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Maritrans Safety Program

Specifies Flotation Coats

Maritrans, one of the largest in- dependent domestic transporters of petroleum products, recently awarded its Eastern Division Tug and Barge employees with Stearns' flotation vests as part of the company's new Safety Award Pro- gram.

The program was designed by the tug crew employees, who formed a corrective action team to address and promote safety on the job. Based on past safety performance, the com- mittee of seagoing and shoreside support personnel addressed the frequency and severity of injuries on the job and the dollar cost, then set goals to meet a new safety crite- ria. The committee chose to award

Stearns Flotation coats if the top goals were met.

According to committee member

Tom Colgan, the safety award pro- gram was designed to be more dedi- cated in promoting continuous safety awareness on the job. The flotation coats were chosen as an incentive award because employees can wear them on the job for both warmth and flotation protection. Approxi- mately 240 employees received the coats.

Maritrans Upgrades To DGPS/

Ground Guard™ Technology

Maritrans has completed a fleetwide DGPS/Ground Guard™ upgrade program with Electronic

Marine Systems, Inc. of Rah way,

N.J. Over the past 18 months,

Maritrans embarked on a fleetwide program to upgrade from Global

Positioning Systems (GPS) to Dif- ferential GPS (DGPS) with passive grounding prevention called Ground

Guard. It provides an automatic safety zone ahead of the vessel which protects against high bottom, rocks and historical grounding sites. (For more information on DGPS, turn to editorial on page 38.)

The system also does precise 3.3- ft. (1-m) navigation and is a com- plete voyage recorder. The Ground

Guard technology is used by the

U.S. Coast Guard and major oil com- panies. It is also ADS compliant for

Valdez, Alaska. The system is called the DGPS/Navigator and is supplied with a comprehensive crew train- ing program.

For more information on Stearns Mfg.

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For more information on Ground Guard

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Holland America Pioneers

Cruise Training Program

Officers of the seven Holland

America Line cruise ships will par- ticipate in a special training pro- gram conducted by MarineSafety

International in Rotterdam, The

Netherlands. More than one hun- dred officers will be trained. The goal is increased safety of ship op- 52 erations.

The course will consist of semi- nars on subjects such as situational awareness, passage planning, er- ror-chain analysis, communications and teamwork closely coupled to simulator exercises. The exercises are conducted in state-of-the-art, full mission bridge simulators, equipped with the latest in radar, navigational devices and ship con- trols. The simulator allows officers to practice the new techniques and demonstrate their efficiency under realistic, stressful environmental and operational conditions. The bridge teams' relationship with a harbor pilot will also be studied and a working pilot will be brought in for the simulator session.

A precise computer response model of the 704-ft. (214.6-m) cruise shipNoordam and geographic data- bases that include areas where Hol- land America Line ships operate will be used in the simulator.

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Nova Marine Introduces

Lightweight, Rugged SART

Nova Marine has introduced the new RT600 SART, which employs state-of-the-art technology and com- plies with IMO resolution A694 (17) and 697 (17).

A SART is easily installed on a bulkhead and simply removed for carrying to a liferaft. The SART responds to the radar signal of any vessel in a five-mile range and sends

Talk to me.

You have my undivided attention.

Crowley Marine Services is making customer satisfaction top priority We're launching a whole new era of listening, learning and changing-to put your needs first.

For example, we're embarking on a major building program that will put state-of-the-art, double-hulled petroleum vessels and new tractor tugs at your disposal. We're dedicating specific vessels to specific services to make sure the right equipment is on your job. And we've completely revamped our contract approach-with a whole new contract staff-to make the process quicker, and more customer friendly

So talk to me: How can we make it easier to do business with CMS? Jot down your thoughts on the opposite page and fax them to me. I'll read and respond to every single one.

I don't promise perfection overnight. But 1 will promise you we'll be listening, learning, and changing to make CMS service the best in the business.

Sincerely,

Brent Stienecker

President, CMS, Inc.

CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES, INC.

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