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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

LR: A Register For The Millennium

The register book is at the heart of LR, and its evolution can be traced back to

LR's earliest beginnings. Today's three volume Register of Ships, containing 5,700 pages with data on 85,000 self- propelled merchant ships of 100 gt and above, irrespective of their classification society, is the descendant of a clever marketing ploy invented by Edward

Lloyd, who ran a coffee shop in the City of London in the 18th Century. Lloyd attracted the custom of important ship- ping businessmen of the day, providing them with shipping information by means of announcements made by a ser- vant from a pulpit.

LR has now launched the Register

Books on CD-ROM. Although the for- mat of the LR register book has changed over the years, the aim behind it ~ the provision of accurate and up-to-date

All the boats in the Whitbread Around the World Race 1997/98 have chosen

Inmarsat terminals from Nera to keep in touch with the rest of the world du- ring this extremely tough regatta.

Nera's well-tested Saturn B and

Saturn C terminals ensure the participants standard phone connecti- ons, fax, e-mail and video recording transmission.

By the end of 1997 Nera had delivered nearly 2 000 B Marine ter- minals, which represents a market share of more than 40 percent.

Nera Satcom AS

P.O. Box 91, N-1361 Billingstad, Norway

Tel: +47 67 24 47 00, Fax: +47 67 24 46 21

Homepage: http://www.nera.no

During the autumn of 1997, Nera introduced a new satellite station which is well suited for small crafts and pleasure boats, but also ideal as relief or back-up for larger commerci- al vessels or passenger ships. The

Nera WorldPhone Marine is small, light, easy to use and install, and abo- ve all, affordable.

All Nera Inmarsat terminals are at the cutting edge of operational safety and connection quality.

Nera are the world's leading supplier of Inmarsat stations, with a worldwide service network of subsi- diaries and agents.

OFFICIAL SUPPLIER OF

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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Changing the way you communicate information on merchant shipping — has remained the same for more than two centuries.

Today, LR has 36 editorial staff dedi- cated to looking after marine informa- tion in the world, and the world's largest maritime database. Each ship is identi- fied by a unique LR number, and in 1996 IMO adopted these LR numbers for its international identification sys- tem. Since that time, all merchant ships of 100 gt and above are required to carry the LR number aboard, for identifica- tion by Port State Authorities. LR runs a service providing information about vessel identification, and in the last 10 years it has received around 20,000 queries. By introducing register books on CD-ROM, LR is combining the integrity and accuracy of the informa- tion with the flexibility and speed of modern technology. So far, three pack- ages and two add-ons are available: • Shipfinder - an index to the Register of Ships • The Register of Ships on CD-ROM - fully integrated databases of the

Register of Ships and List of

Shipowners, with added search, query and report-building functionalities. • The Ultimate Guide to Ships - an integrated suite of publications includ- ing the Register of Ships, List of

Shipowners, Register of International

Shipowning Groups and Register of

International Ship Managers.

Subscribers to the latter two products also receive: • Ship and company history: (histori- cal details over the past five years) • New construction: details of ships pro- jected, on order and under construction.

The Register of Ships on CD-ROM and Ultimate Guide to Ships are updat- ed every quarter with a new CD, and from spring 1999, LR will supply week- ly updates via the Internet.

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LR Issues Version 3 Of Service

Craft Software

Lloyd's Register (LR) has just issued the latest version of its Special Service

Craft Rules software.

Version 3 of the software, part of LR's

Rules and Regulations for the

Construction of Special Service Craft (SSC) package, is designed to simplify and speed up the design approval and verification process. It includes tools covering the design approval of main and auxiliary machinery, gearing and shafting arrangements against LR's

Rule requirements. It also covers the analysis of rudders, midship section modulus, anchoring and mooring equip- ment requirements.

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