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CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY NEWS A digest of news from the world's leading classification societies. New Database Tracks ISM Code Certification An electronic database of ships and companies gaining International Safety Management (ISM) Code certification was launched by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The database will record statistics on certifica- tions awarded during and beyond the voluntary period leading to the IMO's first-phase ISM Code deadline of July 1998. LR To Assist In Preparing Cargo Securing Manuals Lloyd's Register (LR) has devel- Can You Afford Not To Take Our Wheelhouse Management Course? What would a grounding, collision or environmental damage cost your company? According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the majority of these accidents are directly attributable to human error. The focus of our Wheelhouse Management course is to equip Masters, Watch Standing Mates and Pilots on the inland and coastal water- — * —^ ways with the skills to RTM W I lJ recognize and break potential error chains. ^^ ^ J^ t C What sets STAR Center's course apart from others are the simulation exercises. Everything taught in our course is reinforced with real-life scenarios on full-mission simulation bridges. Call or stop by WorkBoat Show booth #380 and learn more about the largest selection of USCG approved performance based continuing education programs. SIMULATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH One Maritime Plaza, Toledo, OH 43604 • 1-800-221-9395 • Fax: (419) 255-8833 • E-Mail RTMSTAR@aol.com 2 West Dixie Highway, Dania, FL 33004 • 1-800-445-4522 • Fax: (954) 920-4268 • E-Mail STARCTR@aol.com New - Emergency Readiness on the Inland & Coastal Waterways Circle 339 on Reader Service Card McELROY MACHINE & MFG. CO., INC. (Company • ENGINEERED TO PERFORM • MANUFACTURED TO LAST MANUFACTURING DECK MACHINERY FOR OVER 80 YEARS. PROVEN DESIGNS CUSTOMIZED TO FIT YOUR NEEDS. P.O. BOX 4454 Biloxi, MS. 39535-4454 800-634-6478 SOUND PROPELLER SERVICES Quality Propellers Designed & Built to Perform. Let us help you select the most appropriate propeller for your vessel's needs. Custom engineered propellers and nozzles In-Shop and in-the-field propeller repair. 1608 Fairvew Avenue E. Seattle, WA 98102 Telephone: 206-325-5722 Fax: 206-325-5977 28 Circle 294 on Reader Service Card Circle 335 on Reader Service Card oped a package of practical measures designed to help owners comply with the new SOLAS requirement for approved Cargo Securing Manuals, which will become mandatory for all ships other than those solely carry- ing bulk cargoes, liquid or solid, from December 31, 1997. The package includes a booklet and a computer program. For more details on the package from LR Circle 20 on Reader Service Card GL Announces Record Orders For Newbuildings Germanischer Lloyd's (GL) orders in hand for the classification of new- buildings totaled 59 vessels (5.5 mil- lion grt) on October 1, 1996. Of this total, orders for 304 vessels (3.5 mil- lion grt) were received in the period from January to September 1996. GL Construction Rules Available on CD ROM Version 2.0 of GL's computer-based Rules and Programs (GL RP) is now available on CD ROM. The new ver- sion contains important supple- ments and updates which did not appear in the 1995 pilot version. For example, making their first appear- ance are the current texts of the IMO documents "SOLAS, Consolidated Edition 92," "MARPOL 73//78" and the "1969 Tonnage Convention." The CD ROM contains the current versions of the society's most impor- tant classification and construction rules. For more information on the new program Circle 21 on Reader Service Card ABS Joins Intertanko's "White List" The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has agreed to provide bunker testing information to Intertanko for inclusion in the statistics used to generate information on the quanti- ty risk to owners from bunker sup- pliers. The White List has been pub- lished monthly since April 1990. The purpose of the White List is to high- light bunker suppliers with records of fair and unbiased delivery records. Bunker suppliers are graded into four criteria: AA buyer's risk not higher than 5% A buyer's risk between 5 and 15% B buyer's risk between 15 and 30% C buyer's risk higher than 30% Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
