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SNAME/SSC To Hold Ninth

Symposium

On November 18-20, 1996, the

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers (SNAME) and interagency Ship Structure

Committee (SSC) will co-sponsor a joint symposium called Human and Organizational Error in

Marine Structures: A Quest for

Quality in Design, Construction and Maintenance. The symposium is scheduled to be held at the

Sheraton National Hotel in

Arlington,Va.

As in the past, the symposium is intended to provide a wide sam- pling of recent research in the field of ship structures, much of which has been sponsored by SSC and

SNAME. Topics of the papers to be presented include safety and risk management, inspection and oper- ations, quality and reliability, and case studies on errors in marine structures. These papers will reportedly provide the field with readily usable tools for improving productivity and safety.

This is the ninth such symposium cooperatively sponsored by the

Hull Structure Committee of

SNAME and SSC. The SSC mem- ber agencies include the American

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Enviro Response Introduces

Fuel Mag To U.S. Market

De-Bug USA, a division of Enviro

Response Products, Inc., which manufactures and markets

Magnetic Fuel Conditioners (MFCs), has signed a distribution agreement with Fuel Mag

International of New Zealand to be the exclusive North and South

American distributor for the Fuel

Mag line of fuel decontamination devices. The new products repre- sent the next generation of MFCs, and will reportedly enhance the company's existing line of fuel decontamination units currently marketed to commercial, military and recreational marine markets, as well as trucking and transporta- tion markets to eliminate the prob- lem of microbial contamination in diesel fuel in storage tanks and engine applications. The initial unit in the series is the LG-X400, designed for installation in engines of up to 400 hp with fuel line sizes of 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2, and fuel flow rates of up to 90 gallons per hour.

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ERL Offers Equipment Guide

ERL Marine Products, New

Albany, Ind., manufacturer of liq- uid level gauges, sight glasses, P-V valves and related vapor equip- ment for tank barges, is offering a 160-page tank barge equipment guide. The ERL catalog includes excerpts from the Code of Federal

Regulations, as well as vessel equipment installation diagrams and photographs. Also included is information on liquid cargo grades, conversion factors, a comprehen- sive glossary and a pictorial index.

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William Drury Introduces

Damage Control Kit

The William Drury Company, located in Tacoma, Wash., has introduced a damage control kit for commercial vessels. The unit pro- vides readily available and easily transportable equipment for assisting repair crews in emer- gency situations. When a valve blows, a pipe springs a leak or something breaks, this kit can reportedly assist in making tempo- rary repairs and possibly save ves- sels from total disaster.

For more information

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