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In the interest of improved safe- ty, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced a proposal on July 12 focused on tightening licensing and manning on towing vessels. The proposal would create new licenses with additional levels of qualifica- tions, calls for enhanced training and more operating experience and requires practical demonstrations of towing skills. The rulemaking stems from findings of the investi- gation into the AMTRAK rail dis- aster that claimed 47 lives near

Mobile, Ala., in September 1993.

The USCG concluded that improvements in licensing, train- ing and qualifications of towing vessel officers could reduce the number of marine accidents associ- ated with these vessels.

According to USCG officials, the proposal resulted from an exten- sive, cooperative effort with repre- sentatives of the towing industry.

The proposal was published in the

Federal Register on June 19 as a notice of proposed rulemaking.

Written comments must be received before Oct. 17 and should be addressed to the Executive

Secretary, Marine Safety Council, (G-LRA/3406), Docket #94-055,

USCG Headquarters, 2100 Second

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Written comments may be delivered between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday to

Room 3406 at the same address.

For additional information or copies of the notice, interested per- sons should call Lt. Cmdr. Don

Darcy, project manager, Office of

Environmental Standards, at (202) 267-0221, or fax a message to him at (202) 267-4570.

Power Alliance Wins DARPA

Contract

On July 11, an alliance consist- ing of Lockheed Martin, Ingalls

Shipbuilding and Newport News

Shipbuilding was awarded a $1- million contract by the Defense

August, 1996

TECHCRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. IS THE EXCLUSIVE WORLDWIDE MARKETING

COMPANY FOR EBI MARINE CRANES

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: (504) 882-3200 OR FAX: (504) 882-3322

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USCG Publishes Proposed

Rulemaking For Towing

Vessels

Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Navy to pro- vide initial design concepts for the

Arsenal Ship program. The team will reportedly be led in the initial phases by Lockheed Martin

Government Electronic Systems, of

Moorestown, N.J.

This contract is the first element of a six-phase program, which is planned to ultimately include con- struction of arsenal ships — float- ing missile batteries with as many as 500 vertical launch missiles that could be directed against mul- tiple threats from another ship, from aircraft, or from land-based control sites. Ship design plans call for the incorporation of stealth technology for improved surviv- ability, and highly automated con- trol systems for reduced crew lev- els and lower operating costs.

EBI MARINE CRANES

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