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Pilot Vessels Designed

For Anticipated USCG

Regulation Changes

On August 31, a dual christen-ing was held at Worldport LA for the Port's new pilot boats,

Phineas Banning and Stephen M.

White, as each was welcomed into service, after a design process that commenced more than a few years ago, according to Jack Hochadel, vice president of Willard Marine — the yard charged with the vessel construction and outfitting.

The vessels were designed spe- cifically to serve the needs of Los

Angeles Port pilots, whose board- ing area will be extended from three- quarters of a mile to three miles out at sea, under anticipated U.S. Coast

Guard (USCG) regulation changes.

At Los Angeles Harbor, a pilot boards a ships out at sea, and helps steer it past the Los Angeles Lighthouse to its assigned berth in the 7,500-acre

Port. Departing ships also carry pilots, who board while still at berth, and disembark after the vessel is at sea.

C. Raymond Hunt Associates, Inc., of Boston, Mass., designed the ves- sels, based on the requirement for fast, pilot-boarding launches capable of year-round, all-weather operation, with the capacity to maintain speed and provide stable boarding in rough seas. In a recent talk with MR /EN,

Captain Patrick Donahue of

Worldport LA reported on the ves- sels' operation since both were put in service, one in mid-June, and the other during the first week of Au- gust. "They handle better with a little more speed. With the old boats, we had to go slow. Now boarding is possible at eight to ten knots," said

CaptainDonahue.

When asked how the pilot boats will contribute to the overall opera- tion of the Port, he responded, "We can service ships out further and faster. With the old boats, people would stack up. We can now service three or four at a time, and keep them coming."

Phineas Banning and

Stephen M. White Specifications length 52 ft. (15.8 m)

Width 15 ft. (4.5 m)

Depth 4.5 ft. (1.3 m)

Hull 20 degree deadrise deep-V

Maximum speed 27 knots

Service speed 2 knots

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Equipment List

Main engines (2) Detroit Diesels, each rated 530 bhp ..Michigan 32 x 33 Dynaquad

Couplings Detroit Diesel taper fit

Reduction gears Twin Disc MG 511A1.92:1

Engine controls Detroit Diesel DDEC single lever

Shafting 2.5-in. Aquamet 22 H.S. stainless

Bearings B.F. Goodrich Cutless Commander

Radar FurunoRCR-1030

VHF radio (2)FurunoFM-261

Compass Ritchie Magtronic digital display

Pumps Jabsco

Lferafls Viking 10-person 10 DX

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