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OMNITHRUSTER®

Thrust Is Forwards And

Sideways And Backwards

BMSMMMM 360° Maneuvering,

Slow-Speed Propulsion,

Ice Management!

Air/Water Hull Lubrication

Waterfall Deluge Hull Lubrication

Ice Dispersal

Heeling Tank Transfer

Ballasting/Deballasting and with the same thruster elements...

Side Thrusting — Even Underway

Emergency Propulsion and Steering

No Protrusions... No Hull Change

Low-Drag Nozzles — Saving Fuel

No Reversing Impeller

Sound Masking

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Micro-Processor Control

System, Model 1200A with gyro input . holds vessel's heading. System also accepts compatible

NAV AIDS tore-aft and slow-speed propulsion and positioning

MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM

OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utilize individual module thrusters of up to 3000 HP in any combination to produce desired forward or lateral net thrust. Prime movers for the

Modular Thruster System may be electric, hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with manual/automatic or integrated control networks.

ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS . .. • Incremental Thrust Capability • Multiple Module Reliability • Easily Retrofitted or Installed in New

Construction • Minimum Maintenance "Naval Architects: Robert Allan, Ltd.. for Gulf Canada Resources, Inc.

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ON THE

COVER

Cover Photo: DayPhoto

St. Louis, Mo.

Outstanding Offshore

Shallow-Draft Vessels

Of 1983

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Weakening The

Jones Act

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Shipyards And

The Jones Act

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Modern Fuel Systems

Symposium—A Report

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Triple A South Awarded $10-Million Navy Contract

For Overhaul Of AS-37

Triple A. South, San Diego,

Calif., has been awarded a $10,284,918 firm-fixed-price con- tract for the overhaul of subma- rine tender USS Dickson (AS-37).

The Supervisor of Shipbuilding,

Conversion and Repair, San Diego,

Calif, is the contracting activity.

Consafe Will Design And

Build Accommodations Unit

For A Tenneco Company

Consafe, Inc. of Houston will de- sign and fabricate a 40-man off- shore accommodations unit for a

Tenneco production platform in

South Timbalier, Block 27, Gulf of

Mexico. Tenneco Oil Explorations and Productions, Eastern Gulf Di- vision, awarded the contract. Com- pletion of the quarters unit is ex- pected in early 1984. It will contain approximately 5,000 square feet of living space.

The Consafe type of modular construction is used worldwide, but this project represents a breakthrough to Consafe design for the Gulf of Mexico. According to Consafe president Bertil Lars- son: "Consafe provides heavy-duty steel construction in its units, which can be used for clustering as well as for temporary or per- manent use. Total flexibility is a primary feature of Consafe design."

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