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Sir Yue-Kong Pao

Honored By Japan

Sir Yue-Kong Pao, Hong Kong shipping magnate, has been awarded the Insignia of the Or- der of the Sacred Treasure by the Emperor of Japan, in recog- nition of his contributions to world shipping and the Japanese shipping and shipbuilding indus- tries.

Sir Yue-Kong is chairman of the World-Wide Shipping Group, generally acknowledged as one of the largest independent shipown- ing organizations in the world.

He is also chairman of the Inter- national Association of Independ- ent Tanker Owners, which rep- resents most of the independent tanker interests in 26 maritime countries.

Sperry Introduces

New Ship Control System —Literature Available

The Sperry division of Sperry

Corporation, Great Neck, N.Y., has introduced a unique, all-digi- tal ship control system called the

SRP-2000.

John V. Walsh, vice president and general manager of the divi- sion's Marine Systems Unit, stated the SRP-2000 is more than an autopilot, ". . . providing in- formation on the entire naviga- tion and steering system from a single console as well as a wealth of other ship information when connected to appropriate sensors."

The SRP-2000 system uses a 12-inch cathode ray tube for dis- play of all primary ship control information, with a simulated tape heading repeater always dis- played. On demand, the helms- man may call up rate-of-turn scale, rudder angle scale, and both ship operating information and system operating instruc- tions. Information is stored, mon- itored, and displayed by four mi- croprocessors within the console.

The SRP-2000 can also connect to navigation sensors, and dis- play navigation information be- ing received by either Loran or satellite navigation systems. Nav- igation information can also be inserted into the system manu- ally. If desired, way points can be inserted into the SRP-2000 and the system will automatically de- termine the proper course and steer to it.

Sperry's new adaptive steering system, available as an option with current Sperry autopilots, is incorporated as standard equip- ment in the SRP-2000. This sys- tem has demonstrated savings of up to 3 percent in fuel use for some ships.

The SRP-2000 meets all inter- national standards for safety, in- cluding complete dual hand-elec- tric steering controls, emergency steering controls which bypass the system electronics, and full alarm panel at the operating station.

The alarm panel can also pro- vide more precise details on fail- ures in the steering system, dis- playing those details on the CRT automatically. "We have embodied a number of features into the SRP-2000 to provide ease of installation and operation," said Henry Johnston, marketing manager for the sys- tem. "First, the system uses rel- atively low-voltage for steering control, eliminating the need for large power cables on the bridge.

The main power cables are con- nected to rudder control units aft. Also, we have used a very precise helm construction, so that one complete revolution of the wheel will be equal to a 20-degree rudder movement. The SRP-2000 also has complete operating in- struction stored in its memory, so a helmsman can simply call up on the CRT any needed instruc- tions."

The SRP-2000 can be inter- faced with up to three remote steering control units, and addi- tional CRT displays can be slaved to the main SRP-2000 CRT.

For literature containing com- plete information on the SRP- 2000,

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