Maritime Reporter, February 2001

<BODY> <div> ^ AMERICAN BOAT JOBS Paid Upgrades & Training CAPTAINS & MATES (any tonnage) ENGINEERS (licensed & unlicensed) A/B's, O/S's, DECKHANDS Casios, Inland & I.C.W. Pushboats, Ships Ocean-going tugs Offshore oil industry Overseas & coastal P hone: (334) 666-0053 Fax: (334) 666-4417 Circle 310 on Reader Service Card in a supplementary fuel tank located two ft. below the bottom of an elevator shaft. To direct the thruster's flow under the pro- peller shaft housing, the mouth of the tun- nel was to have been flared out and angled down 20 degrees to within 6-in. of the keel. However, because of the limited lead time, both thrusters arrived from Kamewa's Swedish headquarters without the necessary tunnel extensions. "We weren't made aware of this situa- tion until the thrusters actually arrived here," Menon said. "There was absolutely no time to spare." Cascade's metal shop met the challenge to extend the nozzles forming and fabricating two pairs of flared tunnel extensions — using 26,000 lbs. of Lloyd's-approved one in. steel. Since Patriot will remain in U.S. territo- rial waters on its seven-day, four-island cruises, the spaces occupied by the duty- free shop and casino were now available for other uses. Alterations to the interior was designed by Yran & Storbraaten and carried out by James P. Colie of Florida. Cascade's welders removed internal walls and cut openings for view windows on the starboard wall of the former casino on the Promenade Deck. The Colie team then moved on to create a "destination learning center" in the cleared space. The essence of Hawaiian style is clearly pre- sented in the room's dividers, hardwood paneling and louvers, and wicker furnish- ings. Taking the place of the vessel's Dutch-themed library will be an Internet cafe. Managed by Digital Seas, the nine workstations will operate at 128 kbps via MTN satellite. The vessel's 12 lifeboats and four ten- ders did not release simultaneously at the bow and stern as mandated by U.S. Coast Guard regulations. All 16 boats were low- ered and transported to a building bay where a production line was set up. The wires were replaced and davits serviced while each hull underwent structural alterations and reinforcement to accept the new Norwegian Durapart releases. Under the Coast Guard's Alternative Compliance Program, Lloyd's, which has classified the vessel since its launch, will continue as certifying authority on every- thing except safety issues. Patriot received its final Certificate of Inspection from the Coast Guard and Lloyd's on December 23, at which time it departed for San Francisco. For more information on the companies listed in this story, circle the accompany- ing Reader Ser\>ice Card number: Cascade General 17 Yran & Storbraaten 20 James P. Colie 21 MTN 22 Lloyd's Register 23 Rolls Rovce 24 Global electronic chart service C-MAP has the world s largest commercial digital chart database backed by a comprehensive, on-line updating service. In addition C-MAP distributes officical Electronic Navigation Chart data issued by Hydrographic Offices. Most navigation systems can display C-MAP digital chart data, check our website to see if your system can make use of the unique C-MAP Electronic Chart Service. : NORWAY THE ELECTRONIC CHART STANDARD C-MAP Norway A/S P.O. Box 212 4379 Egersund, Tel: +47 51 46 47 00 Fax:+47 51 46 01 www.c-map.no 24 Circle 318 on Reader Service Card www.maritimetoday.com 36A Hk 1 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>