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Keene Names Comet

East Coast Distributor

For New Pollution Control

A new system to remove oil and other con- tamination from bilgewater is to be sold by

Comet Marine Supply Corp., 157 Perry Street,

New York, N.Y. The system is called the

Keene Marine Discharge Control System™.

Once installed, it process bilgewater and pre- vents oil contamination from entering water- ways, harbors or the open sea.

Beginning July 1, 1974, the Coast Guard is to enforce stringent new Federal regulations which prohibit discharge of fluids in naviga- ble waters of the United States, "if such dis- charge causes a film or sheen on the surface of the water." Vessels using the new system will not only be able to avoid violations, but thanks to a special recorder and monitor sys- tem, they can demonstrate compliance. The system maintains a permanent record in the form of a printed tape. The tape shows exactly when the system was operated and keeps a chart showing the quality of water discharged overboard. This tape becomes a permanent part of the captain's'log.

As the distributor for the new systems,

Comet 'Marine will, beginning immediately, carry a stock of the systems for immediate installation, as well as a complete stock of parts and replacement elements for the filters and oil separation portions of the system. John

Perez, president of Comet Marine Supply

Corp., will be in charge of all sales for the new Keene system. "One of the big advantages of this system is that it is easily installed aboard just about any vessel," Mr. Perez said. "It is built in modules or building blocks. The largest of these fits through a 24-inch by 36-inch hatch or opening, and the system can be installed as a single unit or placed into individual com- ponents, depending on available space. It starts and stops itself automatically. So extra hands are not needed. Keene has been a sup- plier of Keene/Bowser equipment to the ma- rine industry for over 75 years. Their new

Marine Discharge Control System is a signifi- cant contribution to pollution control, not on- ly to vessel operators but also to the public as well. We are very happy to be doing' our part to help eliminate oil sheens through the installation of these systems. We have found that the vessel operator is just as concerned about preventing pollution to the water en- vironment as the public, and the Keene system makes the elimination of oily wastes possible."

Comet Marine Supply Corp. is located at 157 Perry Street, (New York, 'N.Y. 10014.

SNAME Los Angeles Section

Hears Paper On Optimization

Of Artesanal Fishing Craft

Shown above during the March 14 meeting of the Los

Angeles Metropolitan Section of SNAME, left to right:

Peter Bowman, Section papers chairman; Hany Levy, secretary-treasurer; TJ. Noland, author; Frank Nickels, chairman of the Section, and Charles K. Pollock, vice chairman.

The fifth meeting of the season for the Los

Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held on March 14, 1974, at the Princess

Louise Restaurant in the Port of Los Angeles,

Calif. The meeting was preceded by a dinner and social hour.

A very informative paper on an unusual subject, entitled "Optimization of Artesanal

Fishing Craft," was presented by T.J. Nolan, naval architect. The author described a com- puter-aided scheme which optimizes speed, hold capacity, length, beam, and block coeffi- cient of a small fishing boat based on the re- quirements of Cooperativa Las Palmas in Es- meraldas, Ecuador. The design process con- siders three alternative types of low-cost con- struction, a comprehensive list of locally avail- able motors, weight, and stability. Capital recovery factor is the measure o'f merit deter- mining the optimum vessel.

Braganca Appointed Director

Dravo Subsidiary hi Belgium

Philippe T. Braganca has been appointed director of Dravo Europe, S.A., 'N.V., a Dravo

Corporation subsidiary headquartered in Brus- sels, Belgium.

Mr. Braganca, who joined 'Dravo in 1969, was born in. Austria and educated in Italy and Brazil. He is a graduate of the Brazilian

Naval Academy in Rio de Janeiro.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., Dravo is involved in heavy construction, towfboat and barge building, process plants, mine develop- ment, ore beneficiation, ferrous and nonfer- rous metallurgy, heavy bulk materials hand- ling, water and waste treatment and offshore structure?.

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