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The interior design will be performed by Bauer Interiors of New Orleans. La.

The vessel is 186 ft. long with a beam of 38 ft. and a molded depth of 11.5 ft., and depending on conditions, will have a loaded draft of 8 ft. She will accommo- 14 date 600 passengers plus a crew of 72.

The new vessel will be powered by two

Caterpillar 3508B DIT main engines, which produce 1.100 hp @ 1.800 rpm.

The main engines are coupled to a pair of Twin Disc MG-5301-DC 4. reduction gears with a 6 to 1 ratio. Electric power will be supplied by two Caterpillar 3408

DITA generators, which each produce 370 kW @ 1.800 rpm. Keel Coolers will be provided by R. W. Fernstrum.

Steering & Engine Controls will be

Kobelt, and a 200 hp bow thruster will be supplied by American Bow Thruster.

The vessel is scheduled to be launched

September, 2004 with Delivery sched- uled for December, 2004.

Treasury Changes

Terrorism Risk Insurance

Program

The Treasury Department reminded all participants and observers of the

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program that there will be two important changes in the program's administration in 2004.

As mandated by Congress, beginning on January 1, 2004 and throughout the remainder of 2004, an insurer's deductible will increase from 7 percent to 10 percent of the insurer's direct earned premium over the previous cal- endar year. Second, the "mandatory availability" provisions of the Act will require insurers to continue to make available coverage for certified acts of terrorism for the full annual policy peri- ods of all commercial property and casualty insurance policies that are issued or renewed in 2004. The "make available" requirement under the Act applies to December 31, 2004 while coverage issued as a result of the requirement will extend for the normal annual policy period beyond 2004. As required by the Act, the Treasury

Department will be evaluating whether the "mandatory availability" provisions should be extended for policies that are issued or renewed in 2005.

Kongsberg Launches DPS for Workboat Market

Kongsberg Marine launched the

Compact DP Series from Kongsberg

Maritime. A solution for the smaller ves- sel and operator, it offers a complete DP class 1 solution for dynamically posi- tioned vessels and is designed to meet the requirements of Offshore Service

Vessels and workboats. The system con- sists of two main components, the cPos and cJoy, both of which use Kongsberg

RCU technology, within the (cPos or cJoy) Compact Controller. This forms the heart of the system and is scalable to fit any DP class 1 system.

The controller's main function is to implement DP and joystick control algo- rithms, take actions as to operator com- mands and the information collected and processing from the various sensors in the DP system. These actions are con- verted by the Compact Controller to the signals that operate a vessel's propulsion and thruster systems. The cPos is designed to provide full Auto Position functionality with options for Auto Pilot

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