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WORKBOATS (Continued from page 67) assist and escort services to tankers and bulk carriers. With stricter regulations and corre- spondingly high fines associated with the illegal discharge of pollu- tants into the water, owners will undoubtedly place more emphasis on obtaining workboat contracts. "Workboats will be more heavily relied upon. You are going to need much better equipment to handle tankers and bulk carriers," stated

Mr. Cole, who added that in the

U.S., concern about spill preven- tion "brought tractor tugs into prominence."

He continued, saying: "Oil com- panies and tanker owners like them (workboats) in case of any- thing going wrong with the tankers." This statement sums up the indispensability of workboat applications, made apparent by their capacity for performing a variety of functions, as well as by the relatively low cost associated with building new vessels equipped with the latest technolog- ical offerings. Workboats not only absorb innovations readily, but provide the rest of the fleets with services that contribute to the overall smoothness of shipping operations.

Art Anderson Completes

Patrol Boat Design Package

Washington-based naval archi- tect Greg Hughes at Art

Anderson Associates has complet- ed a 40-ft. (12.1 m) patrol boat con- tract design package for a private client. The vessel is designed of rugged aluminum, and is equipped with one firefighting engine as well as twin Caterpillar 3176B engines rated at 600 hp each, providing a top speed of 33 knots. The propul- sion engines and firefighting engine are identical and inter- changeable. The design is unique in that it is designed for both patrol and rescue operations, as well as heavy duty firefighting.

The vessel is designed with a flush cockpit hatch over the entire machinery space to facilitate main- tainability of the engines. The aft deck is suitable for rescue opera- tions with the deck only 12 inches above the water, and a 6-ft. wide transom door. The vessel is designed for heavy duty pulling and pushing with push knees at the bow, rub rails all around, and a 10,000 lb. safe working load tow bitt, and a 1,000 lb. removable A- frame davit over the transom.

Art Anderson Associates, Bre- merton, Wash., provides naval architecture services, as well as marine design, waterborne transit, engineering, and construction management services.

For more information on

Art Anderson Associates

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November, 1995

ABS Approves Nylatron

Sheaves For Marine Use

ABS Americas, a division of the

American Bureau of Shipping, approved Nylatron GSM cast nylon sheaves made by Polymer Corp.

The ABS Type Approval covers

Nylatron GSM wire rope cable sheaves for use in marine mobile and fixed cranes, as well as derrick booms and elevators. Polymer makes Nylatron GSM sheaves with diameters ranging from 3 to 100 in. Nylatron GSM sheaves are available from American

Industrial Plastics, Polymer's authorized representative.

For more information on Polymer Corp.

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Voith Water Tractor

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In harbour - at sea - for tanker escort.

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