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EPIC – Bollard pull match up with other data in post-event analysis back at the offce, automating and simplifying data correlation.

Recently, MTNW supported the

Glosten Associates work with a tugboat bollard pull test in Coos Bay, Oregon.

The trials were to test and verify the bollard pull of a number of tugs. “The

Software allows data capture at 100

MTNW tension monitoring system and times per second.

engineer provided the tension data that we required to perform our analysis,” post-test analysis,” said Tom Rezanka, said Ken Lane, Director of Production Vice President MTNW. “The equip-

Services at Glosten. “The MTNW ment can accommodate tests as simple system captured the line tension data as full ahead or full astern to the more with an accurate time stamp, which complicated tests that seek to correlate allowed us to easily synchronize the line tension to engine RPMs and other tension sensor data with other impor- variables. The WinchDAC software

In river tests, the tug stars up river tant measurements.” prints easy-to-read PDFs of each test.” from the bollard, so that an engineer

MTNW’s tension monitoring systems MTNW’s equipment is available can take readings when the vessel is include a certifed tension link, rugged for other engineers and operations perpendicular to the shore.

waterproof local display, and a laptop teams to use. “Over the years, we

PC with data-logging software. “The have offered equipment for bol- on their own,” said Tom Rezanka, Vice system is plug-and-play for quick set lard pull testing and certifcation for President MTNW. up, allowing for more time testing and tugboats and now we have invested MTNW’s equipment is certifed lower fuel costs. The engineer can in and made available a feet of rental regularly and MTNW will work with now watch the tension locally, but also devices so that more naval architects, certifying witnesses from DNV, ABS, know that the data-logging software tugboat operations managers, and Lloyds, Bureau Veritas and any other is catching every tension spike for engineers can perform these services required certifying body. 2013Offshore_ExploreAd_Layout 1 1/8/13 2:16 PM Page 1

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