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Sperry Marine has introduced a new stand-alone ARPA designed to fulfill IMO and SOLAS regulations which go into effect January 1, 1991. IMO, in its Resolution A.422(XI) "The Recommendation on Perform- ance Standards for Automatic Ra- dar Plotting Aids (ARPAs)," recom- mended staged implementation of mandatory requirements to carry ARPA. This recommendation has been ratified and is now part of the Safety at Sea Regulations (SO- LAS). Prior to the IMO resolution, own- ers of many vessels had already installed collision avoidance equip- ment which does not fully meet the new performance standards. These ARPAs were "grandfathered" until January 1, 1991. Sperry Marine's new stand-alone ARpA is designed to ease the cost and inconvenience of upgrading the noncompliant ARPA systems. The heart of the new stand-alone ARPA is a highly flexible Adaptive Inter- face. This interface module allows Sperry Marine's proven RASCAR New Sperry Marine stand-alone ARPA. Radar/ARPA display to work along- side almost all existing radar sys- tems. Owners of noncompliant ARPAs can now upgrade their systems to the same high resolution rasterscan display with the easy-to-use touch- screen controls featured in Sperry Marine's award-winning RASCAR radar/ARPA. The RASCAR display becomes a fully compliant 20-target ARPA with the existing radar in- stallation, avoiding the expense of replacing the vessel's radar system. The Adaptive Interface even ena- bles the RASCAR display to select which radar it is working with in a dual radar system. Sperry Marine Inc., a leading de- veloper and manufacturer of marine navigation, guidance and communi- The merits of MAN B&W Die- sel's "mini-bore" S26MC low-speed engine are being appreciated by a growing number of designers and operators of small-to-medium sized ships in varied inland, coastal and deepsea trades. The 260-mm bore/980-m stroke design was introduced to extend the economic and technical advantages of the MC two-stroke engine series to vessels which before had been restricted to geared four-stroke pro- pulsion machinery. The S26MC range consists of 4 to 8-cylinder models offering outputs up to 3970 bhp at 250 rpm, allowing direct cou- pling to a cp or fixed-pitch propel- ler. The overall operational qualities of the design—notably high reliabil- cations equipment, is a subsidiary of Newport News Shipbuilding, a Ten- neco Company. For more information about Sper- ry Marine's ARPA display, Circle 15 on Reader Service Card ity, low maintenance demands and impressive fuel economy on cheaper bunkers—have so far attracted or- ders for 41 engines totaling 118,488 bhp from owners/yards worldwide. The reference list includes dry cargo ships and tankers, and excellent service experience is reported from the 19 engines already at sea. Typical applications for the com- pact S26MC-based propulsion plant are illustrated by the following re- cent installations: •Mekhanik Makarin, the first of 10 river/seagoing timber carriers or- dered for the Soviet Union's North- ern Shipping Company from Aus- tria's Oswag yard. Each 2,500-dwt shallow draft vessel is specified with a 6-cylinder S26MC engine develop- ing 2,820 bhp at 237 rpm and driv- ELECTRONICS UPDA TE Sperry Marine Introduces New Stand-Alone ARPA PROPULSION UPDA TE Orders Grow For MAN B&W Diesel's 'Mini-Bore' S26MC Engine KIENE With you worldwide - wherever diesels work Diesel cylinder indicators K-Series Indicators for measuring cylinder compression and firing pressures • Optimize fuel consumption • Reduce maintenance costs • Pinpoint engine problems • Improve engine availability • Recommended and used by major engine builders Indicator valves provide direct access to engine cylinders • Allows compression and firing pressure testing • Required for engine performance analyzer and monitoring instruments • Eliminates accidental valve opening • Easy to install and exceptionally reliable • Complete line of extensions and adapters available KIENE DIESEL ACCESSORIES, INC. 325 S. Fairbanks St. P.O. Box 386 Addison, IL 60101 Telephone 1-800-237-3762, Ext. 186 4-87 ...for greater diesel reliability KIENE DIESEL ACCESSORIES, INC. Circle 266 on Reader Service Card JIM'S PUMP REPAIR INC. M 48-55 36 St. L.I. City, NY 11101 • Established 1974 I INCORPORATED JIM LAGONIKOS, President BOB MOONEY, Sales & Service Manager Reconditioned Coffin & Pacific Pumps A-1 Conditon TYPE • F-CG - DE - DEB - IND -T- DEB-22 TBA* 12-16-I6V2 Service 24 HRS TEL 718-392-4444 FAX 718-482-8372 Parts Available TLX-TWX 710-5824847 JPRNYK Circle 332 on Reader Service Card MCELROY DECK EQUIPMENT ENGINEERED TO PERFORM MANUFACTURED TO LAST P.O. BOX 4454 BILOXI. MISSISSIPPI 39535-4454 [601) 896-3736 14 TOW WINCHES McElroy is ready to design, manufacture and deliver any type deck equipment your requirements call for. Circle 239 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News