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rigid hull, inflatable rescue boats. These superior inflatables have long been recognized as one of Eu- rope's premier fast rescue boats. MASECO will now build them in the U.S. under license from Watercraft Ltd. of England. In addition to its manufacturing capabilities, MASECO also serves as an authorized distributor for a side variety of other marine life- saving products. These include sales and service of Switlik, B.F. Goodrich, Givens, RFD, Avon, Zo- diac, and other inflatable liferafts. The company also offers a com- plete range of survival suits and life preservers, as well as EPIRBS, strobes, and other distress signal- ing devices. In short, MASECO has the abil- ity to provide a complete package of lifesaving equipment, from life- boats and davits down to lifejack- ets and flares. NELSON ELECTRIC Circle 45 on Reader Service Card Nelson Electric's Construction Products Division (CPD) recently introduced a new non-mechanical, fire-stop product called Flameseal™. Listed by Underwriters Laborato- ries, Flameseal is a pre-mixed putty that completely fills wall and floor openings to prevent spread of fire, smoke, and toxic gases through ca- ble, pipe, and conduit runs. When exposed to heat, the intumescent product expands to provide a posi- tive seal long after cable jackets have disintegrated. GPD also markets a line of spe- cialty products for marine, indus- trial, and commercial applications. These include cast aluminum en- closures for housing electrical con- trols in hazardous environments, penetration seals for electrical ca- bles and conduits, and electrical resistance heating cables and con- trol systems. Nelson's Power Distribution Products Division manufactures load break oil switches and related products. These switches are suit- able for a variety of switching functions, including making and breaking load currents, sectional- izing load switching capacitors, and disconnecting transformers. They are available with fault close ratings up to 64 ka, and continu- ous current ratings up to 1,200 amps. Nelson can provide a vari- ety of designs including low pro- file, padmounted, and submersible models. Integral switch-fuse com- binations and automatic transfer schemes are also offered. PUSNES Circle 46 on Reader Service Card PUDES is a special type of flex- ible transfer and dry evacuation system developed by A/S Pusnes' Marine and Offshore Services of Norway to provide quick and safe evacuation of personnel from off- shore drill rigs or platforms to any type of rescue vessel. The gang- April 15, 1984 way can extend to a normal work- ing radius of up to about 270 feet when at a height of almost 100 feet above the receiving craft. The unit is designed to accept an aver- age wave height of 23 feet; the rel- ative motion between the rescue vessel such as a supply boat and the fixed point is absorbed through the entire flexible length of the gangway, thus avoiding rapid movement that can be expected in a rigid gangway. The rescue vessel can rotate within the confines of the structure or, in case of a cor- ner location, this amounts to a 240-degree sector. Evacuation is dry and continu- ous, avoiding the cyclic waiting periods that occur when using a crane-operated basket or helicop- ter. The flexible gangway is pow- ered by an independent, self-con- tained, diesel/hydraulic power pack. The receiving vessel requires only a small deck area and means of at- taching the end of the gangway. This PUDES system was designed to meet 99 percent of the North Sea environment, and can be used for both routine and emergency transfer of personnel. A/S Pusnes is represented in the U.S. by EMMI Corporation of Fle- mington, N.J. 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