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Low-Cost Training For STCW

Compliance

PC Maritime offers a new suite of engineering training product developed to meet STCW 95 Sections A-1/12 and

B-l/12, and ISM Code Sections 6 and 8.

The PC-based products are designed to deliver effective training at low cost, and to provide the tools to assess and docu- ment the competence of personnel. The programs are self-installing and designed to be easy to use in Windows 95/98/NT environments. The range cov- ers basic cadet training up to mini full- mission engine room simulation.

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CMR Extends Expertise To U.S.

CMR Schroeder LLC has joined

CMR, an international group of compa- nies based in France and known for its expertise in instrumentation and engine controls.

CMR Schroeder LLC is now the design, sales, manufacturing and service location for CMR in North and South

America. Since 1959, CMR has been a leader in the design and manufacture of sensors, pre-engineered conduit, moni- toring, alarm and control systems for the marine industry.

CMR has designed a range of state-of- the-art products, including sensors for measuring exhaust gas, combustion, bearing and fluid temperature; integrat- ed, bolt-on, purpose-engineered con- duit/cable systems; local and remote instrument and control panels; digital and analog alarms; and microprocessor- based control systems.

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Steerprop Offers Azimuth

Propulsors

Steerprop Ltd. began operation in Sep- tember 2000, and is a company created to market, sell, design, engineer, supply, and service azimuth propulsion units globally, for maritime as well as off- shore oil and gas industries.

The strategic objective of the company is to develop a superior life cycle econo- my and availability of azimuth propul- sors. The design and engineering team engaged in the task has obtained the necessary skills and expertise during a long service in the azimuth propulsor industry.

The team has expertise in mechanical and electric engineering, electronics, naval architecture and hydrodynamics.

It offers a product with a power range from 800 kW to 6000 kW and propeller diameters from 1.5 to 4.5 meters.

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JRC IBS Displayed At Workboat

JRC displayed a full-integrated bridge system at the Fish Expo/Workboat

Northwest Show in Seattle and at the

Workboat Show in New Orleans this past December. The company also plans to present the system at the Miami Boat

Show in February.

The systems include radar/ARPA,

ECDIS and IRCS systems, designed to provide centralized information man- agement, target tracking, navigation, communications, collision avoidance and grounding prevention. JRC is also exhibiting a full range of electronic products for workboats and fishing ves- sels.

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Boatracs Launches VComm IP

While not monitoring and control per se, the new Mini-M Optimizer, VComm IP from Boatracs — a business unit of Advanced Remote Communication Solutions — is designed to enable boat owners and operators as never before. Launched in early

December in New Orleans, the VComm IP suite of communication and position- reporting software, along with Boatracs' 24/7/365 Network Operations Center, auto- mates and manages data queuing and scheduling, transmission and provides fleet tracking information for the maritime fleet operator via the internet. The new pack- age consists of three components: VComm IP Vessel, VComm IP Office and

VComm IP Server. The first two are installed on a customer's vessel and in the cus- tomer's home office, respectively. The third component operators in Boatracs' NOC and provides overall system control and management. In essence, the new system helps users to optimize their Mini-M usage by providing the ability to automatically transmit data as well as message and send vessel position information to the home office. "The major advantage of VComm IP is its unique ability to reduce the cost of sending data files," said Charles J. Drobny, Jr., COO of Boatracs. "VComm IP allows users to make the most of available bandwidth by transforming Mini-M into a store-and-forward message and file transfer medium."

Boatracs is partnering with Station 12 to deliver airtime service to its customers that operate fleets internationally.

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