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six passenger and service elevators, and the reduction gears were sup- plied by the Rautpohja Works.

Valmet has developed a totally new cabin construction method, with cabin wall elements completely fabricated in the factory. The units will be fitted with all needed details, including furniture fastenings. This method will insure the highest qual- ity and a neat appearance. All ele- ments are light, solid, easy and fast to erect, and will insure the best possible sound insulation between cabins.

BIRKA PRINCESS

Major Suppliers

Main engines .... . . Wartsila-Vasa

Engine control system Valmet

Propellers & bow thrusters . KaMeWa

Reduction gears . . Valmet

Couplings Vulkan

Generators . . . Stromberg

Generator engines . . .Wartsila-Vasa

Boilers . Rauma-Repola

Air compressors . . . . Hamworthy

Separators & plate heat exchangers . . . . .Alfa Laval

Centrifugal pumps Iron Maskinfabriken

Oil pumps IMO

Air conditioning . . Nordisk

Ref. plant for air cond Stal Refrigeration

Sewage disposal plant Deering

Elevators Valmet

Mooring winches . . . Rauma-Repola

Fire & other doors . Saajos

Watertight doors . . . . . Synkronex

Lifeboats Fiskars

Life rafts Viking

Autopilot . . Kockumation

Gyrocompass . . . .... Anschutz

Radar . . Racal Marine

Echo sounder . . . Simrad

Loudspeaker system Philips

Fire Combat, Inc. Offers 10-Page Manual On

Fire Suppression Systems

Fire Combat, Inc., Marinette,

Wise., is offering a free 10-page product manual on their fire sup- pression systems (dry chemical, foam and halon), fire apparatus and custom systems engineering.

The 10-page binder-type manual outlines the general scope of the company's fire suppression product engineering and manufacturing ser- vices. The text illustrates a sam- pling of Fire Combat standard prod- ucts and its custom solutions to spe- cial customer applications.

The product manual features such equipment as: trailer-mounted twin agent fire suppression system; twin agent fire suppression system; dry chemical fire suppression sys- tem for truck mounting; and crash fire rescue package system.

Some of the customers that Fire

Control, Inc. has served include: the

U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army; distributors of fire apparatus; fire truck manufacturers; military and civilian airports; industrial fire safe- ty departments; and municipal fire departments.

To obtain a free copy of this infor- mative product manual from Fire

Control, Inc.,

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Harbor Design...Emergency Training...Vessel Testing...

EXPERIENCE CUTS COSTS

Putting the "right" people on the job can simplify it and get it done for less! This has been proven time after time in the field of Marine Simulation by the dedicated staff at the

MarineSafety International Simulator Center in New York.

Recent projects that have been conducted for a fraction of the anticipated costs include: • Evaluating risks in a harbor • Instructor training for a Canadian design in Indonesia. maritime school. • A close-in shiphandling course for • Determining the safety of using a two new masters of a large collier. larger vessel in an Arctic port. • Evaluation of Pilot candidates for • Testing the handling of a new a new South American port. Ferry in high winds.

To determine if we can help you with similar problems, contact Tom Garrigan in New York via Intl Telex 667573UW or call at (718) 565-4125.

MarineSafety iniarrtotinnil

Marine Air Terminal, La Guardia Airport . . ... _ New York, New York 11371 international '

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Loftus Appointed Vice

President-Construction &

Repair For Moran Towing

Robert M. Loftus has been named vice president of the con- struction and repair department of

Moran Towing & Transportation

Company of New York City. The announcement was made by Thom- as E. Moran, president.

Mr. Loftus, a 1953 graduate of the State University of New York

Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, joined Moran in 1962 after service in the merchant marine and the Navy.

He was named sales manager for

New York Harbor in 1964, and sales manager in 1977. His most recent position was vice president of mar- keting and sales.

Mr. Moran also announced that

W. Anthony Watt, a vice presi- dent, has taken over the sales and marketing division of the company.

Working with him are sales repre- sentatives Karl B. Eckhardt and

Paul Flynn, and public informa- tion director Frank Duffy.

December, 1985

SAFETY AT SEA on Ships and Rigs

CK-A60

MULTI-CABLE

TRANSIT

SYSTEM

The Sigmaform CK-A60

Multi-Cable Transit System is designed to pass multi- ple cables from one com- partment to another and maintain fire, gas and water tight integrity.

SIGMAFORM

CORPORATION 2401 Walsh Avenue

Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408)727-6510

Telex NO. 546-335

P.O. Box 515, Richboro

PA 18954 (215) 322-4453

Install first row of cables.

Install stay plate above first row. Install additional rows of cables and stay plates as required.

Completed CK-A60 MULTI-

CABLE TRANSIT SYSTEM.

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STEP UP WITH WESTPORT

Westport is stepping up—with a new, adjustable mold that will produce fiberglass hulls to 120 feet. Westship's fine tour, pas- senger, and pleasure boats, to 92 feet and 149 passengers, serve from Catalina Island (Avalon and Catalina Express) to the spectacular Glacier Bay in Alaska (Glacier Spirit). Now we're stepping up to even larger, fuel-efficient hulls with all the well-known advantages of fiberglass construction. We operate a friendly, efficient yard, whose prices, you'll find, are a pleas- ant surprise. Make sure you discuss your project with Randy or Rick Rust before you make your final decision on your next boat. We know you'll be pleased to step up with us.

Westport Shipyard, Inc.

P.O. Box 308

Westport, WA 98595 (206) 268-0117