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Marathon Licensee

To Build Third Jackup Rig

Marathon LeTourneau Off- shore Company licensee, Euro- asia Shipyard Company Limited,

Hong Kong, has signed a con- tract with Construction & Ma- rine Services Company (S.A.K.),

Kuwait, for construction of a

Class 116-C self-elevating mobile offshore jackup drilling unit. Con- tract delivery date for the canti- lever jackup is the second quarter of 1983.

This contract, Euroasia's third since March 1981, fills the first of the yard's 1983 construction slots.

Euroasia has two rig slots still available for that year.

A unique feature of the large rig is an enclosed, air-conditioned drill floor which is expected to greatly increase crew efficiency and productivity in areas with extremely high ambient tempera- tures. The rig will also have a four-level crew quarters capable of housing more than 90 person- nel, outfitted to the specifications of Construction & Marine Serv- ices.

Construction & Marine Services

Company (S.A.K.) is the leading marine construction company in

Kuwait. It operates oil drilling rigs through its subsidiary, Ku- wait Drilling Company. In addi- tion, Construction & Marine Serv- r reasons ARPA is truly ahead

If you ask any experienced mariner what he needsfrom an ARPA, he'll tell you it should have first-rate all-weather performance, be easy to operate, and provide information of the very highest integrity and dependability where it's needed—on the main radar display.

That's why the Racal-

Decca ARPA design has been carefully conceived to satisfy these needs.

The result is an ARPA of outstanding performance and dependability. An ARPA which doesn't merely meet IMCO requirements under favourable, steady-state conditions, but which provides a first-class, practical, automaticaidto safe navigation under the most adverse conditions of weather and traffic density—and in rapidly changing situations.

There are four clear reasons for this superiority:

Automatic all-weather clutter control

The data extraction system has its own independentform of Racal-Decca Clearscan video processing—already fully-proven inthousandsof vessels—which automatically and adaptively ensures a clutter and interference-free input for the tracking system.

Gain optimized for each target

Separately optimized gain for each tracked target— regardless of operator control settings for best picture viewing—maximizes tracking accuracyand integrityforall targets, large or small, at all ranges.

Accurate continuous tracking

Storage of position and velocity of tracked targets in true-motion format gives accurate, continuous data during and after own ship's manoeuvres—unlike less advanced systems which 'free-wheel'theirtracks until they can establish new relative velocities for each target.

Track change warning

A unique feature of the

Racal-Decca target tracker is its ability to satisfy two conflicting requirements: to provide smooth, stable vectors in an unchanging situation, yet to detect quickly and provide rapid warning of changes in target speed and course.

The Racal-Decca ARPA is a complete, simple-to-operate, radar display designed for use as a master or slave unit with

Racal-Decca Clearscan radars.

It meets, or exceeds, IMCO and US Coastguard requirements. And it flies the

Racal-Decca flag, which means proven quality and reliability, and the finest after- sales support by the largest marine electronics service organization in the world. Racal-Decca

Racal-Decca Marine Inc. 4200 23rd Avenue West, Seattle, Washington 98199.Tel: (206) 285-3992. fiEEEEI ices is the leading Kuwait com- pany in the field of dredging reclamation. Euroasia Shipyard

Company Limited is a subsidiary of the C.Y. Tung Group, the world's largest independent ship- owner.

Reports Available On

Coldwelding Repair

Process By Velodur

American Velodur Metal, Inc.,

Scituate, Mass., has published two reports on the applications of its coldwelding repair process. The reports, taken from U.S. Navy and marine industry applications, illustrate how repairs can be made where conventional torch welding is not practical such as repairs to fuel oil tanks and sys- tems, and to saltwater and po- table water lines. The process eliminates the need for draining or shutting down systems.

For free copies of the two reports,

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UPSCO Appoints

George Geyer VP-

Resource Mgmt/Admin

George W. Geyer

George W. Geyer has been ap- pointed vice president of Re- source Management and Adminis- tration of the Upper Peninsula

Shipbuilding Company (UPSCO).

UPSCO's facility in Ontonagon,

Mich., specializes in the construc- tion of tugs, barges, drydocks, and ships or other steel fabrica- tion work.

Mr. Geyer came to UPSCO in 1980 from Babcock and Wilcox, where he began working as a sen- ior business analyst, sales engi- neer, and senior project manager and subsequently became the manager of pricing applications in their Commercial Applications

Department. His substantial man- agerial experience enables him to currently establish and control

UPSCO's policies and procedures for personnel, purchasing, mate- rials management, public rela- tions, and contract administra- tion.

Mr. Geyer attended the United

States Merchant Marine Acad- emy, where he received a B.S. degree in marine engineering and later sailed as an engineer on retrofit and automated vessels.

After his service in the merchant marine, he obtained master's de- grees in both business adminis- tration and industrial engineer- ing from the University of Wash- ington.

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