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Microtechnica Offers 'Nautamaster' Integrated

Steering Control Stand

A sliding drawer inside the Nautamaster steering control stand allows mounting of the Polaris MK2 gyrocompass, thus providing easy access for maintenance and service operations; incorporated in the upper steering console plate of the

Nautamaster is the control panel of the gyrocom- pass equipment.

Ergonomic design, compactness and rugged construction are the main features which characterize the new Nautamaster integrated steering control stand offered by

Microtechnica of Torino, Italy. Its essential design makes it suitable for installation either as a unit by itself at the center of the bridge or as an integral part of the navigation console. Also, its overall dimen- sions are such that it can be in- stalled on ships of any type and tonnage.

The Nautamaster, designed and built in accordance with IMO and

SOLAS regulations, is supplied stan- dard with double follow-up steering facility by means of a steering wheel and double non-follow-up steering by means of a tiller (emergency over- riding).

The Nautamaster, in its basic configuration, also includes the steering repeater with double gradu- ated card and the microprocessor controlled digital automatic pilot

Supernauta complete with the dedi- cated software for connection to the

Selesmar Vector and Racal MNS 2000 integrated navigation systems.

As the Nautamaster is supplied factory pre-wired, its installation allows considerable space-saving and reduction in the cabling to be done by the shipyard.

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MarAd Approves Five

Title XI Applications

Totaling $73.2 Million

Warren G. Leback, Maritime

Administrator, has approved five ap- plications from barge operators for ship financing guarantees under

Title XI of the 1936 Merchant Ma- rine Act. The applicants, projects and the approved guarantees were: •American Commercial Lines,

Jeffersonville, Inc., financing con- struction of 50 hopper barges and eight river tank barges, $11.2 mil- lion. •Central Gulf Lines, New Or- leans, financing reconstruction and reconditioning of up to 500 LASH barges, up to $15 million. •General Electric Credit Corpo- ration of Georgia, Stamford, Conn., refinancing of part of existing Title

XI obligations in the construction of two integrated tug/barge units, $30.9 million. •Ingram Barge Company, Nash- ville, Tenn., financing construction of 44 open hopper barges and 15 double-skinned chemical tank barges, $12.2 million. •Parker Towing Company,

Tuscaloosa, Ala., refinancing con- struction of 25 dry cargo barges, $3.9 million.

NASSCO Awarded $5.4 Million Contract

For Phased Maintenance

National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), of San Diego, Calif., was recently awarded a $5.4 million U.S.

Navy contract for the phased main- tenance availability of the USS

Dixon (AS-37).

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