Feature Marine Simulation On the lifeboat side, both initial and re- • On February 9, 2023, the IMO sub-committee on Human Element, fresher training can be conducted using simu- Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) rati? ed revisions to the model course lators only. On the rescue boat side, simula- 1.23 on
progress, and it can if you start the new year out by listening to your workforce be hard to keep up with the latest changes. In 2024, keep and implementing necessary changes to work practices an eye out for updates to existing standards and implement based on their direct input. If you don’t know where
SHOW PREVIEW OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 All images courtesy Oceanology International • ANB Sensors, developers of revolutionary, calibration updates on information, meeting customers, meeting poten- free pH sensors for ocean monitoring; tial suppliers, hearing what’s happening in the industry – you •
TECH FEATURE BATTERY SAFETY Images courtesy Engineered Fluids Inc. This experiment has since been replicated with other batteries and cell con? gurations, and demonstrates the inherent ? re safety of SLIC Technology. jacent cells were not affected, and continued to operate nor- Failures) of electronic
INSIGHTS AERIAL DRONES & MINE HUNTING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM HAS EARNED ITS SEA-LEGS By Edward Lundquist he Swiss-Swedish joint-venture UMS Skeldar V-200 mum take-off weight of 235kg, a maximum speed of 75 knots vertical take-off unmanned arial system (VTUAV) and a payload of up to 40kg. It can take
MTR Editorial Advisors Gallaudet Hardy The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Kevin Hardy is President PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. of Global Ocean Design, Navy (ret) is the CEO of creating components and Ocean STL Consulting and subsystems for unmanned host of The American Blue vehicles, following a career
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Van Oord Upgrades Heavy-lift Gulf Craft, Incat Crowther an Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Team on Virgin Island Ferry VSvanen will receive a major upgrade: the gan- try crane will be extended by 25m, making the vessel ready to handle the
WASTEWATER TREATMENT In recent years the Even with existing speci? cations for regulations, there most newbuild is a noticeable cruise ships have absence of included the formal oversight requirements for for monitoring ‘zero discharge’. compliance with sewage and grey – Martin Shutler
LEGAL BEAT OFFSHORE WIND point in between, is an at least hourly calculation involving ue? ed natural gas gasi? cation facility, and the region’s two a control-to-control room check. The 1,200 MW value does remaining nuclear plants, Seabrook in New Hampshire and not appear in the 1991 agreement, but is
Safety – Fire? ghting Time is Running Out For Some Fi-Fi Foams new IMO resolution will see the phase-out of foam ? re? ghting sys- tems that use ? uorinated foams con- A taining per? uoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as the foam-producing component. The new rules come into effect under a rolling
Products 2 1 3 5 In-Mar Solutions VETUS Maxwell CMB.TECH Honda Marine 4 TECO 2030 concept, leading dimensions and com- 1. HPW Series Waterlocks 3. Dual Fuel Hydrogen Genset CMB.TECH and DBR have developed ponent design and rapid dynamic load from VETUS The heavy-duty HPW series of water-
new electric tug eWolf is being built by Master Boat Builders for scheduled delivery in 2024. WORKBOAT POWERWORKBOAT POWER New Alternatives Join Diesel to Power Current—and Future—Vessels By Barry Parker nalysts and commentators are quick to point which prescribes more enhanced targets
into a CCF States, not produced in the United States in suf? cient and account established through a contract with MARAD. Earn- reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality as ings from the investment of deposits in a CCF account are determined by the marine terminal operator. nontaxable while
most Marx Planck) is best known for the de- important maxim, sort of the Maximum velopment of his universal constant Maxim. Today, there is an existential Tthat de? nes physics at the most need for scienti? c and technologi- basic level. It is an important number, and cal progress. We are not talking
Metron Inc. www.metsci.com Metron is a provider of advanced research, scienti? c, and software solutions for government and commercial markets. Its multi-domain experience spans Bayesian inference, probabilistic modeling, signal processing, ar- ti? cial intelligence, machine learning, and data fusion.
Feature Alternative Fuels (DBL), an effort that’s “10% complete,” according to the the Bay Area Air Quality Management Districts. Addition- 2023 AMR. A DBL application was submitted to USCG ally, a report was prepared for the Governor’s staff. And in June 2022 and is under internal Coast Guard review.
ENCLOSED SPACES "If you walk into a room of 100% nitrogen, you will most likely never notice the lack of oxygen before you die." Sarah Watts Chairwoman of the RINA Safety Committee hip designs should be reviewed with never notice the lack of oxygen before the aim of reducing the number of en- you die.
designated Naval Bases. designed to provide more Compared to warships and auxiliaries, the boats The Navy is working with lift, lower fuel consumption are small, but are made by a large number of boat the National Oceanic and and less maintenance. builders across the country. For 2023, the most
new vessel joins Pasha Hawaii’s ? eet serv- reire Shipyard signed a contract with IFREMER - the French ing the Hawaii/Mainland trade lane, as well national institute for ocean science - for the construction of a as the company’s ? rst Ohana Class vessel, Fnew 40.3-m vessel for the French oceanographic
ANCHOR HANDLERS loating wind is an emerg- Several market players have ing technology currently unveiled new vessel designs Damen being tested in small scale tailored to the ? oating demonstration and pilot offshore wind market. Damen says its FLOW-SV is projects; at the end of 2022, speci? cally
problem. Shipping and shipbuilding and climate change will demand a new level of training, cer- have history in New England. History needs to repeat itself. ti? cations and maintenance demands for all of these skill sets. The Marine Science Pathway at Brien McMahon High The International Chamber of Shipping
Clark Headset David Marine Systems Series 9100 Digital offshore patrol fire/rescue Crews ?? board boats, craft, service vessels, Communication 5Y stem comp must tugs, other and workboats ? perform of l ex variety operations. • Versatility • Scalability Simplicity through and
LANDER LAB #8 TITANIUM AND OCEAN LANDERS als, occasionally designers are faced with that challenge. It gall, and a higher melting temperature coupled with a sensitiv- is important to recall that corrosion requires both an electron ity to welding contamination. Welding requires shielding from path and an
To help avoid poor Ti 6-4 material, end users must specify material sourced from “U.S. Mill or DFARS Only” in addi- tion to material assay certi? cation “Material Certs Required”. “DFARS” is the “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement”. The list of DFARS nations is rather lengthy. As a ?