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4 MARITIME REPORTER & ENGINEERING NEWS ? MAY 2013 PUBLISHERSJohn E. O?MalleyJohn C. O?Malley  jomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & EditorGregory R Trauthwein  trauthwein@marinelink.com Contributing Editors Dennis L. Bryant Edward Lundquist Correspondents Joseph Fonseca, India Greg Knowler, China Claudio Pashoa, Brazil Peter Pospiech, Germany Editorial Consultant James R. McCaul President, International Maritime Assoc. Web Editor Eric Haun  haun@marinelink.comPRODUCTION Production Manager Irina Tabakina  tabakina@marinelink.comCORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Esther Rothenberger  rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O?Malley  momalley@marinelink.com Manager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfern  jredfern@marinelink.com Manager, Information Vladimir Bibik  bibik@marinelink.com Technology Services CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey  mrcirc@marinelink.comSALESVice President of Sales & MarketingRob Howard  howard@marinelink.comNational Sales Manager Terry Breese  breese@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414 Sales Representatives Lucia Annunziata  annunziata@marinelink.com - Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 Frank Covella  covella@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 732-1659; Fax: (561) 732-8063 Mitch Engel  engel@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 732-0312; Fax: (561) 732-8063 Mike Kozlowski  kozlowski@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 733-2477; Fax: (561) 732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein  dtrauthwein@marinelink.com - Tel: (631) 472-2715; Fax: (631) 868-3575 Jean Vertucci  vertucci@marinelink.com - Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 Sales Administration Rhoda Morgan  morgan@marinelink.com & Of ce Manager Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard  mhoward@marinelink.com Classi ed Sales Manager Dale Barnett  barnett@marinelink.com Scandinavia Roland Persson  roland@orn.nu Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden Tel: +46 411-184 00 ; Fax: +46 411 105 31 Western Europe Uwe Riemeyer  riemeyer@intermediapartners.de Tel: +49 202 27169 0 ; Fax: +49 202 27169 20 United Kingdom Paul Barrett  ieaco@aol.com Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK Tel: +44 1268 711560 M: +44 7778 357722 ; Fax: +44 1268 711567 Japan Katsuhiro Ishii  amskatsu@dream.com Ace Media Service Inc., 12-6, 4-chome, Nishiike, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan Tel: +81 3 5691 3335 ; Fax: +81 3 5691 3336 Korea Jo, Young Sang  biscim.co.kr Business Communications Inc., Rm 1232, Gwanghwamoon Of cia Bldg., 163, 1-Ga, Shinmoon-Ro, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea 110-999 Tel: +82 2 739 7840 ; Fax: +82 2 732 3662 www.marinelink.com Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. MemberNEW YORK118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700  Fax: (212) 254-6271 e-mail: mren@marinelink.comWeb: www.marinelink.com FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 CONTENTSENERGY TRANSPORT 12 ESCORT TUGS IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY A challenging environment for the heartiest boat and crew. By Captain Trevor Bozina LEGAL BEAT 14 SLIPPERY SLOPE OR STEEP CLIFF? Bewildering Washington actions and their meaning to you.By Joan Bondareff GOVERNMENT UPDATE 18 REBUILDING PRESUMPTION OF PREEMPTION Federal preemption is critical to seamless maritime mattersBy Dennis BryantTRAINING & EDUCATION 20 GET ON BOARD TO ELECTRICAL SAFETY Safe electrical practices is critical for all in the shipyard.By Timothy L. GauthierFAST CRAFT 22 HUMAN SYSTEM INTEGRATION Keeping crew safe is paramount on high-speed small boats.By John Haynes12145626MR #5 (1-9).indd 4MR #5 (1-9).indd 45/2/2013 2:11:28 PM5/2/2013 2:11:28 PM