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SAIT Radio Telex Now

Compatible With IBM PC —Literature Available

SAIT, Inc. general manager,

Chris Courard, has announced that SAIT XH 5112 Radio Telex

System is fully compatible with the

IBM PC© or IBM compatible com- puters. Utilizing Crosstalk© soft- ware, the PC interface consists of one additional printed circuit board with external ports. The system memory is expanded from the stan- dard supplied 32 K to 64 K.

With this feature, a computer in an office can link directly with an- other computer onboard a ship via two XH 5112 radio telex modems, one at the sending and one at the receiving end. Alternately, commu- nication can also be accomplished via a coast radio station with radio telex capability, for example, WCC or WLO. This capability was pre- viously available via the Inmarsat system with equipment cost in the range of $35,000.

With the SAIT XH 5112 Radio

Telex, the same technology is avail- able for a system equipment price of $4,995, FOB New York.

For free literature and additional information,

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OMNITHRUSTER®

Thrust Is Forwards And

Sideways And Backwards 465 USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-2) Provides Tracking.

Telemetry, and Range Safety Support for Testing of Subm

Launched Ballistic Missiles: also Deep-Diving Submersible*.

OMNITHRUSTER SYSTEM: MARK II SERIES JT1100-TD. 1000HP. Vertical Unit for Bow. Horizontal for Stern: with

Thrust Directors and 2000A Controls 360° Maneuvering,

Slow-Speed Propulsion,

Ice Management! • Thrusts Underway » Thrusts While Pitching > No Reversing Impeller to Change Directions > Minimum Buoyancy Loss » Smaller Hull Penetration » Fuel Savings

OMNITHRUSTER DOES IT ALL! • Thrusts with nozzles out of water in rough seas: vertical systems only. • No protrusions ... no change in hull shape. • Small nozzles reduce drag . . . save fuel and passage time. • Easily retrofitted.

Micro Processor Control

System. Model 1200A with gyro input . . . holds vessel's heading. System also accepts compatible

NAV AIDS fore aft and slow speed propulsion and positioning.

PV JT1 100. 1000HP

MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM . . . MODULE THRUSTER

OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utilize individual module thrusters of up to 3000 HP in any combination to produce desired forward or lateral net thrust. Prime movers for the

Modular Thruster System may be electric, hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with manual/automatic or integrated control networks.

ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS . . . • Incremental Thrust Capability • Multiple Module Reliability • Easily Retrofitted or Installed in New

Construction • Minimum Maintenance 'Covered by U.S. and Foreign Patents.

OMNITHRUSTER INC. 9515 Sorensen Avenue, Dept. 66

Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 213/802-1818 Telex 194265 OMNI SFES

Cable Address Omnithrust

INDUSTRIAL

INTERCOMS

FOR MARINE

COMMUNICATIONS

Designed originally to provide U.S. industry with intercoms which would deliver clear, dependable voice communication under the most severe operating conditions. ADCO units have earned wide acceptance in many segments of the marine industry.

Typical installations are aboard ship—bridge to deck or engine room, control center to diving bell—on offshore oil platforms—and throughout repair yards, dry docks, piers and storage areas.

What makes ADCO intercoms different is their ability to perform efficiently regardless of high ambient noise, weather or temperature extremes. Their heavy-duty cast aluminum cases are built to withstand rough usage—and are both weather and corrosion-proof.

Since each unit is a self-contained station which receives, amplifies and transmits the signal, intercom systems can include many stations over very long distances. Installation is simple and practical: each unit plugs into a nearby AC or DC power source, then is connected by ordinary low voltage 2-wire cable.

Phone or write for bulletin outlining complete range of models available.

ATKINSON

DYNAMICS

A Division of Guy F Atkinson Company

Section 6 10 West Orange Avenue

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Phone (415) 583-9845

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

SALE BY TENDER

TWO METEOROLOGICAL BUOYS

Imperial Oil Limited (an affiliate of Exxon Corpo- ration), has declared surplus two buoys used to monitor environmental conditions. They also en- tail an extensive communication system. The buoys are located in St. John's, Newfoundland,

Canada.

For viewing arrangements contact Rick Preston or Rick Wedderburn in St. John's, Newfoundland at (709) 579-5170. Technical inquiries should be directed to Mark Revell at (403) 237-3024.

Bid letters with detailed descriptions are avail- able in our St. John's office or by contacting the address below:

Imperial Oil Limited 237—4th Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta

Canada T2P 0H6

Attn: M. Revell

The terms and conditions in the bid letter apply.

Tender closes June 20, 1986

Refer to file #86 NFD 01

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MM A Meeting Draws

Immediate Return Engagement

By DLA's General Morgan

At the conclusion of his morning presentation that outlined the De- fense Logistic Agency's (DLA) or- ganization and operation, Maj. Gen.

Joseph Morgan, USAF, DLA ex- ecutive director for quality, received a barrage of questions, complaints, and comments from maritime in- dustry members at the latest Ma- rine Machinery Association (MMA)

Government/Industry Forum. Upon his return to DLA headquarters in

Alexandria, Va., General Morgan immediately conferred with his top civilians. A phone call to MMA executive director Daniel Maran- giello resulted in a rescheduling of events so that General Morgan and four of his deputies—Ernest

Ellis, Ivan Snyder, Aldo

Domenichini, and Brian

Schutsky—could return to the meeting to answer, clarify, and am- plify the items left hanging after the morning session.

The resulting exchanges between the DLA executives and MMA members clearly demonstrated the dedication and concern for quality by General Morgan, his staff, and the marine industry. The general and his top executives returned to the meeting not to defend the DLA and its actions but to get the facts and resolve the issues presented.

The DLA acts as the procurement and inspection agent for the indi- vidual services, and as such pur- chases and inspects to standards and specifications called for by these services—no more and no less.

General Morgan requested specif- ics of any case to the contrary, and promised immediate remedial ac- tion if violations exist. He invited the MMA to participate on the

Quality Executive Committee com- posed of top-level executives from

DLA, NAVSUP, NAVSEA, and

NAVAIR.

After brief opening remarks, Mr.

Marangiello introduced Dr.

Alfred Skolnick, president of the

American Society of Naval Engi- neers (ASNE). Dr. Skolnick noted that while ASNE is 98 years old and

MMA just over two years old, both organizations are dedicated to im- proving the technical excellence of the U.S. Navy. He wished MMA success in achieving its goals, which are: • To provide the fleet with quali- ty systems, machinery, equipment, parts, and services that will insure safe and reliable operation at fair and reasonable prices; • To foster honest and fair com- petition; and • To demand ethical business practice from both industry and government.

Rear Adm. Roger Home, USN,

NAVSEA deputy commander for facilities and industrial manage- ment, followed General Morgan's morning appearance. He demon- strated a thorough understanding of industry's concerns and an appre- ciation of the cost of maintaining

R&D, engineering, and service per- sonnel. He also acknowledged that without OEMs and their respon- siveness to fleet problems, and their 104 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News