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SURVIVAL AT SEA

The occasional sinking of ships and capsizing of offshore struc- tures, especially in hostile, frigid environments, are reminders that the perils of the sea are still with us. In many of these disasters, of- ficial investigations have found that hypothermia (low body heat) was the primary contributing cause of death for some of the victims, who might have been saved if they had been wearing protective exposure suits when they were in the icy waters.

On February 7, 1984, the U.S.

Coast Guard published a final Rule in the Federal Register that will re- quire offshore drilling rigs and certain other vessels operating in frigid waters off the outer conti- nental shelf of the United States to carry survival suits for workers to wear if they are forced to abandon the platforms because of an acci- dent. This Rule becomes effective 180 days after the publication date.

The ME I EN editors asked man- ufacturers and suppliers of ship- board safety and survival equip- ment to tell us about their latest developments in products and serv- ices. The review that follows is based on the replies that had been received up to press time.

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ALASKA DIESEL

ELECTRIC

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Suitable for use as emergency fire-fighting equipment, Alaska

Diesel Electric, Inc. markets the

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