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Shown at the SNAME Chesapeake Section/ASNE Flagship Section Joint Meeting in January are, left to right: James Schuler, NAVSEA, moderator; Dr. Myron Tribus, M.I.T., author; Rear Adm. James Lisanby, NAVSEA; William Bullock, MarAd, chair- man, ASNE Flagship Section; and Dr. James Lisnyk, MarAd, chairman, SNAME Chesapeake Section. Joint Meeting Held By SNAME Chesapeake/ASNE Flagship Sections The Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Flag- ship Section of the American So- ciety of Naval Engineers recently held a joint meeting at the Beth- esda Officer's Club to hear the presentation of the paper, "Seven Commandments for the Survival of a Technological Society." The author, Dr. Myron Tribus, direc- tor of the Center for Advanced Engineering Studies at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, was introduced by the moderator, James Schuler of NAVSEA. Dr. Tribus related what require- ments are necessary for techni- cally trained people to move a project through a political proc- ess -— a process very few people have knowledge of. Those who work in technology are becoming increasingly aware of how the po- litical process affects them. If technical and political processes are to be joined, engineers and and politicians will hav^e to learn more about each other's problems. Their common objectives should be to learn how to guide a tech- nical program through a political process without losing the tech- nical integrity necessary for suc- cess, or violating some of the ba- sic rules of politics, which have their own penalties for failure to comply. Dr. Tribus discussed the rules that should be followed. To ensure every possibility of success, one should make sure that goals and policy are in place, strategies have been developed, political support has been obtained, a managerial instrument has been devised, com- munication with bureaucracies has been established, and a good man- agement information system has been devised to track progress. McDermott Restructures Operating Unit Into Five Areas Of Responsibility R.K. Richie, president and chief operating officer of the McDer- mott Operating Unit of J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., recently announced a management realign- ment. In announcing the restruc- turing of the unit into five major areas of responsibility, Mr. Richie said the change will enable Mc- Dermott to better serve the com- pany's clients. C.L. Davis becomes executive vice president, Oceanic Contrac- tors, Inc., responsible for the Mid- dle East and Southeast Asia areas. Mr. Davis joined the McDermott organization in 1969 as an opera- tions engineer in the Middle East, becoming vice president of the Middle East operations in 1972, and Group vice president there in 1974. Since that time, he has been responsible for foreign operations. I.R. Foster becomes senior vice president and Group executive, McDermott Operating Unit, re- sponsible for Harvey Division, McDermott Shipyards, Mexico, Canada, and the East and West Coasts of the U.S. Mr. Foster joined McDermott in 1957 as a field engineer. Having served as division engineer for the Marine Pipeline Division and the Offshore Division, he became manager of offshore construction in 1965. In 1975, he was named vice presi- dent of Oceanic Contractors, and in 1978, Group vice president and assistant to the president, Mc- Dermott Operating Unit. W.E. Earles.becomes senior vice president and Group executive, McDermott Operating Unit, re- sponsible for Fabrication and Structural, Gulf of Mexico-U.S.A. After Mr. Earles joined the com- pany in 1955, he served in several administrative posts. He became assistant division manager of the Fabrication Division in 1964, and manager in 1966. In 1972, he be- came general manager of both the Fabrication and Offshore Di- visions. He was named vice presi- dent in 1972, and Group vice pres- ident, Structural Group, in 1974. E.R.H. Selley becomes senior vice president and Group execu- tive, Oceanic Contractors, Inc., re- sponsible for North Sea, West African, Central and South Amer- ican areas. Mr. Selley joined the company in 1968 as resident man- aging director and Southeast Asia representative. In 1973, he became vice president of Oceanic Con- tractors, Inc., in charge of the Southeast Asia area, and in 1974 was named Group vice president. Since 1978, he has been the Group vice president for Oceanic Engi- neering Services in London. R.E. Howson becomes senior vice president and Group execu- tive, McDermott Engineering. Mr. Howson joined Oceanic Contrac- tors in 1972, after having had several years of experience in the offshore field. In 1974, he was named Group vice president of Oceanic's North Sea Group. ARAMCO Orders Voith Water Tractor For Persian Gulf Service The Singapore Slipway ship- yard has received an order from ARAMCO for the construction of a Voith-Schneider propelled ves- sel designed with a waterline length of 34.5 meters (about 113 feet), 12.75-meter beam (42 feet), and a draft of 5.5 meters (18 feet) ; the vessel will be fitted with two size 32GII/200 Voith- Schneider propellers with a total input power of about 3,300 kw. Upon completion, the vessel is scheduled to operate at the oil terminal of Ras Tannura on the Persian Gulf. FIRST PRIZE We win top honors in praise from operators and pilots for the dependable performance and ease of operation of our boats. 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