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International Ice Patrol 1994

Announces Services

In February or March of 1994, depending on iceberg conditions, the

International Ice Patrol (IIP) will commence its annual service of monitoring and broadcasting the southeastern, southern and south- western limits of icebergs in the vicinity of the Grand Banks of New- foundland. Reports of ice in this area will originate from passing ships and IIP reconnaissance flights.

During the ice season, IIP will broad- cast two message bulletins each day and a daily radiofacsimile chart con- taining ice information to inform ships of the extent of the estimated limits of all known ice.

For information on the complete

International Ice Patrol announce- ment of services, containing the updated broadcast times and sta- tions, contact Commander, Inter- national Ice Patrol, 1082

Shennecosset Rd., Groton, Conn. 06340.

HHI Wins India Pipeline

Contract

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,

Ltd. (HHI) has won a contract for laying the South Bassein-Hazira trunk pipeline, a crucial part of the multi-million-dollar gas flaring re- duction project in India's western offshore area.

The trunk pipeline reportedly costs $221 million. The pipeline will allow all of the natural gas produced in India's offshore basins to be trans- ported to Hazira in Gujarat, elimi- nating wasteful flaring of a precious natural resource.

The project is expected to be com- pleted before 1995.

Cleveland Gear's Fluid

Strainers Reduce

Maintenance Time

Cleveland Gear Co. offers a new brochure describing its series of manual and motorized Hellan Fluid

Strainers that reduce operating and maintenance time from hours to seconds when compared with bas- ket-type units. Service includes straining fuel oil, lube oil, fresh water, and sea water for cooling, process, waste treatment, fire pre- vention and general industrial ap- plications. Instead of trapping sol- ids in a basket which must then be removed for frequent clean-outs, the

Hellan strainer removes the solids from the flow, without stopping the flow or disassembling the unit.

Manual or automatic, clean-out re- portedly takes about thirty seconds.

Hellan strainers are made in ac- cordance with the codes and stan- dards of: American Bureau of Ship- ping, Underwriters Laboratories,

American Society of Mechanical En- gineers, National Fire Sprinkler As- sociation, and the Fluid Control In- stitute. For more information on obtaining the brochure,

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January, 1994

Shell Puts Saab TankRadar

In Five New VLCCs

The Korean shipyard Daewoo has ordered Saab TankRadar level gaug- ing systems for Shell's five new double-hull VLCCs. The tankers are to be delivered during 1994- 1995.

Including these newbuildings,

Shell now has 21 tankers equipped with Saab's radar level gauges.

For more information on Saab

Marine Electronics,

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Ocean Vision Electronic

Chart System Introduced

Ocean Vision Systems of

Vancouver, Canada recently intro- duced the Ocean Vision Electronic

Chart System, a system the manu- facturer claims has taken the ECDIS technology a step forward. Ocean

Vision Systems reportedly has the capacity to handle enormous amounts of information from a hard drive. The on-screen result: a seam- less chart that can cover areas as large as the entire west coast of

North America, reportedly with flex- ibility and speed.

For additional information on the system from the manufacturer,

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Some are calling it the greatest advance in navigation safety since radar.

ECPINS

The IMO compliant ECPINS (Electronic Chart/Precise

Integrated Navigation System) gives the navigator "own- ship" position twice a second, warns him of dangerous waters ahead and shows continuous information on all fixed and moving radar targets. With ECPINS, he can make the right decisions in stressful situations and navigate safely, particularly in confined waters, in extreme weather and under fog and ice conditions.

CHART DESIGNATOR

PHART DESCRIPTION RANGE FR0M 0WN CHAR DESURIrllO SHIP POSITION TO

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NTENDEU

HEADING

ANTI-GROUNDING

SECTOR

SPOT SOUNDINGS

RELATIVE MOTION

DISTANCE

BETWEEN RANGE

RINGS

PRESENT OWN SHIP

POSITION

PAST TRACK OF

VESSEL (EACH DOT

REPRESENTS A

POSITION, PLOTTED

ONCE EVERY

SECOND

ELECTRONIC CHART / PRECISE INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM

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ECPINS projects an Anti-Grounding Sector ahead of the ship. When the operator inputs a safe depth, both visual and audible alarms will sound in case of shallow waters, or if "above water" chart features, such as rocks, land, piers, etc. are within the sector.

Chart data can be viewed on multiple non-overlapping windows at different range scales and presentation modes. All vital navigation data are summarized in a NAV display window. The system is easily operated via trackball cursor and built-in keypad.

A 24-hour log is kept showing all vital sensor data.

ECPINS complies with all IMO performance standards for ECDIS. The result of over 10 years of research, ECPINS is used by shipping companies, ferries, and the U.S. Si Canadian Coast Guard and Navy. off/ho re /y/tem/ international inc. 19015 36th Ave. West, Suite BC

Lynnwood, WA 98036 USA (206) 670-8400 Fax: (206) 670-0660 63

ECPINS intelligently combines information from a variety of navigational sensors (GPS/DGPS, gyro, log, depth sounder, etc.) and displays "own-ship" position with great clarity on an authorized electronic vector chart. Navigational radar data plus ARPA data from existing bridge radar can be superimposed on the electronic chart display.