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in engine setting and deliver lower fuel consumption, lower minimum running speeds, smokeless operation at all run- ning speeds, and better control of other exhaust emissions. Two six-cylinder engines were involved in the tests at

Diesel United's works in Aioi, Japan, each with a contracted maximum contin- uous power of 9,720 kW at 124 rpm.

The first engine completed its official shop tests on July 21, 2005.

The second engine completed its offi- cial shop test on August 13, 2005. In the presence of representatives from the principal classification societies, it also successfully passed the type approval tests for Sulzer RT-flex50 engines and for the WECS-9520 electronic control system which is now incorporated in

Sulzer RT-flex engines.

The first 6-cylinder Sulzer RT-flex50 engine is for export to Korea for a 37,000 dwt product tanker under con- struction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

Co. Ltd. (HMD). The second 6-cylinder

RT-flex50 engine will be delivered to

Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in the People's Republic of China for installation in a 19,625 dwt cargo vessel.

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LM6000 Gas Turbine

Passes Test

GE Transportation announced that an LM6000 aeroderivative gas tur- bine recently completed the 500- hour power generation phase of endurance testing towards American

Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certifica- tion. GE is seeking ABS certifica- tion to the Steel Vessel and the new

Naval Vessel Rules for its LM6000.

GE plans to certify the LM6000 at a power level greater than 36 MW based on U.S. Navy standard day conditions (100 o

F). The 500-hour mechanical drive portion of testing will follow shortly, with GE on schedule to receive ABS certifica- tion in 2006.

The LM6000 being used in the

ABS qualification test is a standard production LM6000PC liquid fuel engine, with no modifications required to meet ABS Naval Vessel

Rules requirements. "By obtaining ABS certification, the LM6000 will be ideally suited for a number of the U.S. Navy's next-generation programs that require electric and mechanical drive service, such as the U.S.

Navy's DD(X) and LCS programs," said Karl Matson, general manager of GE Transportation's marine busi- ness, Evendale, Ohio.

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The New York City Department of Transportation’s Staten Island Ferry Division seeks candidates for the following positions:

DECKHANDS: Salary $37,342. Operate gates, gangplanks, aprons and bridges; handle lines; assist passengers; clean vessels; act as a lookout; operate fire- fighting equipment; participate in fire and lifeboat drills;

QUALIFICATIONS: 2 years of full-time satisfactory experience as a deckhand acquired within the last 10 years. City residence required within 90 days of appointment.

MATES: Salary $42,978. Responsibilities include Deckhand assignments and instructions; oversees embarking and disembarkment of passengers; partici- pates in fire, lifeboat and emergency drills; assumes responsibility for the safe- ty and care of floating property of the Department of Transportation; prepares accident reports, maintains records and makes reports as necessary; performs related duties.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must possess a valid U.S. Coast Guard license as Inland Mate of Steam and Motor Vessels of any Gross Tons, or higher, with an endorsement as Radar Observer and three years experience as deckhand.

License must be kept for duration of employment. No City residency required.

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