Maritime Reporter, April 1976

<BODY> <div> Schedule And Papers— SNAME Spring Meeting In Philadelphia, Pa. It had to be Philadelphia. No other city in the United States would do for the national Spring Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in this bicentennial year. The city's reputation as a fine con- vention center and showplace of American history lends itself well to the 1976 Spring Meeting theme, "Maritime America—1776 to 1976 and Beyond." The Phila- delphia Section of SNAME will be hosting the meeting, sched- uled for June 2-5 at the Marriott Motor Inn. The 12 carefully-chosen tech- nical papers will provide a back- ground into the history of the marine industry, perspective into its present developments, and in- sight of future projections. Papers scheduled for Thursday, June 3, include: "Commercial Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Delaware," by William A. Baker; "Cushions and Foils," by Peter J. Mantle; "200 Years of Naval Shipbuilding in the Delaware Val- ley," by Robert E. Egan; "Trends in Electric Cable Design for Ship- board Service," by Gordon F. Todd; "Future Trends of Mate- rials and Fabrication of Marine Structures," by K. Masubuchi and Kiyoshi Terai; "Chemical Tankers — Design Concepts and Operation," by W.G. Neal Jr.; "Navy Trends," by J. Baylis, P.G. Rainey and R.W. King, and "Prob- lems of Ship Vibration: Present Solutions and Further Investiga- tions," by I. Senjanovich and K.T. Skaar. Scheduled for Friday, June 4, are: "A Study of Machinery Aft Condenser Scoop Installation and Maneuvering," by Robert J. La- torre; "Propulsion, Cavitation and Propeller Induced Pressure Fluc- tuations of a Tanker, Compara- tive Tests in SSPA Cavitation Tunnel No. 2 and NSMB De- pressurized Towing Tank," by Gilbert Dyne and Martin Hokstra; "Demologos and Waterwitch: Two Innovative Ships of the Early Steam Navy," by H. Benford, and "A New Dimension to Ship Propulsion Test Techniques," by J.D. Van Manen and M.W.C. Oosterveld. The social events have been ar- ranged to allow all those attend- ing to take maximum advantage of them. On Thursday, the regis- trants' families can choose be- tween tours to the Winterthur estate or to Longwood Gardens and the Brandywine Museum. The president's reception is being held that evening. The next day's activities include a walking tour of historic Philadelphia; and on Saturday, those attending can enjoy a bus ride to Valley Forge and Mill Grove. The 1976 Spring Meeting will be climaxed that evening by the Philadelphia Sec- tion's annual Dinner-Dance. Reynolds Metals Marine Division Names Armando Luna Armando Luna Jr. has been named assistant port captain of the Marine Division of Reynolds Metals Company, Corpus Christi, Texas. A.R. Philbrick, general super- intendent of the Marine and En- gineering Department, said Mr. Luna would assist Capt. D.W. Birt, the port captain, and would work with all vessels operated by the Reynolds Marine Division and Caribbean Steamship Company, S.A. Mr. Luna graduated from Uvalde (Texas) High School, at- tended Southwest Texas Junior College at Uvalde, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in marine transportation from Texas A & M University in 1971. He received his license as a third mate in 1971 and joined Reynolds as third mate aboard the S/S Walter Rice. He received his second mate's license in 1972 and his chief mate's license in 1975, and was second mate of the Walter Rice at the time of his promotion to assistant port cap- tain. From the people who brought you radar. EEEEEI Radar is only part of our success story Mention the word "radar" and most people think "Decca."That's understandable when you realize that more than half of the marine radars in the free world are Decca's. In addition to our big ship units we were the first with dependable small boat radars. 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Plus single and multi-beam sonars, scope units, scale expanders, digital calibrators and readouts. ELAC equipment has earned its reputation for rugged construction and trouble-free operation. Fuel-saving autopilots Decca autopilots, with their patented "phantom rudder" circuit, reduce rudder deadband to half a degree or less to provide near-perfect steering. With today's high fuel costs, they are proving to be real money-winners. Independenttrials have shown that they can reduce fuel cost by 4% or more. For example, annual fuel savings on an 8,890-ton cargo liner are about $11,000. For supertankers it's over $100,000 per year. For small boats the 4% savings are of course less. But you're on-course perfectly, all the time. We make all our guarantees work We continually strive to make all of our products better and more reliable. Wherever possible we use solid-state modular components designed to withstand the toughest punishment. As a result, our units carry one or two-year on-board guarantees. However, if they ever need servicing, you can depend on our nationwide ITT Decca Marine dealers —and our world-wide service organizations —to have you underway quickly. For more information and the name of your nearest dealer, contact ITT Decca Marine, Inc., 40 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019,(212)397-9500. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>