Page 37: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (December 1985)

MANITOU

Major Suppliers stainless steel. All cargo tanks are coated with Camrex Camcote epoxy.

Further advantages include the easy cleaning of the tanks and quicker unloading due to the slanted form of the tank bottoms.

Electronic equipment includes two Decca radars, Decca Navigator,

Anschutz gyrocompass and gyropi- lot, Atlas echo sounder, Plath radio direction finder, and Debeg radio station.

The tanker has two oil-fired boil- ers and an exhaust-gas boiler that are used for preheating the heavy fuel oil, and heating water and ac- commodations. Under favorable conditions (high outside tempera- ture), part of the exhaust-heat ener- gy can also be used to heat the car- go.

The Manitou is equipped with a free-fall lifeboat with a 26-person capacity. She is said to be the first

Main engine Krupp MaK

Reduction gear Tacke

Propeller Lehn

Bow thruster Schottel

Boilers GEKA Warmetechnik

Diesel generators . . Volvo/Siemens

Shaft generator Siemen oil/chemical tanker authorized to have such a lifeboat. Two inflatable

Cargo pumps Bornemanri

Radars, Decca Navigator Racal Decca

Gyrocompass, gyropilot . . . Anschutz

Echo sounder Atlas

RDF Plath

Radio station Debeg life rafts are also provided, each with a capacity for 20 persons. breakstrength of steel and V20 the weight in water!

KEVLAR aramid means lighter marine systems...less costly, easier to handle.

Now you can get the strength you need in large marine ropes for offshore oil rigs and other maritime applications-at only 1/5 the weight of steel in air and 1/20 the weight in water.

In pendant applications, for example, lightweight ropes of

DuPont KEVLAR aramid fiber permit use of smaller, lighter buoys (photo at right) and allow faster anchor deployment and retrieval. Significant systems cost reductions can be realized.

In riser tensioner applica- tions, ropes of KEVLAR last up to 4 times longer in actual field use, due to their superior cyclic fatigue properties. Ease of handling provides important savings in in- stallation time and labor.

Towing lines of KEVLAR can provide extra years of service, because of superior fatigue and corrosion resistance.

Ropes of KEVLAR are unaffected by saltwater, organic

The small, less expensive buoy handles a pendant line of

KEVLAR. A buoy 20 times larger in volume is needed to handle the same length of steel line. solvents, drilling fluids and lubricants.

Ropes of KEVLAR are available in wire rope and other constructions to meet your specific needs. For more infor- mation and a list of quality manufacturers, call the toll-free number below. Or write: Du Pont

Company, Room G-15465,

Wilmington, DE 19898. * Du Pont registered trademark

Call 1-800-527-2601.

In Houston, call: 880-5638. mm

REG. U.s PAT a TM OFF

Circle 129 on Reader Service Card

NOSAC TASCO

Daewoo Shipbuilding

The first RO/RO car carrier built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy

Machinery Ltd. of South Korea, the

Nosac Tasco, was delivered early this year to K/S Benargus, a subsid- iary of Oivind Lorentzen Shipping of Norway. A sister ship, the Nosac

Express, followed for Wilh Wil- helmsen; both companies are equal partners in the consortium Norwe- gian Specialized Auto Carriers (NO-

SAC), the operator of the new ships.

Each of the new car carriers has a capacity for 5,532 cars, and operates with a crew of only 13, a reflection of their high degree of automation.

The Nosac Tasco has an overall length of about 640 feet, beam of (continued)

NOSAC TASCO

Major Suppliers

Main engine Hyundai/B&W

Propeller Lips

Steering gear Frydenbo

Bow thruster Liaaen

Diesel generators . . . Bergen/Nebb

Shaft generator Siemens

Emergency generator Detroit Diesel

Oil-fired & exhaust gas boilers . Sunrod

LO purifier, FO & DO separators Alpha-Laval

FW generator Niles-Alfa

Main LO pump Maskin (IMO)

Blending unit Bergen/Dodwell

Air compressors Sperre

Incinerator plant Golar

Engine room crane Munck

ER vent fans .... Norsk Viftefabrikk

Access ramps, ramp covers, liftable decKs doors, and hydraulic power pack . . MacGregor Far East

Lashing gear Fuji

Cargo hold fans . . Norsk Viftefabrikk

Ventilation Flakt

Anchors KHIC

Anchor chain Hamanaka

Windlass/mooring winches .Norwinch

Lifeboats Harding

Boat davits Nor-Davit

Lifesaving & firefighting gear . . Unitor

Pumps Frank Mohn

Valve R-C system . .Superfos/Valmet

C02 system Heien Larssen

Air conditioning plant Norsk Viftefabrikk

Radar & CAS Krupp Atlas

RDF Koden Steenhans

Satnav & satcom systems Navidyne/ITT

Decca Navigator Racal Decca

Gyrocompass & autopilot . . Anschutz

Echo sounder & doppler speed log Simrad

Main radio system ITT Mackay

ER & bridge control consoles . . . GSI

Propulsion machinery automation Norcontrol

Automation for other machinery Valmet

Fire detection & alarms . . . Signalco

Alarm & monitoring system . . Valmet

Main switchboard Nebb 37