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ern crew/supply boat are deter- mined by her ton-mile-hour factor when heavily loaded, in combina- tion with high absolute speed for hotshot or personnel runs. Great- er speed becomes ever more im- portant as rigs are built farther offshore, Mr. Sachse explains. Vessels must be able to complete a trip in 12 hours, according to U.S. Coast Guard regulations, or carry a second skipper, adding greatly to operating expense. The design cruising speed of the Audrey allows her to turn around within 12 hours, and thus her owner can run her up to sev- en trips a week. And that, adds her designer, is the single most important criterion for a fast, offshore supply and passenger- carrying vessel. $19.9-Million Overhaul Job Awarded By Navy To Todd's Seattle Yard Todd Pacific Shipyards Corpo- ration, a subsidiary of Todd Ship- yards Corporation, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for a general overhaul of the frigate Reasoner (FF-1063). The $19.9-million job, which will take about a year to com- plete, will be performed at the company's Seattle shipyard be- ginning in October this year. Caicos Petroleum Services Establishes Transfer Facility Caicos Petroleum Services re- cently announced the establish- ment of a ship-to-ship oil trans- fer facility in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The company's activities are under the direction of Capt. J.O. Karstrom Jr., who is also the Services' U.S. agent. Caicos Petroleum Services was formed by several Chicago area businessmen led by Raymond E. Cross, president of Federal Chi- cago Corp., and chairman of Fed- eral Die Casting Co. The transfer area is in the lee of the island of West Caicos on the east side of the Caicos Pas- sage. The Caicos Petroleum Serv- ices facility provides full service for lightering operations, and air service to and from the United States. Hotels and a medical clin- ic are located on the nearby is- land of Providenciales. Ships stores and spare parts are avail- able, and the company plans to provide bunkering services in the near future. The operation is insured by Lloyd's of London, and includes a personnel boat for crew changes, utility boat, 10-foot by 20-foot sea cushion fenders, hoses, communi- cations gear, oil dispersant, and related transfer tackle. Mooring masters are provided by Interna- tional Pilots of Atlantic High- lands, N.J. For further information on Caicos Petroleum Services' new transfer facility, write Capt. J.O. Karstrom Jr., Dept. MR, Caicos Petroleum Services Inc., 2222 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, 111. 60614. Avondale Awards Contract To Lockstad Howard E. Lindberg, president of Lockstad Co. Inc. of Mendham, N.J., a leading supplier of Chain Pipe Covers in the USA, recently announced the receipt of a con- tract from Avondale Shipyards, Inc. of Louisiana. Lockstad Co. will supply all design, engineering and installation of Chain Pipe Covers for the Ogden marine tankers and the three American President Lines containerships now being built by Avondale. Lockstad Co. Inc. recently moved their offices to R.D. #2, Burnett Road, Mendham, N.J. 07945. TELLS ALL One of the main reasons that our ESZ-4000 is the world's fastest- selling satellite navigator is because it tells everything you jj want to know — without even being asked. Every detail of where you are and where you're headed is constantly dis-E layed. Including position, time, speed, eading, and course and distance to any one of nine prestored waypoints. And with the push of a single button, you can read the next ten satellite passes and the last six fixes. THE INSIDE STORY. Automatic inputs from speed log and gyro are standard, not optional. And between satellite fixes, the ESZ-4000's computer updates your ship's position every 10 seconds, using computed set and drift to make sure dead-reckoned position is as accurate as possible. The more accurate the navigator, the more miles you'll save. The more time. And fuel. In fact, a large vessel may save the cost of the ESZ-4000 in the course of a single voyage. No wonder Navidyne has sold more ESZ-4000s than any other single model on the market. WAIT, THERE'S MORE. We haven't begun to talk about our graphisches Institut (DHI), and meets all U.S. Coast Guard requirements. So contact Navidyne Corporation, 11824 Fishing Point Drive, Newport News, VA 23606 USA. Telephone: (804) 874-4488. Telex: 82-3653 (NAVIDYNE NPNS). And get the whole story on the way Navidyne is building the most advanc- NAVIOYNF
