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COMPANY & PEOPLE NEWS Bureau Veritas Launches New Rules On CD-Rom French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched a completely revised version of its Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, which is available on CD-ROM in addition to the traditional book format. According to Pierre de Livois, head of BVs Marine division, "We wanted to simplify the rules, give them a more logical structure and make them user-friendly. Making them available on CD-ROM means yards and owners can have a pow- erful and easily accessible rules database on their desk." The new rules take into account the new design and approval soft- ware available in the VeriSTAR package. On CD-ROM, the rules are configured as an interactive database, accessible in Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. Powerful search capabilities are reportedly built in, and the screen can display several windows with content lists and active text. Prior to this update, the last BV revision took place in 1985. 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For more information on Bureau Veritas Circle 7 on Reader Service Card LR Appoints Robertson And Hubbard To Senior Management Team As part of a reorganization and strengthening of its senior man- agement team worldwide, Lloyd's Register (LR) has announced two key executive appointments. Ken Robertson was named group regional manager for the Middle East and Indian subconti- nent based in Dubai, and Geoff Hubbard has been appointed to the position of group regional man- ager for South America, based in Rio de Janeiro. LR's group region- al managers are responsible for overall management of company activities within their respective regions, and for ensuring coopera- tion between the running of LR's business and the local offices of its subsidiaries. For more information on Lloyd's Register Circle 6 on Reader Service Card AWO Names Director of Safety And Responsible Carrier Program The American Waterways Oper- ators (AWO) named Capt. Robert L. 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