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Sapolin Paints Names

H.W. Evans Jr. President

Convention, which will be recom- mended to governmental maritime authorities for adoption in the interest of uniform implementa- tion of the Convention worldwide.

In addition to ABS, the follow- ing ship classification societies were represented at the meeting:

Bureau Veritas, Det norske Veri- tas, Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd's

Register of Shipping, Nippon Kaiji

Kyokai, Polish Register of Ship- ping, Registro Italiano Navale, and the USSR Register of Ship- ping.

The DDR-Schiffs-Revision und

Klassifikation participated in the meeting as a representative of the Associates of IACS, and the

Inter-Governmental Maritime

Consultative Organization (IMCO) was also represented.

Chairman of the meeting was

G. Bourceau, managing director,

Marine Departments, Bureau Ver- itas.

The IACS Council will hold its next meeting in May 1978 in Paris.

IACS was formed in 1968 to give the classification societies a unified voice for consultation and cooperation with IMCO and other national and international mari- time organizations. In addition,

IACS provides an effective means for the societies to discuss and resolve problems of mutual con- cern.

Herbert W. Evans Jr.

The board of directors of Sapo- lin Paints Inc., Danbury, Conn., has elected Herbert W. Evans Jr., presently senior vice president for marketing, to the presidency of the corporation. He remains as president of Woolsey Marine In- dustries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sapolin. The an- nouncement was made by Richard

J. Eckart, board chairman.

Mr. Evans joined Sapolin in 1947 after military service in

World War II and graduation from Yale University, and shortly thereafter became affiliated with

Woolsey sales. Following various field and management positions, he was elected president of Woolsey in 1967. He is currently on the board of directors and treasurer of the National Association of

Engine and Boat Manufacturers.

In addition, he serves on the Ma- rine Paint Manufacturers and

Trade Sales Marketing Commit- tees of the National Paint and

Coatings Association. He is an avid sailing enthusiast and a member of the Orient Yacht Club of Long Island.

IACS Group Agrees

To Develop Additional

Safety Standards

The Council of the International

Association of Classification Soci- eties (IACS) has agreed to de- velop classification requirements that would augment the surveil- lance by the societies of items which recent investigations h^ve revealed to be potential sources of hazard or pollution.

Announcement of the agree- ment was made in the United

States by a three-member dele- gation from the American Bu- reau of Shipping (ABS), which attended the recent 10th annual meeting of the IACS Council in

Paris.

The ABS representatives were

Charles J.L. Schoefer, executive vice president; William N. Johns- ton, senior vice president, and

Ralston Hayden, assistant chief surveyor.

The IACS Council approved a number of unified requirements dealing mainly with materials for hull structure, machinery, tanker safety, and containers. The Coun- cil also approved several unified interpretations of the Load Line

From 2 to 1.000 tons

S.W.L.

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