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•ovide capital resources to rebuild ship- lilding facilities. Other programs sought 'ter are a program to build high value, ivironmentally sound tankers, ship de- spis where there is a substantial market iportunity, and retraining programs for ipbuilding personnel in both management id training.

The committee recommended that $200 illion be transferred to MarAd from De- ise Department funds for loan guaran- 3S for U.S.-built ships and shipyard mod- riization. The House is expected to begin >rk on the Defense Authorization Bill im- idiately. inker Regulations For Double Hulls > Into Effect For New Vessels

New rules on ship design applying to all ikers recently came into effect requiring new tankers of 5,000-dwt or more to be ;ed with either a double hull or an alter- tive design that would effectively prevent spills.

The regulations came into effect follow- amendments to an international con- ition adopted last year by the Interna- lal Maritime Organization (IMO).

The IMO rules call for the double hull ker design as well as allowing for alter- ive designs such as the mid-deck con- t, whereby ships may have double sides, not a double bottom. The ships utilizing mid-deck concept must also have an litional deck installed inside the cargo ks. n addition to rules regulating new tanker ign, all existing tankers must be fitted h. double hulls or the equivalent when y reach the age of 25 years.

Coast Guard News

Slight Increase In USCG Budget

Legislation has been passed by the House increasing the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) budget for operations and programs in FY '94 to $3.6 billion. The authorization is about $160 million more than the 1994 ap- propriation for the USCG for FY '93. The increase in funds is reportedly for cost-of- living increases and a modest increase in the USCG's acquisition, construction and improvements account. There is also an authorization for $1.6 million to continue operation of the icebreaker Mackinaw. The vessel's decommissioning is also prohibited until a study of the needs of Great Lakes icebreaking is delivered to Congress.

USCG Requests Hull ResearchHelp

USCG is seeking the aid of private or public contributions to help pay for a $3- to $4-million experiment in oil spill-preven- tion called the "American Under-pressure

System" that tests an alternative to double- hull tankers. The American Under-pres- sure System is a vacuum principle-based system for reducing the loss of oil from a damaged tanker.

The USCG has obtained congressional authorization for a "full scale" test and has received federal funding. However, the

USCG claims that in order to carry out a "full scale" test, it would take two to three years and they would need between $3 mil- lion and $4 million. Interested parties should contact the USCG's marine technical and hazardous material division on testing pro- cedures, alternative test methods and cost estimates.

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