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IMTA Conference To Focus On High Speed And Conventional Craft Ferries The 17th Annual Conference of the International Marine Transit Association (IMTA), being held for the first time in Hong Kong, will focus on "The Practical Applications of High Speed and Conventional Craft For Ferry Transit," but will also include a review of cruise fer- ries, port facilities, legislation and vessel control. Scheduled for October26-29,1992 at the Hotel Victoria in Hong Kong, the conference features an array of industry executives discussing some of the industry's hottest topics. The program conference schedule, which includes topics and speakers, is as follows: Monday, October 26 9:00 a.m.: Information & Registra- tion Desk opens. 2:00 p.m.: (1.) Welcome address by Edward C.K. Young, IMTA presi- dent. (2.) Ferry to Hong Kong —Then- impact on the Present and Future Port; J.A. Miller, director of ma- rine, Marine Dept. Hong Kong. (3.) The Challenge of Hong Kong Plus; G. A. Higginson, director, the Wharf Ltd, Hong Kong. 3:00 p.m.: SESSION 1 Application of Ferry Systems in Hong Kong; moderator John J. Kelly, president, Textron Marine Systems, New Orleans, La. (1.) The Responsibility of a Marine Adminis- tration for Operational Safety un- der the Dynamically Supported Craft Code; A.C. Pyrke, deputy di- rector of marine, Marine Depart- ment, Hong Kong. (2.) Operations of Boeing Jetfoil; David Hill, execu- tive director, Far East Hydrofoil Co., Hong Kong. (3.) Discovery Bay Ferry Service; Jeremy C.H. Marriott,di- rector, Hong Kong Resorts Intl. Ltd., Hong Kong. 4:45 p.m.: SESSION 2 Commuter Ferry Systems; modera- tor Jean-Yves Gagnon, president & CEO, Societe des Traversiers du Quebec, Canada. (1.) Hong Kong Ferry Services in the Year 2000; Peter WongJ.P., president & CEO, Hong Kong Ferry Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. (2.) Double-ended Ferries with Cycloidal Propulsion — Why ? ; Rudolf Laucks, director, ShipTech Div., J.M. Voith GmbH, Germany. 7:00 p.m.: Opening Cocktails and Buffet Dinner onboard HKF harbor cruise ferry. Tuesday, October 27 9:00 a.m.: SESSION 3 Regulations, Training and Support Systems for High Speed Craft; mod- erator Kai Levander, senior vice president, Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland. (1.) Rules and Regulations Covering the Construction and Op- eration of High Speed Lightcraft; Eivind Grostad, senior principal surveyor, Det Norske Veritas Clas- sification A/S. (2.) The Development and Current Use of Night Vision Equipment for High Speed Passen- ger Craft in Hong Kong; PR Owen, senior marine officer, Marine De- partment, Hong Kong. (3.) High Per- formance Propulsion Systems; tech- nical representative from MTU Motoren-und-Turbinen-Union, Friedrichshafen GmbH, Germany. 10:45 a.m.: SESSION 4 Ferry Systems and Port Facilities; moderator William J. Miller Jr., former executive director, Delaware River & Bay Authority, USA. (1.) Spanning The Golden Gate—The Bridge and The Ferry System; Gene Rexrode, district secretary, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transpor- tation District, San Francisco. (2.) San Francisco Bay Area Ferry De- velopment Project; Mike Fajans, principal, Pacific Transit Manage- ment Corp., Berkeley, USA. (3.) Ex- perience in the Development of Ferry Terminals; Stan Kowleski, princi- pal, K&W International, San Rafael, USA. (4.) Port of Hong Kong; D.A. Taylor Dept of Mech. & Marine En- gineering, HK Polytechnic, Hong Kong. 2:30 p.m.: SESSION 5 Harbor Study Tour: Tour of Hong Kong port facilities, ferry operations and terminals. Wednesday, October 28 9:00 a.m.: TYavel to Macauby Boeing Jetfoil 10:15 a.m.: Study and sightseeing coach tour of Macau. 2:00 p.m.: SESSION 6 International Papers on Fast Fer- ries; moderator Antonio Correia Alemao president, Transtejo-Trans- portes Tejo, Lisbon, Portugal. (1.) Textron C-7 Amphibious Transpor- tation for the 90s; Frank Higgins, vice president of support & reliabil- ity, Textron Marine Systems, New Orleans. (2.) Building and Operat- ing Fast Catamarans in the Far East; Kvaerner Fjellstrand, Finland & Singapore. (3.) The Seaswift Series High Speed SES Ferries of Royal Schelde; M.J.H. Siegers, Vlis- singen, The Netherlands. (4.) Marinteknik Catamarans & Mono- hulls; Kenny Tham, director, Marinteknik (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (5.) Development of an offshore RO/ RO Catamaran Service in Austra- lia; Les Penley, Sealink, Australia. Thursday, October 29 9:15 a.m.: SESSION 7 Conventional Ferries and Cruise Ships; moderator Eric D. Nilsson, chairman & CEO, Gotland Marine S.P.R.I., Brussels, Belgium. (1.) Can Big Ferries be Fast & Profitable; Kai Levander, senior vice presi- dent, Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Fin- land. (2.) Waste Management On- board Ships in the Year 2000; Jochen Deerberg, managing di- rector, Deerberg Systems, Olden- burg, Germany. (3.) Exhaust Gas Cleaning for Vessels Operating on Coastal Routes; Gunnar Ostin, president, SweFerry Lines AB, Helsingborg, Sweden. 11:00 a.m.: SESSION 8 A Survey of National & Interna- tional Ferry Policy Issues; modera- tor P. Michael Watson, president, Hornblower Dining Yachts Inc., San Francisco. (1.) Australia; Stuart Ballantyne, managing director, ASDMAR Ltd. (2.) Baltic; Kai Levander, senior vice president, Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland. (3.) Canada; Jean-Yves Gagnon, presi- dent & CEO, Societe des Traveriers du Quebec. (4.) United States; R Scott Tibbs, president, Gulf Craft, Inc., Patterson, USA. (5.) Hong Kong; Peter Wong, president & CEO, Hong Kong Ferry Co. Ltd. 12:30 p.m.: 17th Annual IMTA Lun- cheon and Meeting at the American Country Club, until 2:30 p.m. For more information on the IMTA conference, contact: Annette Schierbeck, DFDSA/S, 30, Sankt AnnaePlads, DK-1295, Copenhagen K, Denmark. 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