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34th Annual Statistical Analysis Released By Marine Index Bureau The Marine Index Bureau, New York, the commercial depository for data concerning personnel illnesses and injuries for the American merchant marine and affiliated industries, released its 34th annual statistical analysis recently. The analysis covers ill- nesses and injuries reported to the Bureau for deepsea seafarers during the calendar year 1980. In announcing the analysis, Bruno J. Augenti, chairman of the board of the Marine Index Bureau, said: "According to the monthly U.S. Department of Com- merce Merchant Marine Data Sheets, average employment for the year 1980 in the deepsea in- dustry reached a new low of 19,720 jobs. In September 1945 (WW II), the number was 168,000 and in December 1951 (Korean War), it was 93,163." He further stated that "Deepsea personnel in the 40 years and over age group accounted for 3,444 of the total 5,992 illnesses reported and for 3,914 of the total 7,446 in- injuries. 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Robert E. Hart, President, Marine Index Bureau, 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004. Underway Replenishment Machinery Topic At Long Beach/LA ASNE The Long Beach/Greater Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers held a recent regular meeting at the officers club of the Los Alamitos Armed Forces Reserve Center. Capt. J.A. Gildea, USN, Section chairman, welcomed those pres- ent and recounted several of the more meaningful meetings held during the past year, and brought the members up to date with a status report on the vital statis- tics of the Section. Captain Gildea then turned the meeting over to program chair- man Carl E. Erickson, who intro- duced the topic for the evening and the two presenters: "New Overhaul Techniques for Unique Naval Deck Machinery," by Lon L. Denison, UNREP overhaul co- ordinator, Naval Weapon Sys- tem Engineering Station, Port Hueneme, Calif.; and Arthur F. Green, supervisory production controller, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, Calif. The speakers described the uniqueness of Underway Replen- ishment (UNREP) machinery and pointed out that unlike con- ventional deck machinery that is a product line of various manu- facturers, UNREP machinery is specifically designed for the par- ticular application. Thus each procurement for new or converted ships over the past 20 years has resulted in different designs. The developing of overhaul techniques for the 34 unique UNREP winch designs has pre- sented a technical challenge re- quiring unusually close coopera- tion between the fleet, the winch component manufacturer, the Navy's in-service engineers, and the Naval Winch Rework Facility. The coordination of this activity requires intimate knowledge of not only the machinery and its environment, but also the func- tions and mission assigned to each. Write 282 on Reader Service Card
