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allow it to operate with minimal vibra- tion signature. Airborne noise emitted from the gas turbine genset is limited to 90 dBa by the sound attenuated enclo- sure around the gas turbine. Exhaust noise normally requires no silencing.

Reliability/Maintainability

A gas turbine that is readily available for service is crucial in all marine envi- ronments. GE's products are proven, in that the parent aircraft engines from which the LM gas turbines were devel- oped have more than 216 million reli- able operating hours on various aircraft.

For instance, through more than 300 GE

Component Improvement Program ini- tiatives, extensive reliability and main- tainability advancements have been made to the LM2500. This program includes the infusion of advanced mate- rials, coatings, improved bearings and electronic fuel control. A continuous improvement has been demonstrated. In fact, when the LM2500 was introduced almost 25 years ago, the incidence of engine removal was estimated at 5,000 hours. U.S. Navy data shows that the removal interval for earlier versions of the LM2500 exceeds 18,000 hours and the most recent versions exceed 23,000 hours.

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Cygnus Goes Beyond Basic

Cygnus Instruments has revised its

Cygnus 1 Basic Model, which accurate- ly measures ship's hulls, bulkheads, decks and tanks through coatings without including the coat- ing's thick- ness in the measure- ment displayed. The system also mea- sures on rough corroded surfaces with little preparation and requires no grind- ing. New features include operator selection of probe frequency for enhanced measuring, calibration by either known thickness or velocity of sound and automatic or manual "off switch." The model also displays sound velocity setting off the gauge; automatic low battery warning; and an innovative error checking facility for accurate mea- surements.

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McNeece Design

Stresses Security

Two of the cruise industry's most renowned organizations have joined forces to develop Securite One, which will lead to a safe and secure cruise ves- sel. Formulated by John McNeece,

July, 2000 chairman of U.K.-based cruise ship designer McNeece and Brigadier, and

Brian Parritt, chairman of cruise and ship security specialists International

Maritime Security (IMS), the vessel holds the most innovative creativity in shipboard safety and onboard security.

Preliminary developments of Securitie

One came in response to such disaster as the 1985 hijacking of Italian liner

Achille Lauro, as well as a terrorist attack on the Greek ferry City of Poros, which left nine dead and 46 wounded.

To prevent further incidences such as these, IMO and other U.S. directives led a series of maritime security legislation.

Leading this fight is Securite One — a 40,000-grt, 800-capacity high-speed cruise ship designed to meet all threats.

Though not a passenger carrying war- ship, the vessel is designed to meet the needs of all travellers.

Spirit Debuts On Canal

Carnival Cruise Lines' 84,000-ton

Carnival Spirit will launch its inaugural season with a 16-day Panama Canal cruise from Miami to Los Angeles in

April 2001 — subsequent to a special three-day Pacific Coastal cruise from

San Francisco. The line also plans to operate the ship in the fall on a pair of 12-day Hawaii sailings and a 14-day

Panama Canal voyage from San Diego. control and communication cables.

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