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Guard Zones; the NAVCARD for extended, custom- ized map creation, storage, and retrieval; and an improved plotting facility. The ARPA also features a simulator for training and maintenance tasks.

Atlantic Marine Delivers

Caterpillar-Powered Ferry

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Atlantic

Marine, Inc. delivered the 130-foot passenger/vehicle ferry "Tambor" to

Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The steel hull twin screw, ferryboat, propelled by two Caterpillar 3412 DITA-JW engines, is operating between

Puntarenas and Paquera on the Pa- cific coast of Costa Rica, delivering passengers, vehicles and supplies to the new Resort Hotel Playa

Tambor.

Timothy Graul Marine

Design, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., provided concept plans, ar- chitecture and working drawings for the vessel. The

Tambor has a six-foot, three- inch operating draft and has a payload capacity of 320 tons.

The Caterpillar engines turn 52-inch, four blade Rice propellers through 4.03:1 Twin Disc gears. The propeller shafts are 4.5- inch diameter Aquamet-18 stainless steel. In trials, the craft attained a sustained speed of over 12 knots.

Electrical power for ship's service, air conditioning and lighting is pro- vided by two CAT 3304 generator sets. Steering is by Char-Lynn "Orbitrol" helm unit with pressure provided by engine and/or electric motor-driven pumps. Sewage is handled by a Microphor plant.

For additional information on the building capabilities of Atlantic

Marine,

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Use Of MegaFilm Temporary

Protection System Broadens

Recently approved by the U.S.

Navy for use in naval yards as tem- porary protection to surfaces during new building and refurbishment,

MegaFilm is rapidly expanding its use to vessels of all types and sizes.

Many Caribbean cruise lines have already taken advantage of

MegaFilm's range of flame retar- dant materials to protect public ar- eas, walkways and cabins during drydocking and refitting of cruise liners.

The product has been proven use- ful on a variety of vessels, including ferries, yachts, research vessels, tankers, gas carriers, cargo ships, etc.

The product has proven versatile within the offshore industry too, be- ing used to protect living quarters, drilling and production modules.

MegaFilm is used during the con- struction, outfitting and hook-up stages.

To date MegaFilm, which was specifically designed with safety and quality in mind, has eleven interna- tional approvals. They can be used vertically to protect walls as well as bulk heads and machinery.

For additional information on the wide range of temporary protection systems from MegFilm, and customization options,

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The MegaFilm System put to work on a Navy vessel. nucleus -the new definition of modern radar!

Radio Holland Group

Electronic Systems, Marine

Houston, Texas

Tel: (713) 943-3325 Fax: (713) 943-3802 Tlx: 795438

Corpus Christi • New Orleans • Mobile • Ft. Lauderdale • New York • Philadelphia •

Norfolk • Portland • Seattle • San Francisco/Oakland • Long Beach

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The Kelvin Hughes NUCLEUS Series Color ARPA

Radars are redefining the modern radar for the shipping industry.

The NUCLEUS Color ARPA combines innovative target tracking/plotting and integrated data acquisi- tion capabilities with speed, accuracy, screen defini- tion, ease of operation, and highest reliability. To overcome rows of confusing buttons and controls, this ergonomically designed, color ARPA utilizes a simple tracker ball and three push buttons for all operations, making it one of the fastest, most user- friendly navigational radars on the market today.

Functions are selected by simply clicking a but- ton after moving the pointer with the tracker ball through the easy-to-use, on-screen menus. The high definition display provides a superior color radar picture with very sharp target contrast. The data displays clearly show operating functions, warn- ings, target information, and integrated own-ship navigational data.

The NUCLEUS Series offers five choices of dis- plays, NUCLEUS 6000 A (ARPA), 6000 T (true motion) and 6000 R (relative motion) Color Radars with 26 inch display; and NUCLEUS 5000 T (true motion) and 5000 R (relative motion) Color Radars with 20 inch display. NUCLEUS features powerful

X-Band and S-Band transmitters in different configurations.

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