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exports. The objective will be to obtain their cooperation in proper loading/unloading practices, espe- cially recognizing the crucial coop- eration between ships' staff and loading terminal personnel, which is necessary for avoiding the risks of damaging stresses during ship loading and discharging.

FOUR: Council has tasked an

IACS working party to complete its work on defining enhanced design strength criteria for new ships.

This includes research in prepara- tion for introducing new or revised

IACS Unified Requirements on longitudinal strength and double- bottom strength in hold flooded condition; strength or watertight transverse corrugated bulkheads; the robustness of side shell and side frame structures; and the robustness and reliability of hatch covers in heavy weather. The plan is to complete a comprehensive and integrated set of IACS require- ments for adoption no later than

July 1, 1997, which will apply to new ships contracted for construc- tion on or after July 1, 1998.

FIVE: IACS members are devel- oping measures which, if complied with, would enable the transverse watertight bulkhead boundaries of cargo holds of existing bulk carri- ers of 492 ft. (150 m) and above to withstand flooding of any cargo hold in all permissable conditions of loading, taking into account dynamic effects resulting from the presence of water in the hold.

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Rapp Bomek Profits From

FPSO Upturn

Supplying fire doors for floating production storage offloading (FPSO) units is a growing market for Norway's Rapp Bomek. With an estimated 60 new FPSOs com- ing online by the turn of the centu- ry, Rapp Bomek sees it as an expansion market. "This is defi- nitely an area we focus on," said

Tore Torrissen, Sales manager.

To date, Rapp Bomek has supplied exterior fire doors for six FPSOs.

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LNG FPSO Offers Latest In

Tank Technology

The SPB LNG floating produc- tion storage offloading (FPSO) from Japan's IHI offers many oper- ational advantages, particularly the SPB tank, which is a self-sup- porting, prismatic-shape, IMO type B tank. Among its many advantages, the SPB tank provides for a flat upper deck, allowing plants, loading stations, deck- house, mooring fittings and other

August, 1996 e your siness equipment to be arranged freely.

In addition, the tank shape and size is flexible, helping to reduce hull dimensions and cost.

Also, the LNG tanks are con- structed in a manner similar to that used for hull construction, and bear higher positive/negative pres- sures, which enable simple control and safe operation.

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IHI FPSO design

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Red Fox Sanitation Device

Installed On Mexican Fleet

A final shipment of marine sani- tation devices (MSD) has left Red

Fox Environmental Services facili- ties in Lafayette, La., for multiple ports in Mexico. Thus far, one hun- dred vessels have reportedly been outfitted with Red Fox MSDs. In addition, six land facilities have also been equipped with 20,000 gallon per day sewage treatment plants, including one system at the

Mexican Navy School in Veracruz.

Mexican Navy facilities perform- ing the MSD installation include

Veracruz, Tampico, Guayamas,

Coatzcoaloos, Ensenada, Salina

Cruz, Chetumal and Acapulco.

The project began when Mexican

Radm. Miguel Hernandez

Garcia was in charge of

Maintenance and Engineering.

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