DESIGN: MACHINERY SPACE AUTOMATION provide minimum performance and testing standards that do This leads to us a brief discussion on manning. Within the not restrict use of technological developments or alternative last several years the U.S. Flag State manning requirements arrangements that provide an
DESIGN: MACHINERY SPACE AUTOMATION MACHINERY SPACE AUTOMATION and the History of Coast Guard Testing Requirements By LCDR Tony Guild and CDR Brian Peter, USCG Ret ou may have noticed some renewed empha- Coast Guard certi? cated steam ship to operate with reduced sis in the way the United States Coast
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Smith Glendinning Brown Ponedel Merrigan D’Offay man, CEO, The Catamaran Compa- ny will join the 2017 IYBA Board of Directors. At the same time, the 2016 IYBA Broker of the Year Award was presented to Kevin Merrigan, CEO of Northrop & Johnson. The 2016 IYBA Charter Broker of the
Manholes: NABRICO Depth, Molded: 14.0 feet Fuel Oil: 3,000 Gallons Coatings: International Mean Draft: 8.0 feet Fresh Water: 200 Gallons Engine Controls: Mathers (ZF Marine) Metal Shark Delivers 75’ Multipurpose Port Security Fireboat rescue missions, Command and Control (C2) operations, and around-the-clock
MARINE VESSEL OPERATORS family tug company dating to the 1860s,” he said. When asked how his company has endured, Buckley McAllister replied simply, “By adapting to changing cus- tomer needs. Today’s ships are growing in size and capacity to benefi t from economies of scale. Our customers require
metric Consultant, Inc., should be of greater significance to de- signers. The activities described here- in require constant information exchanges with many people throughout the world. As a con- sequence the research manage- ment receives numerous requests for shipbuilding information.
G.M. Electro-Motive Diesels Hit 100-Millionth Horsepower Mark Over the past four decades, 100 million horsepower has been produced in the form of diesel engines by the Electro-Motive Divi- sion (EMD) of General Motors Corporation. The production milestone was announced by Peter K. Hoglund
. Fresh Water 14,100 gal. Lube Oil 2,825 gal. Propulsion Main engines: Two Alco Diesel Engines, 12 cylinder, Model 251F, each rated 2,100 hp. Mathers Air Controls. Reverse reduction gears: Two Falk, Model 2440 MR Ratio 4,708 to 1. Propeller shafts: 10%-inch- diameter alloy steel forging
. The 128-inch five-bladed Coolidge stainless-steel propeller turns on a 12-inch-diameter tailshaft in Waukesha oil-lubricated bearings. A Mathers control system, with wheelhouse and port bridge wing control stations, is installed. The steering engine is a Fry- denbo model HS120 with two
Motors EMD 20E7 engine driv- ing a five-blade 128-inch-diameter Coolidge stainless-steel propeller through a Falk 5:1 reverse/ reduction gear. Mathers of Se- attle, Wash., supplied the engine and bowthruster controls. Her 48- inch Schottel bowthruster, driven by a GM Detroit Diesel 12V-71 engine
Fuel Capacity 46,000 Gallons Crab Tank Capacity 8,800 Cubic Feet Propulsion Caterpillar D399 main engine with 4.5 to 1 Reduction Gear Controls Mathers Controls Speed 12 Knots Electric Power 2 Caterpillar 3406 with 210-kw Generators; 1 Caterpillar 3304 with 90-kw Generator. Hydraulic System
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$6 Million Awarded To Westinghouse For R&D Westinghouse Electric Corpora- tion, Bettis Atomic Power Labo- ratory, West Mifflin Borough, Pa., has been awarded a $6,000,000 modification to a previously awarded contract for Naval nu- clear propulsion research and de- velopment. The work will be
, and anchor windlass, New England Trawler. Anchors (2), Baldt. Tender, Boston Whaler. Steering gear and wheel, Wagner. Steering controls, Mathers. Compasses, Ritchie; Wagner. Searchlights (3) and navigation lights, Perko. Electric panels, Federal Pacific; Hens- chel; Simplex. Bilge
on page 24) 'WANDA LOUISE' SUPPLIERS Main engines (2), GM Detroit Diesel 16V92 NA. Reduction gearing, Twin Disc 527 5:1. Engine controls, Mathers. Generators (2), Delco/GM 50-kw. Control panel, National Electric Coil. Keel coolers, Channel Iron. Stuffing boxes, shaft and stern bear- ings
, and anchor windlass, New England Trawler. Anchors (2), Baldt. Tender, Boston Whaler. Steering gear and wheel, Wagner. Steering controls, Mathers. Compasses, Ritchie; Wagner. Searchlights (3) and navigation lights, Perko. Electric panels, Federal Pacific; Hens- chel; Simplex. Bilge
D399 diesel with an output of 1,125 bhp at 1,225 rpm, provid- ing a speed of 12 knots through 4.5:1 reduction gearing. The en- gine is controlled by Mathers Con- trols equipment. Electric power is provided by three Caterpillar gen- erators—two model 3406 each of 210 kw and one model 3304 of 90 kw
the stacks 15 feet long and 13.5 feet wide. Main propulsion is by two GM Detroit Diesel 16V92 engines, each rated 600 bhp at 1,800 rpm, with Mathers single-lever pneu- matic controls. Two 50-kw gener- ators are driven by Detroit Diesel 4-71N engines, producing 1207 208-volt, 3-phase, 60-Hertz
®K3 @®WHB Interlake's 'De Lancey' Christened- Longest Vessel On The Great Lakes The motor vessel William J. De Lancey (shown above), at 1,013.5 feet the longest vessel on the Great Lakes, was christened re- cently. The vessel was built for The Interlake Steamship Compa- ny, which is operated
controls are provided at three locations. Full follow-up hydraulic steering is installed, in association with a Sperry MK8 autopilot system. Mathers air-operated engine con- trols are provided at the same lo- cations — port and starboard in the pilothouse and at the aft tow winch station
Caterpillar 3406 engine rated 400 horsepower driving a 50-inch Michigan Jast- ram bow thruster through a Twin Disc 1.5:1 reverse/reduction gear. Mathers pneumatic controls are provided for both main propulsion and bow thruster systems, and the bow thruster is interfaced with the Sperry gyropilot
. The shafts turn a pair of 78-inch- diameter by 60-inch-pitch four- blade, stainless-steel Coolidge propellers. The main engine con- trols are Mathers AD-14, air con- trol. Steering is provided by two heavy steering rudders and four flanking rudders. All rudders have 7-inch-diameter shafts
Lavino Shipping Company Purchased By Management From Corporate Parent Lavino Shipping Company, Phil- adelphia, Pa., announced recently that it had been purchased from E.J. Lavino and Company, its corporate parent, by an invest- ment group represented by the shipping company's current man- age
contracting activity. 'PETROMAR BRAVO' Main Particulars Propulsion Main Engines: 2—EMD 12-645E6A diesels, 1,500 hp @ 900 rpm. Engine Controls: Mathers w/control stations in forward and aft pilothouse and 1 in engine room. Reverse/reduction gear: Lufkin ratio: 3:1. Propellers: 2 stainless