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MSI/CAORF Trains How To Avoid Ship Accidents Before They Happen Marine Safety International (MSI) operates three facilities whose purpose is to study the causes of accidents, train ship personnel in a full fidelity simulator, examine potentials for human error and stress-related mistakes and look at the layouts of specific harbor and channel designs and make recom- mendations for accident avoid- ance . .. before they happen. The flagship facility of MSI is the Computer Aided Operations Re- search Facility (CAORF), located on the grounds of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. Originally built by the Federal Government as the National Mari- time Research Center, CAORF houses one of the most sophisticated ship simulators in the world. The simulator bridge contains ac- tual tanker equipment, including radar, communications and steering mechanisms. Encompassing the bridge is a massive 240-foot horizon- tal 24-foot vertical panorama of the actual port conditions. The simula- tion can be varied by type of vessel, cargo load, time of day, atmospheric and tide conditions, other ships passing and tug effects. In all, three dozen vessels can be simulated in almost 30 geographical locations at MSI/CAORF alone. All this is accomplished through several rooms of computers and high-tech video hardware (the software alone at the CAORF facility is worth over $20 million). The CAORF facility is so unique that both the Coast Guard and the National Transpor- tation Safety Board have contracted to study the Valdez accident 5,000 miles away from the point of its occurrence —at MSI/CAORF. Simulation technology combined with ongoing training reduces the risk to our environmentally sensi- tive waterways by increasing the margin of safety. Maritime person- nel can demonstrate their skills and psychological makeup on this mas- sive scale safely—on land. This lets them react to emergencies before they occur in real life. 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In each case, older less effi- cient engines were replaced by Wartsila Vasa diesel for use as the main propulsion machinery. The first vessel, the F/V Ameri- can Eagle owned by American Eagle Associates, was repowered with a Wartsila Vasa 8V22, producing 1,768 bhp at 1,000 rpm. The engine will be used to drive a controllable- pitch propeller and a 600-bhp power takeoff from the free end of the engine which will be connected to a series of hydraulic pumps. The second vessel, the F/V Viking owned by Westward Trawlers, was also repowered with a Wartsila Vasa 8V22 with the same output. The Wartsila Vasa 8V22 is widely known as one of the most efficient and compact fishing boat engines in its output range. The third vessel, the F/T Endur- ance owned by Alaska Trawl Fisher- ies, was repowered with two Wartsi- la Vasa 12V22 main diesel engines, each developing 2,652 bhp at 1,000 rpm. A power take off of 1,100 bhp is arranged off the free end of each engine; it will drive a shaft alterna- tor for electricity generation. Wartsila Vasa engines were chos- en because of their excellent fuel efficiency and low spare parts con- sumption. Wartsila Diesel is one of the world's largest suppliers of medium- speed diesel engines. The company has production plants in Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, and Spain. Wartsila has licensees in Bra- zil, Korea, and Indonesia, and a worldwide sales and service net- work. In the U.S., Wartsila Diesel is represented by Wartsila Diesel Inc., with its main office in Chestertown, Md., and service centers in Seattle, New Orleans, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. 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