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ASNE Co-Sponsors DDG-51 Class,

Symposium In Bath, Maine

The Northern New England Sec- tion of the American Society of Na- val Engineers (ASNE), the Supervi- sor of Shipbuilding (Conversion and

Repair, Bath, Maine) and the Bath

Iron Works Corporation will be co- sponsoring a technical Symposium at the Atrium Inn and Convention

Center in Brunswick, Maine from

Wednesday, September 23 through

Friday, September 25, 1992. The

Symposium, which will explore "The

DDG 51 Class: A Surface Combat- ant for the 21st Century...From

Design to Construction, The Evolu- tionary Process," will be attended by marine professionals from throughout the navy shipbuilding industry.

Andre Hargreaves, Steering

Committee chairman for the sym- posium and councillor of the North- ern New England Section of ASNE said, "While we have chosen the

Arleigh Burke Class as the center- piece of our symposium, this three- day event will not be confined to discussions of just one ship." Mr.

Hargreaves also said that numer- ous professional papers relevant to a broad spectrum of issues will be presented.

The Honorable James Courter, chairman of the Department of De- fense Base Closure and Realign- ment Committee, is scheduled to give the keynote address on the future of the defense industry in a changing world environment. Rep.

Courter will speak at the symposium's formal banquet sched- uled for Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. The luncheon speaker will be from the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, addressing the evolving role of Surface Combatants in the new world order. In all, 15 sessions are to be offered to attendees of the symposium.

The jointly sponsored ASNE sym- posium will begin at 1 p.m. on

Wednesday, Sept. 23 with opening remarks by Jerome J. Fee, presi- dent of the American Society of En- gineers through 1993. Mr. Fee graduated from the U.S. Naval Acad- emy and served on board the USS

Abbott (DD-629) before attending

MIT where he received his M.S. degree in mechanical engineering and the degree of naval engineer.

Following Mr. Fee's opening of the symposium, the Wednesday session will feature a panel discussion on "Ship Design and the Construction

Process: Problems and Solutions."

At 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Rear

Admiral (Sel) Paul M. Robinson,

USN, Director, Ship Maintenance & Modernization Division, will mod- erate the presentation of two papers dealing with the topics: "DDG Class

Designed to Survive: A Live Fire

Test Strategy;" and "AEGIS Heri- tage."

The symposium's Thursday, Sept. 24 program will feature four ses- sions, at 8:15 a.m., 10 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively. Dur- ing each of these times, according to

Mr. Hargreaves, there will be three concurrent sessions, to give attend- ees the option to choose the topics of top importance to them.

The ASNE symposium's final day includes an 8:15 a.m. session mod- erated by Rear Admiral George A.

Huchting, USN, AEGIS Program

Manager. Admiral Huchting will also provide closing remarks at 11 a.m. when he will assess "Naval

Shipbuilding: Requirements for the

Future."

Following the symposium, Bath

Iron Works will launch the DDG 56 on Saturday, September 26.

For more information regarding registration to attend this three-day symposium, contact the American

Society of Naval Engineers at: 1452

Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314- 3458. Phone and FAX numbers are (703) 836-6727 and (703) 836-7491, respectively.

Coast Guard Revising

Regulations In 46 CFR5

According to reports the Coast

Guard is revising the regulations in 46 CFR5 to increase the number of reasons that a license, certificate of registry or merchant mariner's docu- ment may be able to be suspended or revoked. This revision is being made in conjunction with OPA90.

The Coast Guard is revising the regulations to make convictions of driving violations chargeable under

Suspension and revocation proceed- ings. The following offenses will be included in the revision: 1. Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of, or impaired by alcohol or drugs; 2. A traffic violation connected with a fatality; 3. Reckless driving; 4. Racing on the highways; and 5. Any offense that would pre- vent issuance of merchant mariner's credentials. •Hp flMHHHBI

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