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COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SAIT RadioHolland Releases Call Logging, Management Software At the beginning of August, SAIT Radio Holland released a new call logging and management software dubbed @SEA(log) for Windows. The system is designed to provide easy-to-use Windows interface and a fully integrated help manual to assist users to log and report ship-to-shore traffic efficiently and accurately. It also will reportedly help onboard per- sonnel reduce administrative time. @SEA(log) includes a sophisti- cated Least-Cost-Routing (LCR) calculator, which is designed to provide information enabling onboard personnel to select which station to use for the lowest cost of a call for a particular service or destination. The system is also fully integrated with @SEA(mail), the SAIT-RadioHolland vessel e- mail package, according to Erik Ceuppens. @SEA(log)'s LCR displays the Land Earth Station used, the air- time cost per minute or per kilobit, the land line coast, the currency amount, and whether the call is peak or off-peak. New features are numerous, and include automatic cost calculation of Inmarsat A/B/C multi-address telex messages, A/B high-speed data simplex and duplex; and radio call logging. Circle 37 on Reader Service Card Dataworks Appoints New Distribution Manager Software specialist, Dataworks (U.K.) Ltd., has appointed Graeme Brown as its new distri- bution manager. Mr. Brown will work with Dataworks' existing international network of agents, and will strengthen the company's market presence and contacts overseas. Prior to joining Dataworks, he spent 10 years spe- cializing in information technology at The Baltic and International Maritime Council. Circle 19 on Reader Service Card Cunard QE2 Carries Out Safety Exercise With LR Cunard Line recently carried out an emergency response exercise on board its flagship Queen Elizabeth 2, with Lloyd's Register Ship Emergency Response Service (LR SERS), to test the procedures to assist the ship in an emergency involving structural damage. Cunard enrolled its entire fleet in SERS along with the Queen Elizabeth 2 in September 1995. SERS is a 24-hour, 365-days-a- year land-based technical support service for ships in the event of an accident. A team of experienced naval architects assisted by a com- puter model of each ship in SERS, and advanced PC-based damage calculation and simulation soft- ware developed by LR, can predict how the stability, strength, oil out- flow and floatability of a damaged vessel will respond to various pro- posed remedial actions. Martin Pittilo was LR's lead surveyor for the QE2!SERS exercise. "Exercises are a practical way of helping to ensure that ship emergencies can be handled smoothly and efficient- ly," he said. Circle 24 on Reader Service Card Heavy Duty Electric Winches. HEAVY DUTY LIFTING WINCH HEAVY DUTY CAPSTAN WINCH Jeamar provides the solution to all your winching problems with a full line of Heavy Duty Lifting, Hauling and Capstan Winches in a wide range of sizes and line pulls. Give us a Call! Setting The Standard! JeamarWinches 1051 Clinton Street, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. 14206 Tel: (716) 854-3211 • Fax:(716)854-4141 Visit our web site at: www.jeamar.com Email: sales@jeamar.com Circle 259 on Reader Service Card STCW BASIC SAFETY filllWHIMB UriiliiMliRUijLu *«» Skills Development fj| HOUSTON MARINE TRAINING SERVICES • USCG approved 4-Day Basic Safety Course • Includes Basic Firefighting, Personal Water Survival, Elementary First Aid, and Personal Safety • Experienced instructors • STCW-compliant • Help with application paperwork available 800-947-7737 www.houstonmarine.com Houston Marine. Taking the guesswork out of STCW. Circle 253 on Reader Service Card ANCHORS CHAINS 1/2" up to 4V2", U2/U3 from STOCK! G. J. Wortelboer jr. B.V. P.O. Box 5003 3008 AA Rotterdam, Nederland Tel.: 31 10 4292222 Fax.: 31 10 4296459 Telex: 28393 GJWNL WORTELBOER Circle 242 on Reader Service Card Tunnel Thrusters Equivalent to controllable pitch propellers, but with greater reliability and less maintenance. • Fully proportional thrust control • Instantaneous thrust reversal • Unmatched installation flexibility in bow or stern • Power Ratings - 35 to 1000 HP (25 to 750 KW) • Tunnel Diam. - 16 to 77 in.(400 to1956 mm) • Built to ABS and USCG standards for dynamic positioning or docking • Check out the advantages of Thrustmaster's complete line of hydraulic azimuthing drives, tunnel thrusters and portable dynamic positioning systems Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. P.O. Box 840189 Houston, Texas 77284-0189 Phone: 713-937-6295 FAX: 713-937-7962 Circle 317 on Reader Service Card