Tow and Pilot- age" is directed to the needs of towtboat, barge and shipping com- pany executives, pilots and pilot associations, insurance brokers and adjusters, and most important, to practicing maritime attorneys.

The 672-page work contains 12 chapters dealing with historical developments, admiralty principles applying to tug and tow, general principles specifically applicable to towing, duty of tug generally, duty of tow generally, collision and limi- tation of liability, governmental regulations, marine insurance, maritime liens, charters, pilotage and salvage. Whenever possible, case citations have been given by reference, first to American mari- time cases and second, to the Fed- eral Reporter system of the appro- priate state reporter system.

The foreword of the new publi- cation was written by Braxton B.

Carr, president of The American

Waterways Operators, Inc. Mr.

Carr states: "Bucknill's 'Law of

Tug and Tow,' London, 1927, now out of print, was the last definitive volume written on the subject. In the intervening years we have seen many developments in the field, and regulation of the towing and barge business has become more and more pervasive. It is alto- gether fitting therefore to have up- to-date text on the subject which can be utilized conveniently by at- torneys, insurance personnel and towboat executives. We believe this volume by Mr. Parks does pre- cisely that."

Copies of the new book are avail- able from Cornell Maritime Press,

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