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ator Interface Units, operators are and discharge of tankers as well as able to control and monitor equip- general cargo carriers, ment via real-time interactive The DB 102 barge is equipped graphics, obtain equipment trend- with dual revolving cranes with a ing and status reports, and alarm total lifting capacity of 13,200 short summary reports. tons, and is designed to work in the

Employing an enhanced Multi- world's most severe marine environ- function Controller Module, the ments such as the North Sea. system can simulate projected barge The self-propelled DB 102 has movement based on actual or antici- complete accommodations, health, pated conditions. This procedure is and recreational facilities for 750 directly applicable to cargo loading personnel. These can be expanded to accommodate as many as 1,500 persons in order to meet the most demanding project requirements in- cluding lifting, installing and dis- mantling offshore structures and fa- cilities.

In addition to a 12-point mooring system, the barge possesses a dy- namic positioning system and is equipped with six sets of 3,000 horsepower thrusters to ensure sta- ble barge operation.

The 136,709-gross-ton vessel has an overall length of 662 feet, width of 320 feet and height of 162 feet.

The twin lower hulls are 505 feet long, 92 feet wide and 44 feet deep.

The maximum operating draft is 104 feet and the deck load capacity is 12,000 metric tons. DB 102 has a transit speed of 8 knots.

Bailey Controls is a division of

Babcock & Wilcox, and a leading worldwide supplier of instrumenta- tion, controls, and computer sys- tems for power generation, process automation and energy manage- ment in the petrochemical, electric utility and process industries.

For further literature containing full information,

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Charlotte Bordelon Named

To National Boating

Safety Advisory Council

Secretary of Transportation Eliz- abeth H. Dole has appointed

Charlotte Bollinger Bordelon of Bollinger Machine Shop and

Shipyard, Inc. of Lockport, La., a member of the National Boating

Safety Advisory Council. The Coun- cil was created by Congress in 1971 to advise the Secretary of Transpor- tation and the Commandant of the

Coast Guard on matters related to recreational boating safety.

Mrs. Bordelon joined the Bollin- ger Shipyards in 1971 and presently serves as treasurer and a director.

Southwest Marine Awarded $4.9-Million Navy Contract

For Frigate Drydocking

Southwest Marine Incorporated,

Terminal Island, Calif., is being awarded a $4,895,740 firm-fixed- price contract for drydocking and repair of USS Sides (FFG-14). Work will be performed in Terminal Is- land, and is expected to be com- pleted in June 1986. Two bids were solicited and two offers were re- ceived. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H- 8222.

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Bailey Supplies Control

System For World's Largest

Submersible Derrick Barge

The world's largest submersible derrick barge, built by Mitsui Engi- neering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for McDermott International, Inc., has been equipped with an ad- vanced ballast control system sup- plied by Bailey Controls.

The Bailey Network 90 micropro- cessor-based system provides inte- grated control of ballast pumps and valves as it monitors the list and trim relative to the load on the crane, mooring line tension and feed out, current ballast tank status and wave motion. Network 90 also pro- vides the communication link be- tween the crane safety and dynamic positioning computer systems.

Through three CRT-based Oper- 's V At sea, dependable ^ performance is what

A counts. That's why

WALTER KIDDE Ma- /i v / , *rine Fire Protection Sys- r*" tems are chosen for military ^rand commercial vessels around '"the world. Our Halon, Carbon Diox- *ide, Foams and Smoke Detection

Systems offer superior performance when seconds count.

WALTER KIDDE THE MARINE FIRE PROTECTION EXPERTS.

Walter Kidde Drive, Wake Forest, N.C. 27587, U.S.A. (919) 556-6811, Telex: 802569 WALTKIDDE

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Marine Fire Systems

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