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ASNE Meets At SUNY Maritime College —Officers Elected On March 29, 1973, the Metro- politan Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers held its first quarterly meeting at the Maritime College of the State Uni- versity of New York at Fort Schuyler. The meeting's professional topic was "Prevention of Catastrophic Failure of Reciprocating Engines." Robert Pennell, executive vice president of ©eta Engine Systems Corporation, Dallas, Texas, spoke about equipment developed by his company, and marketed for predic- tive maintenance use in the marine diesel industry. Michael Cunning- ham, Naval Ship Engineering Cen- ter, Philadelphia Division, followed with comments relating to testing of the equipment and other devices by the U.S. Navy. In recent years, the forecasting of marine diesel performance has become increasingly significant from a management viewpoint. Analyzers have been used to great advantage by the gas compressor industry, and are just now showing up on the marine scene. Beta Engine Systems have de- veloped an electronic process whereby engine analysis can be taken either on a continuous basis or on a scheduled basis to deter- mine engine wear before catas- trophic failure occurs. Mr. Cunningham was able to set up a Beta B-300 analyzer on a Caterpillar 100-hp D-320 engine for a very excellent demonstration of the capabilities of the equipment. The 35 members present were treated to a first-hand look at the operation of an analyzer. Mr. Cun- ningham stated that the U.S. Navy has been working for years in- vestigating diesel engine failures through the use of analyzers. This meeting also included the election of officers. Capt. E. Barker, USN (last year's chairman), has been appointed a lifetime mem- ber of the executive committee, which is an honor accorded all past chairmen. The new chairman is Lt. Comdr. George Ireland, USOG, Supervisory-Boiler Inspec- tion, Merchant Marine Inspection- New York, Third Coast Guard Dis- trict. New vice chairman is Robert Sleirtin of the Raytheon Company Maritime Systems Center in Ports- mouth, R.I. Mr. Sleirtin is the new manager of marine project develop- ment. Also elected to a three-year term as counselor was Capt. Stan- ley Waitzfelder, USCG, Officer in Charge, Merchant Marine Inspec- tion-New York, Third Coast Guard District. The next meeting for the ASNE Metropolitan Section will be held in June of this year. Kerr Steamship Appoints J.D. Read Kerr Steamship Co. Ltd., Vancou- ver, British Columbia, has announced the appointment of J. David Read as district manager. Mr. Read succeeds G. Philip Nutt, who has been named general manager in charge of the company's Mexican and Central American operations, based with Agencies Maritimas Kerr, Mexico City. Mr. Read has been with Kerr for the past three years. Det norske Veritas Revised Rules For Mobile Offshore Units Det norske Veritas, P.O. Box 6060, Etterstad, Oslo 6, Norway, has published new "Rules for Con- struction and Classification of Mo- bile Offshore Units 1973" in Eng- lish. The Rules have been develop- ed from the preliminary "Princi- ples for Classification of Off- shore Drilling Platforms," publish- ed in 1970. These principles gave in concentrated form general re- quirements to materials, structural strength and stability of the plat- form. The experience gained from classification of offshore units since 1970 has revealed the need for more detailed rules and an extension of the classification concept. Thus, the new Rules for mobile units com- prise regulations for materials, structural strength, stability and watertight subdivision, emergency mooring equipment, jacking sys- tem, propulsion machinery with shafting and propellers, steering gear and rudders, auxiliary ma- chinery, piping system and elec- trical plant. Probable environmental loads are to be evaluated by statistics for the most exposed operation areas, and the highest expected loads in the course of 100 years are to be applied as design loads. Methods are given for calculation of forces from wind, waves and current. Maximum values to be expected for certain ocean areas are given. Allowable material stresses are as found safe for units which have been operating in exposed ocean areas, for example the North Sea. The new Rules are the result of close cooperation between Det norske Veritas's experts and a number of builders and operators of offshore units represented in the Society's Advisory Committee on Offshore Technology. The Rules cover all forms of mo- bile offshore structures. Buhrmann Named Operations Manager U.S. Steel Lakers William B. Buhrmann has been named manager of operations for U.S. 'Steel's Great Lakes Fleet, Du- luth, Minn., according to an an- nouncement by W.R. Ransom, gen- eral manager. In this capacity, Mr. Buhrmann will be responsible for the operation of the Fleet's 35 ore carriers and their personnel. In addition to the ore fleet, Mr. Buhrmann will supervise opera- tions of eight self-unloading ves- sels that haul limestone products from U.S. Steel's Michigan quar- ries to a variety of users on the Great Lakes. A native Pittsburgher, Mr. Buhr- mann was graduated from the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh with a degree in mechanical engineering, and in 1971 he attended Cornell Univer- sity's Executive Development Pro- gram. After receiving his degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. Buhrmann joined U.S. Steel as a trainee at Homestead Steel Works, near Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1955, he got his first management job when he became a foreman in Home- stead's structural mill. Two years later, he was named that mill's gen- eral foreman-operations. After holding several general foreman posts in the structural mills, he became superintendent of the plant's wheel and axle division in 1964. Four years later, he re- turned to the main Homestead plant as assistant division superin- tendent, slab and plate, and in 1970 was named division superintendent in charge of that unit. In July 1972, he was promoted to assistant to the general superintendent of Home- stead Steel Works. Mr. Buhrmann's experience in U.S. Steel's integrated operations will be utilized in coordinating the annual vessel movement of 20-mil- lion tons of Minnesota Taconite pellets and iron ore products, and more than 10-million tons of lime- stone products to lower lake ports. RPC Division Midland-Ross Expands Facilities The RPC Division of Midland- Ross Corporation has completed a 25-percent expansion of its manu- facturing facilities at Roxboro, N.C. The additional space will be used primarily for production of Tami- Lift mobile straddle -cranes for ma- rine, industrial and transportation applications, according to J.E. Fa- thauer, general manager of the di- vision. He said sales of the cranes this year are -expected to increase about 45 percent over 1972. Mr. Fathauer said the expan- sion will also enable RPC to boost production of container - handling equipment. DOCKING SYSTEM MODEL 482 •-.Wv The most sophisticated navigation and docking systems ever designed are now available from Edo Western Corporation. Super tankers world-wide are being outfitted with our Model 482 Navtrak Docking System which has proven to be the leader in its field. Incorporating the very latest "state-of-the-art", all models assure unequalled accuracy and reliability. Developed specifically to meet the docking requirements of super vessels, this precise doppler sonar system provides exact "over-the-bottom" infor- mation for docking, plus speed log information while the vessel is underway. If your present or future requirements include an exceptionally accurate and somewhat elaborate docking system, contact: 2645 South 300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 486-7481 36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
