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Navy Shiphandling Simulator

Training Expanded

January marked the one-year an- niversary of shiphandling training courses at Newport, R.I., for PCO/

PXO's and department heads at- tending the Surface Warfare Offi- cers School. Over 850 naval officers have attended either the 20- or the 40-hour course at the simulator complex. Over 20,000 hours of at- sea experience ashore!

Throughout the past year over a dozen flag officers have witnessed demos of the training underway.

Among the comments registered by them in the visitors log are: "Best trainer in the Surface Navy." "Wish we had this facility when I was a junior officer."

The shiphandling courses are de- signed to provide the officers with an opportunity to practice and sharpen their "seamen's eye" with- out risk to their ship or crew. The training facility operated under

Navy contract by MarineSafety In- ternational Inc. utilizes four ship simulators including a unique bridge wing simulator for docking and close-up shiphandling exer- cises.

Whenever possible officers re- ceive training on the type of ship to which they will be assigned. Cur- rently, the handling characteristics of the following ship types are simu- lated: FFG-7, DD-963, FF-1052,

AFS, LST, AOR, AO-177 ARS-50,

DDG-2 and MCM. MarineSafety plans to make additional ship types $25-Million Navy Order

For Caterpillar Generators

Announced By H.O. Penn

Caterpillar, Inc. and H.O. Penn

Machinery recently announced the sale of twenty 3608 diesel generator sets to the U.S. Navy. The genera- tors will provide on-board electrical power in new Fast Combat Support ships, currently under construction in San Diego by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company.

Delivery of the first five generator sets, valued at $6.5 million, will be completed by early 1989. The re- maining 15 engines will be delivered through 1993, pending Congression- al defense funding. Total value of the sale is expected to exceed $25 million, including associated parts.

The 48,500-ton ships are designed to provide rapid redistribution of ammunition, petroleum products, provisions, and stores from shuttle ships to carrier battle groups under way. Five Cat 3608 diesel generator sets on each vessel will provide 2,500 kw each totaling 12,500 kw.

The generator sets will undergo shock testing this summer. Shock testing duplicates combat condi- tions.

H.O. Penn's Power Generation

Division is experienced in fulfilling all of their customer's power needs, including marine and industrial standby and prime electrical gener- ator sets, cogeneration systems, and

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Bridge Wing Simulator at Newport. Perspec- tive is key to judgment, so MSI utilizes the world's first wing simulator with 45-degree vertical in Navy training. and operational areas available this year.

In addition to increasing the types of ships and geographic areas available, the shiphandling training will be available to non-pipeline personnel from the Fleet, reserve officers and entire ships navigation teams. Also, surface shiphandling training for submarine officers will be offered.

Each simulator exercise requires a number of computer data bases that produce the visual scene, ship re- sponse characteristics, radar dis- play, and depth, bank and current effects. All of the data bases in use at Newport can eventually be used to bring hands-on training to deck officers at Fleet bases while their ships are in port.

For more information and free lit- erature from MarineSafety Interna- tional,

Circle 19 on Reader Service Card peak power shaving systems, as well as a wide range of diesel engines for marine propulsion, and industrial applications.

H.O. Penn Machinery Company,

Inc. was named the Caterpillar con- struction and engine dealer for Con- necticut and lower New York State in 1933, and now maintains six established branches.

For more information on the Ca- terpillar marine generator sets, or for other quality Caterpillar equip- ment, parts, and service,

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NKF Awarded $2.8-Million Contract

For ASW Support Work

NKF Engineering, Inc., Reston,

Va., was recently awarded a three- year, $2.84-million contract by the

Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) to provide technical sup- port for the FF-1052 Antisubmarine

Warfare (ASW) suite upgrade pro- ject.

NKF, a research and engineering firm, will support systems analysis, engineering, design, integration, test and fleet introduction of the ASW sensor and weapon control elements with all other shipboard systems in the NOSC Antisubmarine Warfare

Surface Ship Improvement Pro- gram.

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