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However, it is unlikely that the .Tandfather clause will disappear :ompletely. Providing ships are well naintained, they can operate safely 'or many years and the IMO phi- osophy is to concentrate more on ;he effective implementation of ex-

Lsting conventions than the adop- tion of new regulations. The amend- ments to MARPOL and SOLAS were both adopted as a result of acci- dents which revealed deficiencies in existing regulations and led to intense public and political concern.

More worrying in some ways is the fact that the amendments did not achieve full consensus. The

MARPOL amendments did not sat- isfy the U.S. while the SOLAS changes were not acceptable to the

U.K., which has insisted on the full

SOLAS 90 standard being intro- duced. IMO exists to develop mea- sures which are applied interna- tionally. The danger is that any further unilateral actions will weaken IMO's position as the world forum for shipping safety and pollu- tion prevention.

Despite economic and other prob- lems, shipping is now safer than it was 20 years ago and marine oil pollution has been reduced 60 per- cent, according to the U.S. National

Academy of Sciences. A major rea- son for this has been the success of

IMO measures, which are now so widely accepted that it is virtually impossible to operate a ship on in- ternational voyages that does not meet IMO requirements. In the long run, it would be a tragedy for shipping safety and the marine en- vironment if the IMO consensus were to be replaced by a series of differing, conflicting national codes, the sort of chaos the IMO was cre- ated to prevent.

Update On ACCL

Cruise Fleet

Omitted from the June review of cruise shipping company fleets was information on the American Cana- dian Caribbean Line. The company operates the following vessels: New

Shoreham II, a 98-gt, 70-passenger vessel built in 1979; the Caribbean

Prince, a 89-gt, 76-passenger vessel built in 1983; and the Mayan Prince, a 98.4-gt, 90-passenger vessel built in 1992.

Flag Service & Maintenance

Offers 24-Hour Service

Flag Service & Maintenance, Inc. specializes in 24-hour emergency service, working on commercial ma- rine engines on barges, tugs and work boats. The company also ser- vices emergency generators. Lo- cated in the Philadelphia area and servicing customers from Virginia to New York, the company is an authorized dealer for Detroit Die- sel, Caterpillar and Cummins en- gines, and is also authorized on ZF

August, 1993 59 marine gears, Fairbanks, GM and

EMD engines.

For more information,

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IMSSCO Adds Wide Range

Of Uses To Maverick System

International Marine Supply &

Service Co. (IMSSCO) is the exclu- sive master marine distributor of the Maverick Foam Vest System worldwide.

In addressing the industry needs for affordable Haz Mat mitigation and Oil Spill Dispersant equipment,

Maverick has developed the Haz Mat

Vest which mitigates spills and the

Dispersant Vest which proportions the dispersants with either fresh or sea water, from one-tenth to three percent.

The Maverick Fire Fighting Vest comes in a variety of models start- ing at the one-half percent vest rated at 30 gpm at 50 psi to the brass marine model, rated at 95 gpm at 125 psi.

The Maverick Vest is currently used by the Canadian Coast Guard,

Texaco, Mobil, Philips and others.

For additional free information from IMSSCO on the Maverick Foam

Vest System and its many uses,

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C M HAMMAR Handels AB wish to point out that the reliability of the HAMMAR

H20 hydrostatic release for any use approved or presently known to us other than with the rod for the ACR RLB-23, Cat I, 406 MHz EPIRB remains unaffected by the knifeholder change.

C M HAMMAR Handels AB

Gothenburg, Sweden

Tel: +46 31 49 00 60 * Fax: +46 31 49 70 23

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IMPORTANT

EPIRB SERVICE BULLETIN

Internal changes of the knifeblade holder of the hydro- static release mechanism manufactured by C.M. Hammar

HandelsAB (HAMMAR) for the ACR Electronics, Inc. (ACR) RLB-23 Category I, 406 MHz EPIRB has affected the ability of the hydrostatic release to cut the ACR retain- ing rod. This cutting action enables the unit to be automat- ically released from the case when it is submerged.

ACR was only recently made aware of the design changes. ACR will issue a modified rod replacement kit to anyone who purchased the model RLB-23 Category 1,406

MHz EPIRB or a hydrostatic release and/or rod kit for the

RLB-23, subsequent to August 31, 1992 when the design changes were implemented. Kits will be sent to any users who have registered their units with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and to distributors who were shipped RLB-23 Category I, 406 MHz EPIRBs or hydrostatic release/rod kits after August 31, 1992.

Detailed, easy-installation instructions are included with each kit.

CALL ACR FOR YOUR FREE REPLACEMENT KIT.

ACR Electronics, Inc.

USA: (800) 4320-ACR; Worldwide: (305) 981-3333

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Commander Series patrol boats are state of the art, deep-vee designs, capable of speeds well over 50 mph. Made of tough marine aluminum, Commanders offer light weight, low maintenance, and enhanced durability. These safe, seaworthy, hulls are now available in trailerable sizes from 21' to 25' from SeaArk Marine, a company with over 30 years of aluminum boat building experience. •SEAARK tMARINE, INC. I P.O. BOX 210 • MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS 71655 501/367-9755 FAX 501/367-2120 TELEX 783028

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