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February 1, 2004. Remember, we do not yet know exactly what the requirements will be and will not know until the regulations are published.

MR/EN: What domestic vessels and port facilities will be significantly impacted by the new rules?

Havnen: Domestic towing vessels will require secu-

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MR/EN: How is your organization particularly well qualified to put on seminars on these subjects?

Havnen: Pat Touehard and I are the lead presenters.

Pat Touehard is extraordinarily qualified to speak on the subject. After service in the U.S. Marine Corps, he worked for over 20 years with the Louisiana State

Police. Touehard is a former SWAT Team Leader and retired as the Commander of the HAZMAT Response

Team. He now has his own company and is a recog- nized expert in HAZMAT incident response and secu- rity matters.

He is also a member of the Louisiana Chemical

Incident Advisory Committee and is active in the chemical and maritime communities.

I spent 20 years in the Coast Guard after graduating from the federal maritime academy at Kings Point,

New York, 18 years of which was in marine inspection with two years aboard a Coast Guard cutter as

Engineering Officer. After the Coast Guard, I spent four years as a Vice President of the Offshore Marine

Service Association (OMSA), a trade association rep- resenting the interests of the offshore oil support vessel industry. Much of my time was spent dealing with the

Coast Guard. This background gives me a good foun- dation to understand the Coast Guard mind set and understand the basis of Coast Guard concerns.

Remember, our seminars are to help certain people deal with this new set of regulations. Those persons who find themselves involved with the ISPS, MTSA, (and the rest of the new alphabet soup) should be sure to attend.

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About the Author

Charley Havnen is a Commander USCG Ret. His organiza- tion can help you with your vessel construction project, reg- ulatory problems, vessel manning issues, procedure manuals, accident analysis or serve as an expert witness. His organi- zation can do what you can't or don't want to do, and are online at http://www.havnengroup.com. He can also be reached by contacting the Havnen Group in New Orleans: (800) 493-3883 or (504) 394-8933, fax: (504) 394-8869.

SENESCO Christens Double-Hulled

Liquid Fuel Barge

The Southeastern New England Shipbuilding

Corporation (SENESCO) has christened another 80,000-barrel, double-hulled liquid fuel barge.

After a ceremony at SENESCO's Quonset Point, R.I. headquarters, the Leo was ready to set sail for its Gulf

Coast destination. The Leo was built for the Hawaiian

Inter Island Towing company, which will lease the ves- sel to Sirrius Maritime of Seattle, Wash. Sirrius will then use the barge to carry fuel oil and other liquid cargo in the Gulf Coast.

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