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USCG Proposes Damage Stability Rules For Dry Cargo Ships The U.S. Coast Guard recently proposed regulations which would require new dry cargo ships of 500 grt or more to meet a set minimum standard of subdivision and dam- age stability. The proposed rules would be in addition to an interna- tional standard which was devel- oped to ensure that a vessel could sustain damage without loss of the vessel. The dividing of the internal por- tion of a ship into watertight com- partments is known as a subdivi- sion, and its purpose is to limit the amount of water which may be in- troduced into the ship as a result of hulldamageorpipingfailures. Dam- age stability is the ability of a ship to remain afloat and not capsize should any type of flooding occur. The proposed regulations include roll-on/roll-off vessels and dry cargo vessels which are less than 328 feet long, and also feature a section which defines "subdivision length" and "new ship," as well as loading restriction requirements. Calcula- tions would be made for each ship to which the regulations apply in or- der to demonstrate compliance with the international requirements for damage stability of dry cargo ships. For vessels less than 328 feet in length, a required index would be calculated from a given equation. Miller Boat Orders Passenger/Auto Ferry From Peterson Peterson Builders, Inc., of Stur- geon Bay, Wis., recently signed a contract with Miller Boat Line Inc., of Put-In Bay, Ohio, to begin the construction of a new passenger/ auto ferry. The new ferry is sched- uled to be put into service in early summer 1993 and will provide half hour service between Put-In Bay on South Bass island and Catawba Point, Ohio. Artist's conception of 96-foot passenger/auto ferry Wm. Market. The name of the new vessel will be the Wm. Market in honor of the president and CEO of the company. The Wm. Market will be 96 feet long with a beam of 38 feet. The ferry will have accommodations from 20 au- tos/260 passengers up to 500 pas- sengers. Power will be supplied by twin Caterpillar 3412 DITA diesel engines of 620 horsepower, each turning a 56-inch, four-blade pro- peller. Cruising speed will be 13.8 knots. The vessel was designed by Timo- thy Graul Marine Design of Stur- geon Bay, Wis. This will be the sixth vessel in the Miller Boat Line Fleet. W.C. Hightower Named Senior Vice President Of Tidewater Inc. William C. Hightower was re- cently elected a senior vice presi- dent of Tidewater Inc., New Orleans, La. The announcement of the ap- pointment was made at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of directors for the company. LET THE PROFESSIONALS 1 Mackay V COMMUNICATIONS FILL YOUR COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS Leaders in maritime communications electronics for over 60 years. COMPAC T A lightweight portable INMARSAT satellite terminal self