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Coast Guard Proposes

Maneuvering Standards

For U.S.-Flag Vessels

The Coast Guard has issued an advance notice of proposed rule- making regarding maneuvering performance standards for new

U.S.-flag vessels — oceangoing tankers and product carriers, passenger ships, cargo ships, miscellaneous vessels, and Great

Lakes bulk carriers.

With regard to tankers, the regulatory action would imple- ment portions of the 1978 Port and Tanker Safety Act. Accom- panying the standards will be standardized trial maneuvers de- signed to verify the vessel's per- formance, and to provide the in- formation on maneuvering al- ready required to be posted in the pilothouse.

The proposed standards would supplement the existing opera- tion-oriented requirements for the display of maneuvering in- formation in the pilothouse.

The Coast Guard anticipates basing the standards on the per- formance of existing vessels, and would provide shipowners, de- signers, builders, pilots, masters, port authorities, and law enforce- ment officials with a method to assess a vessel's inherent ma- neuverability.

The Coast Guard stated that the use of tugs has been investi- gated in joint Coast Guard, Mar- itime Administration, and indus- try programs. Tugs are not con- sidered a substitute for inherent maneuvering capabilities, al- though the Coast Guard says tugs show promise for propulsion and rudder system assistance in emergency situations at low speeds.

The Coast Guard listed 14 spe- cific points it considered impor- tant in the development of the regulations, including the feasi- bility of tug utilization. Com- ments on the standards must be submitted by January 12, 1982, to Commandant (G-CMC/44) (CGD 80-136), U.S. Coast Guard,

Washington, D.C. 20593. The pro- posals were published in the Sep- tember 14 issue of the Federal

Register.

MSC Accepts Third

Sea-Land Containership

The Military Sealift Com- mand's emergency cargo lift force was strengthened when the Navy recently accepted from Sea-Land

Industries the third of six of the fastest and largest containerships in the U.S.-flag merchant fleet.

The three 33-knot SL-7 con- tainerships are part of a six-ship contract that includes spare parts, the lease of 4,000 containers, 800 container chassis, and the option to purchase two additional SL-7s.

Sea-Land is delivering three ships on the West Coast and three on the East Coast this fiscal year.

The first two SL-7s were ac- cepted by the Navy in mid-

October.

The ships will be placed tem- porarily in the Maritime Admin- istration's Ready Reserve Force, part of the National Defense Re- serve Fleet. When activated, they will be under the operational con- trol of the Navy's Military Sea- lift Command.

Southwest Marine Acquires 1,100-Foot Equipped Pier

Southwest Marine, Inc., San

Diego, Calif., recently announced the acquisition of a 1,100-foot pier. The pier acquisition com- plements Southwest Marine's full service facility including a 22,000- ton drydock and complete shop capabilities.

The pier has total utility pro- visions including electricity for ship and welding. It is also equipped with high pressure steam lines as well as oxygen, acetylene, compressed air, natu- ral gas, fresh and seawater, and a 65-ton gantry crane.

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