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MarineSafety Conducts

Cruise Ship Simulation

For RCCL

MarineSafety International (MSI) recently conducted a series of simulator tests for Royal Carib- bean Cruise Line(RCCL) of Miami,

Florida. The tests were aimed at determining safe operating condi- tions for the cruise ship "Song of

America" in St. George's Harbor,

Bermuda.

Under the supervision of Captain

Aage Lindstad of RCCL, realtime simulation tests were conducted for inbound and outbound runs through

Town Cut, and docking and undock- ing at wharfs under various wind and current conditions. Bermuda pilots

Keith Battersbee and Romeo

Pitcher alternately handled the cruise ship during controlled tests.

Vessel trajectory track plots and data obtained were used to define the com- bination of environmental conditions under which the cruise ship could safely enter and depart the harbor.

In addition to ship and harbor simulations, MarineSafety offers 3- and 5-day simulator training courses for cruise ship Captains and Chief

Officers and for various pilot organi- zations. MarineSafety operates maritime simulator centers at Kings

Point, New York, and Newport,

Rhode Island. A new maritime simu- lation center to serve the European

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Circle 104 on Reader Service Card

MMC Introduces New

Hand-Held Tank Gauging

Tape

A hand-held tank gauging tape that keeps noxious and toxic fumes under control has been announced by MMC International Corp. By keeping these substances from es- caping, this unit not only gives greater protection to workers but is also aimed at meeting vaporless loading and greenhouse effect regu- lations.

This instrument is designed to fit securely into an MMC vapor-control valve which is permanently mounted on each storage or cargo tank. This tape and valve combination consti- tutes a completely closed tank gaug- ing system that forms a tight bar- rier against toxic fumes and pre- vents them from entering the atmo- sphere.

Designated the Flexi-Dip closed model, it is the latest in a series of portable and transportable gauging tapes offered by MMC, the country's leading manufacturer of these prod- ucts.

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Circle 161 on Reader Service Card 'Ocean Producer1 Begins

Production Offshore

West Africa

The 'Ocean Producer' floating pro- duction, storage, and offloading (FPSO) system, owned by

Oceaneering International Services

Limited (OISL), Houston, Texas, re- cently began production in the

Gombe-Beta field offshore Gabon,

West Africa. The ship is a 78,000 dwt tanker which was converted into a production system and installed in the field by Oceaneering Produc- tion Systems (OPS) and OISL, who will continue to operate the system for the duration of the contract for

Amoco Gabon Gombe Marin Com- pany, a subsidiary of Amoco Produc- tion Company.

The Ocean Producer is able to process up to 15,000 barrels of fluid per day and uses produced gas to fuel the process and marine support requirements.

The FPSO is located in 50 feet of sea water and utilizes a disconnectable spread mooring and flexible flowlines. Oceaneering is providing the FPSO, flowlines, and shuttle tanker mooring system, as well as all operational personnel on the day-rate contract. 8 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

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