Cerberus Pyrotronics
Receives USCG Certification
For Life Saving System
Cerberus Pyrotronics of Cedar
Knolls, N.J. received U.S. Coast
Guard approval for its MXL early
warning life safety fire system. This
certification provides Cerberus
Pyrotronics with exclusive analog
fire detection service certification
for marine applications in the U.S.
The MXL is an integrated fire
safety system offering dynamic su-
pervision of all devices. This super-
vision includes calibration readings,
voltages, device type and pinpoint
location.
The MXL is one component of
Cerberus Pyrotronics' InteLINK sys-
tems and services. These systems
are intelligently linked through the
power of computer technology.
For more information about the
MXL fire safety system,
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Passenger Vessel Safety
Act Approved
The Passenger Vessel Safety Act
of 1993 (H.R. 1159) was approved by
the Subcommittee on Coast Gu
and Navigation after one ame
ment was added.
Under current law, passen
vessels weighing more than I
gross tons which carry one or m
passengers for hire must meet Co
Guard requirements, be Coi
Guard documented as a passenj
vessel and be Coast Guard inspect
In the past, vessel owners ha
avoided Coast Guard regulation
using recreational vehicles whi
are not required to be Coast Gua
inspected.
H.R. 1159 will require all passe
ger carrying vessels to be licens
by the Coast Guard, chartered ve
sels to obtain some form of passe
ger vessel certification and/or safe
inspection, and will give the Coa
Guard the authority to regulate e
non-recreational vessels in the pa
senger carrying trade.
The only amendment attached 1
the bill would require that all cha:
tered vessels of over 100 gross tor
carrying 12 or less passengers r(
ceive a Coast Guard document an
would be subject to general safetj
lifesaving and firefighting equip
ment requirements. The same re
strictions would apply to charterei
vessels weighing less than 100 gros
tons but are limited to six passen
gers.
Corroless Anti-Corrosion
System From Unitor
Corroless International and
Unitor's Maritime Division have
joined together to meet the corro-
sion control requirements of the
shipowner and fleet operator.
Corroless International's marine
corrosion specialists and experi-
enced project management teams
are ready to provide the most effec-
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locations throughout the world,
Corroless International and the
Unitor network can provide high
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ever and wherever they are re-
quired.
Corroless Rust Stabilisers con-
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magnetite and eliminating virtu-
ally all sub-film corrosion. Corroless
Reinforced Finishes use a patented
technique of self-leafing glassflakes
to form a protective barrier against
chemicals, abrasion and aggressive
environments. Corroless Corrosion
Inhibitors can be incorporated into
a wide range of media to reach and
control inaccessible areas of corro-
sion damage.
For more information on
Corroless Anti-Corrosion System,
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Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
G< IMSA SSE Member
Bad numbers from
computers will be the
cSofmoresenous
Prediction... losses this year than W
ever before. Why.
Bad inputs caused by
human error'.
c rHS excels in detecting and
Since GHb exc the
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