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AND IMMEDIATE DANGER. separated from bracket, EPIRB will activate via water sensor. exam. Now the USCG is allowing an option: candidates may demon- strate on-the-job skills on a simula- tor during a two-week course that replaces parts of the written exam with simulator-based testing.

SIMSHIP Corp., a marine con- sulting and training firm in

Northport, N.Y., developed the course for RTM Star (Simulation

Training and Research) Center in

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The first Master Level Profi- ciency Course and examination was held last month at the RTM STAR

Center. Candidates for the Unlim- ited Master's License are required to show their competence on a full mission bridge simulator. Hands- on proficiency tests demonstrating skills in shiphandling, emergency response, rules of the road and bridge management procedures will be based on a series of structured simulator exercises.

The USCG's overall objective in approving simulator testing is to affirm that licensed candidates can indeed perform their responsibili- ties according to accepted stan- dards. "Increased safety on the high seas, in harbors and inland water- ways is the driving force behind this change in mariner licensing procedures," said Harry Crooks, director of STAR programs. "We don't believe that a mariner's skills can be properly evaluated by just paper and pencil testing. An exam that includes simulation testing sets a higher standard for the Unlim- ited Master's License and means increased protection of life, prop- erty and the environment."

For more information on the course

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The latest developments in the ruise business show increasing assenger capacity, and that means 'ncreasing need for tender, life sav- ng and rescue boats. In order to ulfill the requirements of the mar- et, Fassmer Shipyard has com- leted its program, with the follow- ng special types of boats: partially enclosed lifesaving boat ype SEL 10.5 new tender boat/lifeboat type SEL- 11.0 - 12.0 ompact lifesaving and rescue boat e CLR 7.2/8.5 these newly constructed successfully approved boats, of the design results achieved j reduction of boat dimensions; ning the 150-person passen- apacity; reduction of boat t using high-quality GRP reinforced plastic) in a hand system; and simple and safe ng of the boat, e than 70 of the new boats lready been delivered, in- orders for two cruise liners g at Kvaerner Masa-Yards; 1995 for two TT-Line ferries under con- struction at Finnyards; two Magna

Holding ferries building at Schichau

Seebeckwerft; a ferry for an Irish owner building at Van der Giessen- de Noord; a cruise liner for SNCM building at Chantiers de l'Atlantique; a cruise liner for DSR building at

Kvaerner's Turku yard; and two combi vessels under construction at

MTW.

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Stolt-Nielsen 1994 Results

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Stolt-Nielsen SA reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended

Nov. 30, 1994. Net income for the quarter was $3.9 million ($0.13 per share) on net operating revenue of $270.2 million, compared to net in- come of $4 million ($0.14/share) on net operating revenue of $243.3 million for the same three-month period in 1993. Net income for the twelve months ended Nov. 30, 1994 was $39 million ($1.31/share) on net operating revenue of $1,078 billion.

For 1993, net income was $7.1 mil- lion ($0.24/ share) on net operating revenue of $1.107 million. The 1993 figures included a gain of $14.8 mil- lion ($0.5/share), resulting from the initial public offering of Stolt Comex

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SA's units include Stolt Parcel Tank- ers, Stolt Tank Containers,

Stolthaven Terminals, Stolt Comex

Seaway and Stolt Sea Farm.

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