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FAST FERRY &

COMMERCIAL

CRAFT SHOW

SHANGHAI 13th - 16th APRIL 1997

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SELL INTO ONE OF THE MOST

RAPIDLY EXPANDING MARINE MARKETS IN THE WORLD

A few facts - China's 109,000km of navigable waterways and extensive coastline are main arteries of communication utilising every sort of ferry, workboat and commercial craft.

China is the single largest market in the world for

Fast Ferries and their fishing fleet numbers over 300,000. The rapid growth in China's economy has created demands for new equipment and technology that cannot be satisfied from the domestic market.

The exhibition will run in conjunction with the already successful China International Boat Show organised by Proshow UK and is designed as a showcase for Builders, Manufacturers and Distributors of all types of commercial craft and equipment. 1

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Fax:+44(0)171 352 0818 capacity increased from 80 to 130 gallons while still maintaining its compact size as much as was possible. These changes were undertaken specifically with oil tanker and general ship cleaning in mind.

Mr. Hobbs said, "I was hoping to achieve up to a 40 percent improvement with the new design."

He was pleased to hear machine operator reports that doubled the design's efficiency level.

The arrival of this new machine — designated the Airloader PD4x4 (500) — aboard Skua

Venture has been very timely as it coincides with

Skua's 20-year survey, which includes systemat- ic cleaning of all tanks so that Lloyd's surveyors can inspect the hull plates and structure.

The Airloader Pump's ability to suck these areas spotlessly clean is making this undertak- ing far easier. The fact that this material (pre- viously considered unpumpable as is/where is) stays onboard and can now be transferred from tank to tank means that all tanks in the ship can be surveyed, and the full scope of work estimat- ed before the future of the vessel is decided and it goes into port for repairs.

BHP Petroleum is considering making the

Airloader PD4x4 (500) Pump a semi-permanent fixture onboard Jabiru Venture, at least in terms of installing an air compressor large enough to power it and getting away from dependency on mobile air compressors. "We would hope that the new Airloader PD4x4 (500) Pump would be of particular interest to many people associated with the oil industry, whether land-based or offshore," said Mr.

Hobbs. He added: "It could certainly be put to good use by the shipyard that eventually has to remove the material remaining onboard Skua

Venture."

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BV Launches Simplified

Condition Assessment

Program

Bureau Veritas (BV) has introduced a con- dition assessment program designed to rate existing ships to the same standards as the harmonized system agreed to by ABS, DNV and Lloyd's Register. "Our new Harmonized Condition

Assessment Program (HCAP) gives identical ratings and covers a similar scope of work to the harmonized schemes introduced by other societies recently," said Gilberto Chaves, director of Ships in Service for BV. "We will continue to offer owners our Program for

Condition Assessment Survey (PCAS), which takes a deeper look at the vessel and its machinery," added the executive.

BVs HCAP will take into account hull thickness measurements, testing and inspec- tion of hull fittings and an overall survey of machinery and electrical installations.

Vessels will then be rated on a scale of one to four, with one being the highest rating.

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