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Increased ship's safety through reliable, precise navigation • economical operation through reduced personnel requirements • relief of the officer on duty from routine tasks .. .are the outstanding features of the NAUTOPLOT.

Besides indicating the actual position on a sea chart, the

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NAUTOPILOT A, the track controller

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This month's issue focuses on the immense im- pact of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and other recent marine environmental legislation. Adm.

Arthur E. (Gene) Henn, the newly appointed

Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Envi- ronmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, heads the list of authors who examine the implications of this ground-breaking legislation. The cover fea- tures the oil skimmer Valdez Star, built by Goudy & Stevens Shipyard, East Boothbay, Maine. Inset, lower left, shows General Electric's LM2500 ma- rine gas turbine, a popular choice for naval propul- sion. Cover Design: Alex Brown/Artwork Produc- tion.

INSIDE

The Oil Pollution Act Of 1990:

Primary Task Of Regulatory

Action Falls To

The Coast Guard 16

OPA Spawns New

Opportunities To Develop

Systems & Equipment For

Oil Spill Control 18

Industry & The Environment—

Doing The Right Thing 34

Naval Technology &

Shipbuilding 39

Modern Naval Propulsion

Systems: Powering The

World's Future Navies 48

New Double-Hull Panamax

Carrier From

Burmeister & Wain 56 $1.2 Million Contract

Won By Bender For Work

On Pioneer Commander

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair

Co., Inc., Mobile, Ala., was awarded a $1.2 million contract for work on the S/S Pioneer Commander, a 530- foot cargo ship which has been in a

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