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BOATRACS Contracts With Mid-South lowing Sea-Hornet Equips West Coast Superferry B.C. Ferries' Spirit of British Columbia has been equipped with Sea-Hornet Marine Industries Inc.'s IVR-6600 Integrated Voyage Recorder. The vessel is reportedly the first in the world with such a complete voyage data recording system. Using digitized data captured from the ves- sel's onboard radar receivers during an actual voyage, Sea-Hornet engineers reconstructed radar displays of that voyage on an IVR-6600 Playback Station at their North Vancouver facility. In addition to raw radar signals, the IVR-6600 also simultaneously acquires, digi- tizes and stores continuous video camera feeds, microphone outputs, radar screen images, GPS navigational data, and engine and operational information. The system may be configured for a wide variety of marine applications, from workboats to cruise ships to military vessels. Sea-Hornet also received a letter of intent from B.C. Ferries to install this voyage data recording system on the majority of its fleet. For more information on Sea-Hornet Marine Industries Circle 88 on Reader Service Card Mid-South Towing has signed a contract to purchase and equip its entire fleet with BOATRACS satellite-based marine com- munications and tracking systems. After testing and evaluation, Mid-South Towing, a river marine transportation company, decided to equip its fleet with the BOA- TRACS system to increase efficiencies and enable quicker response to customers' needs. "The BOATRACS system is a valuable addition to our fleet operation," said Mike Marshall, senior port captain of Mid- South. "With the addition of BOATRACS, we are able to reliably and conveniently communicate with our entire fleet within minutes." For more information on BOATRACS Circle 1 on Reader Service Card World Ferry Operators To Meet In Vancouver Ferry operators from around the world will convene in Vancouver from September 22-25 for the 21st Annual Meeting of the International Marine Transit Association (IMTA). Frank J. Rhodes, president of the association, recently announced details of the conference program, and extended an invitation to public and private transporta- tion agencies, corporations and ferry opera- tors to join the information exchange. "This gathering of ferry operators, large and small, offers a unique opportunity to learn what's new and what's working, and how to approach operational problems or challenges," said Mr. Rhodes. He also acknowledged the IMO's recent recognition of the event. "We are delighted to have been honored with the grant of consultative sta- tus by the IMO, and look forward to partici- pating in and contributing to future deliber- ations ... We will recognize IMO's World Maritime Day theme, Achieving Excellence Through Cooperation, in our proceedings," added the IMTA leader. The conference will focus on issues of marine safety and design, new fast ferry technologies — including the Stena HSS — and urban ferry systems. A hands-on oppor- tunity to investigate ferries of the Pacific Northwest will be offered, in addition to special presentations to be given by officers of the ferry systems of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington state and private ferry operators of Puget Sound. The event organizers expect Chinese ferry operators, representatives from Europe's International Union of Public Transport and members from the U.S.-based Transportation Research Board's Committee on Ferry Transportation to be in attendance. For information on the IMTA conference schedule, contact Radm. Michael Martin at B.C. Ferries, tel: (604) 381-1401; fax: (604) 381-7238. 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Co. 6311 Breen Road, Houston TX TEL: 800-572-9087 BOATRACS The Leader in Cost Effective Maritime Satellite Communications Q: Why do companies like Dixie Carriers, National Marine, Hollywood Marine and Tidewater use BOATRACS??? A: Because they: • Save Time and Money. • Can send and receive messages beyond cellphone range. • Get a position fix on their vessels with each message, or more frequently if they like. • Send only the information they want, without the risk of unclear or garbled reception. • Get the data they need, when they need it, and can import it directly into their Information Management System without having to re-enter it. • Want to manage their boats and their business, not their message traffic. Call for more information, and find out how BOATRACS can help your company. BOATRACS, INC. 6440 Lusk Boulevard Suite D201 San Diego, CA 92121-2758 Toll Free: 1-800-336-8722 FAX: (619) 587-1073 Circle 212 on Reader Service Card Circle 204 on Reader Service Card August, 1996
