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Marine Machinery Association

Discusses Quality Control

With Navy Officials

Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Dedicated

At NASSCO In San Diego

Recently, the Board of Directors of the Marine Machinery Associa- tion met with a select group of U.S.

Navy officials to discuss incidents of poor quality in parts and services being supplied to the Navy as a result of awards to less than quali- fied suppliers.

Participating in the discussions were MMA president, Larry Hol- ley of Warren Pumps Inc., MMA

Chairman, Jack Flannigan of

Terry Corporation, MMA vice pres- ident, James Fromfield of Leslie

Controls, Inc., MMA directors, Da- vid Choate of Turbodyne/Dresser and J. P. Janetatos of Baker and

McKenzie, MMA counsel, Stephen

Quatannens and the association's executive director, Daniel Ma- rangiello.

Navy representatives were Rear

Adm. Myron Ricketts, NAVSEA

Deputy Commander for Ship De- sign and Engineering, Rear Adm.

Roger B. Home Jr., NAVSEA

Deputy Director of Industrial and

Facility Management, C. G. Gei- ger, NAVSEA Deputy Chief Engi- neer for Logistics, Richard B.

McFarland, Executive Director

Navy Ships Control Center and Dr.

Norman Brown, Special Assis- tant to the Competition Advocate of the Navy.

During the meeting the MMA pointed out specific cases where in- adequate parts and services were being supplied to the Navy that would not allow equipment to func- tion in conformance to original in- tent and design. MMA offered its assistance to identify such cases.

Specifically, MMA offered to assist in the preparation of technical spec- ifications to establish quality con- trol and inspection requirements and procedures and to provide an independent review of DD 1418s.

MMA would function as an expert technical consultant, nothing more.

The Navy officials agreed to re- view the problem areas discussed and to consider the MMA offer of assistance.

The MMA Standing Committee for Quality would be the direct liai- son with the Navy in the develop- ment of any future program. This committee, chaired by a MMA di- rector, is comprised of quality pro- fessionals from the member compa- nies.

Manufacturers and suppliers in- terested in joining the Marine Ma- chinery Association can obtain in- formation by writing to MMA, 1700

K Street NW, Suite 903, Washing- ton, D.C. 20006 or calling Dan Ma- rangiello at (703) 769-5613.

Masters Named Director

At Port Of Beaumont

Billy G. Masters has been ap- pointed director of the Port of

Beaumont, Texas, it was announced by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation

District. He succeeds James W.

Martin, who has retired.

National Steel and Shipbuilding

Company (NASSCO) recently held a naming ceremony and open house for the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), first of two 90,000-dwt tankers

NASSCO is converting into 1,000- bed Naval Hospital Ships. Both events were open to the public.

As guest of honor, Helen K. Co- pley named the ship in traditional champagne fashion. Mrs. Copley is chairman and chief executive officer of The Copley Press, Inc., and the publisher of The San Diego Union and The Tribune. Assisting her as matron of honor was Maureen

O'Connor, Mayor of San Diego.

Other featured participants in- cluded The Honorable Pete Wil- son, U.S. Senate, who was guest speaker; Vice Adm. Lewis Sea- ton, Director and Surgeon General,

Office of Naval Medicine, Depart- ment of the Navy; Rear Adm. Wal- ter Piotti Jr., Commander, Mili- tary Sealift Command, Department of the Navy; Joseph Shrader, De- puty Commander, Naval Sea Sys- tems Command; William J. Dea- sy, president and chief executive officer, Morrison Knudsen Corpora- tion; and Richard H. Vortmann, president and chief executive offi- cer, NASSCO. Alfred W. Lutter

Jr., senior vice president, marketing and business affairs, NASSCO, as- sisted as master of ceremonies.

The 1,000-bed T-AH 19 Class ship is a floating surgical hospital with a mobile, flexible, rapidly re- sponsive capability to provide acute medical care in support of amphi- bious task forces, Marine Corps,

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Army and Air Force elements, for- ward deployed Navy elements of the fleet and fleet activities, and the

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Force (RDF).

The extensive medical services of the Hospital Ship include: casualty reception, 12-room operating com- plex, recovery room, intensive care unit, and intermediate care, light care, and limited care wards.

Delivery of the USNS Mercy is scheduled for this month.

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Circle 6 on Reader Service Card

USNS MERCY

Major Suppliers

Main Propulsion . . General Electric

Generators American M.A.N.

Propeller Ferguson

Switchboard Federal Pacific

Pumps . . . Goulds, Delaval, Warren,

Nash, Johnston

Motors Reliance Electric

Collision Avoidance .... Raytheon

Controllers . . . Henberger/Klockner

Moeller

Davits & Winches .... Lake Shore

Air Compressors . Carlson Beauloye/

Ingersoll Rand

Air Conditioning Carrier

Air Conditioning Fan Coils . . . Mario

Telephone System AT&T

Deck Covering . . . J.E. Steigerwald

Distillers Riley Beaird

Fire Alarms/

Extinguishing System

Feecon, Wormald

Lifeboats . . Lane Marine Technology

Lifeboats, Inflatable

Life rafts & Launchers . . RFD Elliot

Refrigeration York

Purifiers Centrico

Tank Level Indicating

System Gems

Ventilation Fans/Motors . . . Hartzell

Centrifuges, Microscopes,

Balances Daiger

Marine Sanitation Device .Omnipure (Sigma Chapman)

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Marine Machinery

Association Meeting

Set For February 25

The next full membership meet- ing of the Marine Machinery Asso- ciation (MMA) is set for Wednes- day, February 25, 1987, at the Sher- aton Crystal City Hotel in Arling- ton, Va. The meeting will be a work- shop on "Overhaul and Repair of

Naval Machinery."

Participants will include repre- sentatives from SupShips, ship- yards, Type Commanders and in- dustry. More details on the agenda will be available later.

Sheraton Crystal City is offering guaranteed rates of $88 single/$98 double for attendees. Workshop reservations and information are available by writing to MMA, 1700

K Street NW, Suite 903, Washing- ton DC 20006 or calling Dan Ma- rangiello at (703) 769-5613. Early reservations are recommended since seating will be limited.

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