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New Product Tanker Group

Formed By Norwegians

A new product tanker shipping group has been formed in Norway by the shipping company Erling H.

Samuelsens Rederi A/S of Kop- pange, and Oslo-based Fearnley Fi- nans (Prosjekt) A/S.

Two ships have been purchased by the group, the Wind Spirit and

Wind Splendour, for a price of $11 million to $13 million each. The ves- sels were built in Finland in 1977.

The new shipping group will be managed by Wind Tankers A/S.

Wind Product Tankers A/S, a new operating company, will be respon- sible for marketing the two vessels.

The new group plans to have as many as eight product tankers in its fleet by the end of this year. As part of the Norwegian International

Ships Registry, the first two ships will fly the Norwegian flag.

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UPDATE

Sperry Marine's New Rascar Wins

Wide Type-Approval Acceptance

Sperry Marine's new Rascar se- ries of rasterscan radar/ARPAs with touchscreen control have received type-approval certification from regulatory agencies in the United

Kingdom (DOT), West Germany (DHI), the Netherlands (PTT), and the U.S. (FCC), Rascar product marketing manager Bruce Angus recently announced.

In addition to the main Rascar systems, the "soft" Interswitch con- trol and the flexible Adaptive inter- face have also been type-approved.

The latter permits a Rascar display with touchscreen control to operate as a stand-along ARPA display when interfaced with another man- ufacturer's radar.

Sperry Marine, a subsidiary of

Newport News Shipbuilding Com- pany, has shipped more than 100

Rascar systems to date and, with an additional order-book in excess of 100 systems, the widest acceptance by users and regulatory agencies is being realized.

Rascar is currently undergoing type-approval tests in Italy (RINa),

Poland (PRS), East Germany (DRSK), Romania (RNR), and Ja- pan (JG). Further Rascar type- approvals are planned to suit the schedules of other national authori- ties.

Mr. Angus commented that the unsolicited favorable reaction to

According to Rascar product marketing manager Bruce Angus, Sperry Marine's new

Rascar not only meets customers' wishes for aesthetics and ergonomics, it provides one of the best overall performances of any commercial radar available.

Rascar by approval agencies and by first-time Rascar users has demon- strated how simple it is to learn and operate this new radar with

ARPA. For further information and free literature on Sperry Ma- rine's new Rascar series of raster- scan radar/ARPAs,

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USCG Opens Door

To Commercial

Emergency Towing

In an action not necessarily con- nected with the recent Public Hear- ings on emergency towing, the Coast

Guard's publishing of a Final Rule, effective September 15, 1988, states that anyone wanting to engage in towing of disabled boats for finan- cial consideration will be able to do so. The only requirement is to have a Coast Guard license of any level, and an endorsement on that license for "Assistance Towing." "Assistance Towing" is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as "towing a disabled vessel for consid- eration."

This could mean using your own boat to bring in a disabled sailboat stuck on a sandbar, or a motorboat that ran out of gas, and charging for the service.

To qualify, one must hold a li- cense (motorboat operator, Ocean operator, master or mate) and pass a written examination based on as- sistance towing safety, equipment and procedures.

In order to meet the demand for this endorsement, Sea School has announced a series of one-day (or two evening) prep courses to cover this specialized towing exam. For more information on this Final

Rule, call the License Information

Hotline toll free at (1-800) 237- 8663.

OMSA Chief Mayberry

To Retire In October

Capt. William Mayberry, who directed the Offshore Marine Ser- vice Association (OMSA) for nearly 15 years, will retire from his post on

October 31.

Richard Currence, chairman of the board of the national trade organization of offshore vessel oper- ators and suppliers, said a search has begun for a successor to Captain

Mayberry.

Captain Mayberry joined

OMSA as its first executive director after having served 26 years in the

U.S. Coast Guard. Last year, the board of directors changed his title to president.

OMSA promotes the goals and interests of companies providing support to all phases of offshore oil, mineral, construction, and pipelay- ing industries. Its offices are located at 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1709,

New Orleans, La. 70112.

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