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POWER PUMPING

The Sea Skipper Range

Australian Pump, based in Sydney, offers a range of high pressure, seawater compatible ? re pumps called the ‘Sea Skipper’ range, each with a new high pressure 3-in. pump powered by a Yanmar 10- hp electric start diesel engine. “The most important thing about this development is the ability of the pump to produce the high volumes of water at high pressure.” said John Hales, Aussie’s Chief Engineer.

For example, the pump can deliver 40 gpm at 80 meters head (105 psi). The pump can also be used as a salvage pump with ? ows of up to 120 gpm at 20 metrs head. Self priming in design, the 3-in. twin impeller pump owes its unique capacity to the pump’s hydraulics. “When we designed this pump, we started out with a 3” high volume design and then worked on changing the con? guration on the inter- nals into a high pressure performance as well,” said Hales.

The machine’s compatibility to saltwater is a simple solution. Im- pellers and volutes are manufactured from bronze, whilst the body of the pump and other key components are marine grade alumini- um, coated with a seawater resistant epoxy coating both inside and out. The pump also is ? tted with a sacri? cial anode and stainless steel fasteners throughout.

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ITALIAN INVENTION

Shipboard FiFi Training Tool

A pair of Italian ? re? ghters have devised an innovative tool for use in shipboard ? re? ghting training. “One of the most dif? cult situations

Innovation | Safety | Performance for shipboard ? re teams during shipboard ? re is handling the hose line, advancing and retreating, especially in gas cooling operations,” said LT Francesco Cecconetto of his and Battalion Chief Luca Beltra-

REGULATORY STABILITY ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE mi’s device. “Generally, the ? re teams train themselves with empty hoses. But training with empty hoses does not give a real perception of the dif? culties that ? re? ghters will meet in a real ? re? ghting sce- nario.” The answer: ? lling the hose line with air, via LT Cecconetto’s device, which is designed to deliver a real perception of hose line handling dif? culties along staircases, vertical access areas, corri- dors and pinch points.

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Image: LT Francesco Cecconetto www.herbert-abs.com

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