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Launching of passenger vessel Umsini was witnessed by some 200 guests.

Meyer Werft Launches One

And Delivers Another Passenger Ship

For Indonesian Inter-Island Service

For the second time this year, a newbuilding was launched and an- other newbuilding was delivered on the same day recently by the Meyer

Werft shipyard in Papenburg, West

Germany. These newbuildings are two of a series of four passenger ves- sels ordered by the Directorate Gen- eral of Sea Communication, Jakar- ta, Indonesia, for delivery between

July 1983 and early 1985."

These 1,737-passenger, twin- screw vessels with a cruising range of 5,500 nautical miles at a speed of 20 knots will be used for the Indone- sian inter-island service. The first two ships of this series, the Kerinci and Kambuna, have been in service

These 13,861-grt passenger ships are built in compliance with the reg- ulations of the Indonesian classifi- cation society KI, and under the survey of Germanischer Lloyd to the class KI + A 100 1 Passenger

Vessel +SM. They have an overall length of about 472.5 feet, beam of 76.8 feet, depth from the second deck of 27 feet, and draft of 19.4 feet.

Main propulsion is provided by twin MaK diesel engines, each with a maximum continous rating of 8,700 bhp. Operating at 85 percent of mcr and 15 percent sea margin, the ships have a service speed of 20 knots. Each of the nine-deck vessels operates with a crew of 145.

For the safety of passengers and crew, 12 motor lifeboats and 38 life- rafts with a total capacity of 1,412 and 950 persons, respectively, are provided on board, meeting the highest requirements of the SOLAS 1974 Convention.

The ships are divided into four fire zones. A smoke and fire detect- ing system is installed in the since August 1983 and March 1984, respectively.

In the presence of approximately 200 guests, mainly from Indonesia, the Umsini (the name of a mountain in Irian Jaya) was launched after being named by Mrs. R.A. Soer- jati Roesmin Nurjadin, wife of the Indonesian Minister of Trans- port. The christening and launching ceremony was followed by the de- livery ceremony of the Rinjani in the outer port of Emden, at which the Republic of Indonesia was rep- resented by the Indonesian Ambas- sador in Bonn, H.E. Ashadi Tjah- jadi, who officially accepted the vessel. machinery spaces, cargo holds, and air conditioning rooms. A C02 fire- fighting system is provided in the engine rooms and cargo holds, while a sprinkler system is fitted in all other areas. In addition, fire alarms can be released manually in all areas of the ships. All are connected to a central fire alarm system located on the bridge, with optical and acousti- cal indicators. Manual fire door re- lease is provided on the bridge.

The ships are divided into 13 watertight compartments, with all watertight doors closed and opened electro-hydraulically from the bridge and hand-hydraulically from above the bulkhead deck and on both sides of the doors.

The interior design is typically

Indonesian and consists of incom- bustible materials. All paints, pic- tures, and other wall decorations were chosen by Indonesian archi- tects who stayed at the shipyard during the building periods. Most of the Indonesian decorations were, however, made in Germany. mmm"mmmmmm "JST

Indonesian passenger ship Rinjani, built by Meyer Werft, is powered by two MaK diesels.

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