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vanced lifeboats and launch systems for in- stallation on offshore drilling and production platforms and ships. Called the Watercraft

Survival System, it includes a series of life- boats, winches, and davits that enable per- sonnel to evacuate quickly and safely in emergencies caused by spills, fire, or gases.

The totally enclosed survival craft are in- stalled on offshore platforms, oil tankers, and cargo ships.

The Watercraft boats feature automatic self-righting in case the vessel should cap- size ; an external water spray system for use while maneuvering through fire; a com- pressed air system for personnel and engine for use in fire or toxic gas areas; and a full array of emergency equipment.

The craft are available in four sizes rang- ing from 21 feet long with capacity for 23 people to 28 feet long with capacity for 58 people. During production, each craft is care- 1

ARCO SUPPORTS ACADEMY — U.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy superintendent Rear

Adm. Thomas A. King (right) accepts a $3,000 contribution to the Academy's Foun- dation from representatives of Atlantic

Richfield Company's Marine Division, Jeffrey

Shaw (center), and John Carroll, a 1978

Kings Point graduate. The contribution helps support midshipman cultural, social, and athletic programs for which Federal Funds are not appropriated.

Fuel Utilization Seminar

And Exposition Scheduled

For Baltimore Sept. 1-4

An international Marine Fuel Utilization

Conference/Exposition will be held Septem- ber 1-4 this year at the Convention Center in Baltimore. Co-sponsored by the Marine

Energy Institute, Inc. (MEI) of Baltimore and The Motor Ship magazine of London, the event is intended to provide a forum and international trade fair for discussions and exhibitions aimed at resolving the ship- ping problems raised by the dramatic oil price increases of recent years.

According to MEI president James H.

Cunningham, the objective of the Confer- ence/Exposition is to convince vessel oper- ators that they can cut operating costs by employing fuel-efficient practices. Cost-effi- cient use of marine fuels on a worldwide basis would automatically conserve about 20 percent of present consumption, or about 100 million barrels annually, said Mr. Cun- ningham.

For additional information contact James

H. Cunningham at MEI, 1410 Locust Ave- nue, Baltimore, Md. 21204; (301) 825-4238.

Enclosed Lifeboats Serve

As Escape Craft For

Offshore Oil Platforms

Watercraft America, Inc., located in Edge- water, Fla., is designing and building ad-

This Watercraft 28-foot rig has seats for 58 people and is installed on an oil drilling platform. It can be lowered into the sea quickly in case of emergency.

Koppers polyester resin is used to produce the plastic hull and cover for the craft. fully tested for performance and reliability, with inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard.

A primary component in the hull and cover of the Watercraft boats is Dion FR® poly- ester resin supplied by Koppers Company.

Dion FR 6692T resin has flame-retardant properties that meet the stringent require- ments of the Navy and Coast Guard speci- fications Mil-R-21607, Grades 1 and 2.

For the boat hulls and domes, the lam- inate construction consists of a 20-mil min- mum international orange gel coat backed with 70-percent resin/30-percent chopped glass skin coat. The structural layer behind the skin coat is made from chopped glass up to ys-inch thickness. The process used to fabricate the structure employs the spray- up technique.

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Amsterdam V*

Drydock Company

Repair Highlights

Cost saving assembling methods

The conversion of the cable-layer barge "Skagerrak" to a full-fledged, self-propelled seagoing vessel involved, among other things, the building of a new bow of approximately 650 tons of steel.

The pictures show the use of two Kamag trailers putting a 135 tons bottom block into exact position.

The use of Kamag trailers in this kind of operation keeps time and cost to an absolute minimum.

Amsterdam Drydock Company

Amsterdamse Droogdok Maatschappij BV

Klaprozenweg JS9. Amsterdam

P.O. Box 3006, 1003 AA Amsterdam

Phone: 020 - 52099 11, Telex: 11476

ADM representative for the U.S A:

TAS.T. Corporation, 5 Farmsteadroad, North Caldwell, New Jersey 07006, tel. (201) 2282870, telex 71098855738 (itt)

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