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Our exclusive air powered pilot hoist facilitates easy boarding of vessels with high freeboards. The pilot steps into the cradle and is hoisted to the deck. The unit can be stowed when not in use. Fully USCG approved. Alexander Manufacturing is your best source for gangways and accommodation ladders. For more information, call now. ALEXANDER MANUFACTURING & SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 7759 Townsend Place New Orleans, LA 70126 U.S.A. (504) 243-0501 FAX: (504) 243-0905 Thordon Bearings, Inc., a mem- ber of the Thomson-Gordon Group, designs and manufactures low fric- tion bearing systems for ships, power plants, pumps and many other ap- plications. Available in three grades and two configurations, Thordon bearings can be lubricated with water, grease, oil, Thor-Lube (an environmentally friendly lubricant) or in some cases run without lubrication. Marine applications include propeller shaft bearings for all types of vessels, rud- der bearings, bearings for deck ma- chinery, pumps and other shipboard applications. Thordon Bearings guarantees the wear life performance of Thordon SXL self-lubricating pintle, stock and carrier rudder bearings. For full technical information on the entire Thordon Bearings line, Circle 130 on Reader Service Card ITS '94 Professional Program Details Revealed • Design of Ship-Assist Tugs • The Donaldson Report and its Implications for the Towage and Salvage Industry • Dynamic Loads on Towlines • Antillana: 20 Years Salvage in the Caribbean • Legal & Technical Aspects of Cargo Recovery from the Ocean Bed •Hydrodynamic effects of Shiphandling Tug Hull Forms • Tug Design: A Practical Approach • Damages Flowing from Oil Pollu- tion • Emergency Towing System • Exhaust Emissions • The Role of Inmarsat in Salvage • A New Salvage Vessel Circle 339 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News IGBE Special Supplement page 11 Bring Pilots Aboard With Better Safety BWS To Help Outfit NNS-Built Sea lift Ships Newport New Shipbuilding & Drydock awarded BWS Marine, Inc. a contract to supply two shipsets of Delta Marine Incinerators for the Strategic Sealift Conversion Pro- gram. The incinerators will be made in the U.S., under license from Detegasa (of Ferrol, Spain) in com- pliance with the contract's "buy American" provision. The Delta Marine incinerators enable the ships to meet the re- quirements of Marpol 73/78 Annex V "Pollution by garbage from ships." For further technical information on the complete range of Delta Ma- rine incinerators and B WS's full line of marine equipment available from BWS Marine, Inc., Circle 129 on Reader Service Card Daihatsu Names In-Place Machining Authorized Parts & Services Company Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co. has des- ignated In-Place Machining Co. (IPM) as "Authorized Parts and Ser- vice Company" for the complete line of Daihatsu Diesel generator and propulsion engines. When crank- shaft replacement is impractical, In-Place Machining Co. refinishes crankpins inplace utilizing equip- ment specifically designed for Daihatsu Crankshafts. If cast iron parts are cracked or broken, IPM performs Metalstitch repairs. For more information on In-Place Ma- chining, Circle 131 on Reader Service Card Thordon Bearings Offers Array Of Marine Bearings The International Tug, Towage & Salvage Convention & Exhibition (ITS '94) received roughly twice the amount of papers that that the con- ference can support, a fact which makes for a stronger, balanced and well-rounded program according to show management. Scheduled for October 17 to 21, 1994 at the Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton, U.K., ITS '94, has to date recorded strong response to the coming show. Following are some of the papers scheduled for presenta- tion. For additional information on ITS '94, contact: Allan Brunton- Reed, managing director, The ABR Company Limited, Dunelm, Church Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey KT10 OJP, U.K.; tel: +44 372 468 387; fax: +44 372 468 388. EMERGENCY STOP LINE Circle 202 on Reader Service Catd CONTROL AIR GAUGE BACKREST OUTRIGGERS FLEXIBLE LADDER SECTION Model M-80 USCG Approval No. 163.002/1/0 WHEN YOU CAN'T LEAVE SUCCESS TO CHANCE AIR SUPPLY STEP * 5M - 15 M Ribs-Rigid Inflatable Boats * 10M - 25M Fiberglass Patrol Craft * 52M - U.S. Navy Patrol Coastal * 33M - U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boats