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Port Engineers' program chairman John Antonetz (center) discusses meeting arrange- ments with MarineSafety's director Eugene Guest (right) and chief engineering instructor

Luciano Germano.

New York Port Engineers' Society

Tours MarineSafety Simulators

A recent monthly meeting of The

Society of Marine Port Engineers of

New York was held at the facilities of MarineSafety International, lo- cated at the LaGuardia Airport Ma- rine Terminal in New York City.

The group toured the four marine simulators at the firm's Training

Center. The feature of the evening was a new ship's engine room simu- lator, which was demonstrated to the Port Engineers by Luciano

Germano, MarineSafety's chief engineering instructor. This simula- tor is a replica of the control room and multi-level machinery space found in a large oil tanker or gas carrier.

The computer-controlled system uses actual shipboard equipment, and includes all of the noise, heat, and humidity found aboard a real ship. According to MarineSafety di- rector Gene Guest, this degree of realism is necessary to produce a stressful environment for emergen- cy decision-making training.

The Port Engineers' members were very impressed with the high degree of flexibility of the engine room system, which can simulate more than 150 single or multiple malfunctions with an infinite num- ber of variations.

MarineSafety, a subsidiary of

FlightSafety International, provides engine-room, cargo-handling, radar, and ship-handling simulator train- ing for more than 40 shipping com- panies and government agencies.

In the control room of steam powerplant simulator, MarineSafety chief engineering instruc- tor Luciano Germano points out some features of an automated burner management system to members of Society of Marine Port Engineers.

January 15, 1985

Todd Awarded $30 Million

By Navy To Modify First

Aviation Support Vessel

Todd Shipyards Corporation re- ports that the U.S. Navy has exer- cised options amounting to $30 mil- lion authorizing Todd's Galveston

Division to proceed with modifica- tion of the first of two vessels into

Aviation Logistic Support Ships (T-AVB), and with advanced pro- curement of major long-lead items for the second vessel. The award fol- lows completion of the $2.8-million detailed engineering and design phase started in May 1984.

The action put 100-150 trades- men to work within a week, and will later provide jobs for 350-400 skilled personnel until the summer of 1986.

It is expected that the Navy will exercise the remaining $25-million option for modification of the sec- ond vessel late in 1985, which will provide a stable work load for an- other year.

The T-AVB program consists of conversion of two C5-6-78A Sea- bridge Class RO/RO-containerships into Aviation Logistic Support

Ships. The ships have an overall length of 602 feet and a beam of 90 feet.

Adventure Cruise Lines

Seeks Title XI To Build $24.5-Million Cruise Ship

The Maritime Administration has received applications for Title XI financing to aid in the construction of a passenger cruise ship and a hop- per barge.

Adventure Cruise Lines, Inc.,

Miami, Fla., seeks a Federal guaran- tee to aid in financing a 401- by 54- by 23-foot passenger cruise ship that will accommodate 570 passen- gers and operate coastwise between

Florida ports. The 4,650 brake horsepower, diesel vessel is to be built by Eastern Marine, Inc., of

Panama City, Fla., and is scheduled for delivery in January 1987.

If approved, the Title XI guaran- tee would cover $18,375,000 or 75 percent of the estimated actual cost of $24,500,000.

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