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KELSO-BUILT CHEMICAL CARRIER: Kelso Shipbuild- ing, Galveston, Texas, launched the Barge Poseidon on

November 17. Built for Chemical Barge Company of

Houston, the Poseidon's dimensions are 414 feet by 68 feet by 33 feet 6 inches, and has a cargo capacity of 16,000 tons. Classed by the U.S. Coast Guard and

American Bureau of Shipping for full ocean service, the double-skin barge features 10 cargo tanks capable of transporting a wide variety of chemical cargoes. The highly sophisticated barge has two diesel drive units, which provide hydraulic power for the 10 deep-well car- go pumps. Kelso Shipbuilding is a division of Kelso Ma- rine, Inc., subsidiary of C. Brewer and Company, Limited.

C. Brewer is headquartered in Hawaii, with major opera- tions both in Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland. $391,000 Fathometer Contract

Awarded To Raytheon Marine

A $391,000 contract for Fathometer® depth sounders has been awarded to Raytheon Ma- rine Company of Manchester, N.H., by the

U.S. Army Electronics Command, Fort Mon- mouth, N.J.

The depth sounder system, designated the

AN/SQN-15, will be installed on the larger tugs and supply ships of the Army's "fleet."

The AN/SQN-15 is a dual system providing water depth information both visually and permanently on a recorder. It consists of the

DE-740 Digital Depth Sounder and DE-741

Depth Recorder. The DE-740 offers precise readings numerically on a visual digital dis- play. This unit features an audible warning which is activated whenever the water depth reaches a preset limit. The DE-740 consists of an electronic control and a transducer for transmitting and receiving the depth sounder signal, plus the digital display.

A permanent, detailed record of underwater topography is provided by the companion unit, the solid state DE-741. It includes a chart- type recorder with an electronic unit and a transducer.

The contract also provides for training of

Army .personnel and provisioning documenta- tion.

Coppus Engineering Named

Exclusive Worldwide Licensee

For Golar-Vent Gas Freeing

Coppus Engineering Corporation, Worces- ter, Mass., has been named the exclusive li- censee for the manufacture and worldwide sales and service of the patented Golar-Vent

Central Gas Freeing System 'for tankers.

The Coppus/Golar-Vent System today pro- tects more than 400 tankers by using existing cargo lines as conduits for carrying fresh air in large volumes ito expel explosive gases and toxic fumes from both the cargo lines and cargo tanks. It reduces tank vapors below

Lower Explosive Limits (LEL) and Threshold

Limit Values (TLV) in a matter of minutes, thereby providing complete safety for both the ship and its personnel. The systems are compact and self-contained and can ibe easily installed in new hulls or retrofits. The equip- ment is equally suitable for ore/oil carriers and tankers using the free-flow cargo pumping system.

One or two Coppus Turbine-Fan Packages, sized to deliver the air volume required, are centrally located on the deck, or in the pump room or engine room, where they remain read- ily accessible. Each is connected to a fresh^air inlet and may be used as a backup unit for the other. The operating Turbine-Fan Pack- age delivers a continuous high volume of fresh air through the cargo lines to the tanks to dispel the gases more effectively and effi- ciently.

Coppus/Golar-Vent Systems also speed tanker turnaround, canal transits, tank clean- ing, inspection and repair. They can be used immediately after tank cargo discharge, dur- ing and after tank washing. They can easily be operated by one man, thus reducing labor costs.

This new Licensee agreement will permit

Coppus to offer combined systems to ship opera- tors and shipowners by integrating Coppus/

Golar ventilating systems with its FMV Inert-

Gas Systems which 'prevent explosive gas mix- tures from forming at any time during vessel operation.

Coppus Engineering has long been a manu- facturer and supplier of products for marine application—horizontal and vertical steam tur- bines, pump and engine room ventilators, port- able gas-freeing ventilators, Saxlund Incinera- tor Systems, and Golar Stripping Ejectors.

Graduate Course

Offered On Materials

In Ocean Environment

The Institute of Ocean Science and Engi- neering of the Catholic University of America,

Washington, D.C., announces the offering of a one-week graduate-level course entitled "The

Behavior of Materials in the Ocean Environ- ment," from June 3-7, 1974.

Topics, including corrosion, stress corrosion, corrosion fatigue, fracture, fouling, protective coatings, cavitation erosion, 'future trends in materials, as well as basic physical and chemi- cal oceanography, will foe discussed by ac- knowledged experts from governmental and private concerns. The course may be taken for graduate credit.

For further information, contact Dr. John

J. Gilheany, Director, Center of Continuing

Education, The Catholic University of Amer- ica, Washington, D.C. 20017.

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SUPERVISOR

Ship repair work experience essential, all types of vessels.

Staten Island shipyard.

Send resume to:

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SPECIALISTS

If you are a marine professional who desires em- ployment assistance on a company fee paid basis or are an employer seeking qualified Marine De- sign Engineers, Naval Architects, Shipbuilding Su- pervisors or other shoreside marine personnel, you get results by contacting:

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Incorporates 823 West Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 302/655-9661

DRAFTING

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MECHANICAL - ELECTRICAL

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SUN SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK COMPANY has im- mediate openings for candidates with a minimum of one year's experience in the categories listed above.

We have plenty of work, plenty of challenges and plenty of opportunities for you to advance yourself. If you are interested in a future with an established and expanding industry, send your resume to:

Personnel Manager

SUN SHIPBUILDING & 5Ufi> DRYDOCK COMPANY

Chester, Pennsylvania 19013

An Equal Opportunity Employer m/f port engineer with extensive experience in such a position, unlimited Chief Engineer's license, steam and diesel, wanted by international New York based steamship company. Salary open. Ex- cellent benefits.

Submit resume in confidence to:

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE for the following types of experienced Marine Engineers: • Naval Architect/Marine Engineer. Interest and capability for analy- tical work on Tanker Loading Systems, Vessel Mooring, Stability and

Motion of floating vessels and structures.

Experience with design of oil industry drilling vessels, workboats, etc., preferable. • Marine Structures Engineer. Civil/Mechanical Engineer with interest, capability and experience in designing platforms and other offshore structures.

Opportunities include responsible Project Engineer assignments for quali- fied applicants. Contact

CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY

Department P, P.O. Box 2197 Houston, Texas 77001 or call collect (713) 627-4244

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