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I I C® \Vav7 Keeping Cargo And Ship Safe Earlier this year Germany presented to the IMO's 69th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) the first feasibility and rentability study of emergency propulsion devises using the Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) method. The conclusion to an intensive study regarding tanker propulsion equipment failure and the real value of procuring the installation of a proven emer- gency propulsion system vs. the actual cost of safety, business and environmental loss seem to show that the investment is a wise one, even without the consid- eration of political implications of an accident. As the example, a 145,000-dwt, 866 ft. (264 m) Suezmax tanker was used. The tanker is powered by a single 13,000-kW engine for a 14 knot speed when loaded. In case of damage to the main engine and its auxiliaries, shafting, propulsion, rudder, etc., emer- gency propulsion is handled by a pair of Schottel Pump-Jets (type SPJ 520) at 3,500 kW each. With the emergency propulsion driven by electric motors, the General Arrangement Pressure Transmitter with country-specific ship approvals • Approvals: GL, DNV, BV, ABS, LRS, RINA • Pressure ranges: 0...0,1 bar up to 0...1000 bar • Medium temperature: -40°C up to +100°C • Extended EMC-characteristics (30 V/m, Burst: 2 kV) • Degree of protection IP 65 up to IP 68 . Instrumentation from WIKA Alexander Wiegand GmbH&co. Alexander-Wiegand-StraGe 30 • 63911 Klingenberg, Germany Phone: (+49) 93 72 /132-295 • Fax: (+49) 93 72 /132-706 E-Mail: m.beier@wika.de • Internet: http://www.wika.de Visit us at SMM '98, Hall 11, Stand no.11105 WIKA With WIKA TRONIC LINE full speed ahead Pressure + Temperature Your exclusive STN Atlas Marine Electronics service representative in the United States Also providing authorized sales and service for the following manufacturers: Alden Electronics • C. Plath • Furuno • HDW-Hagenuk Leica • Magnavox • Raytheon/Anschuetz • Ratheon/Standard Radio • Robertson • Simrad/Anritsu/Shipmate • Standard Communications • Trimble Navigation We are full-service marine electronics specialists, providing Sales, Service, Installation, Modification, and Certification services for: Radar Systems • Communication Systems • Integrated Bridge Systems • GMDSS Radio Stations • Gyrocompass Systems Navigation Systems • Echographs • Speed Logs • Autopilots Offices: 825 Brickell Bay Drive Tower Three, Suite 1845 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 371-7039 Fax: (305) 371-5808 5542 Kern Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Tel: (714) 377-7777 Fax: (714) 377-7737 90 Myrtle Street Cranford, NJ 07016 Tel: (908) 276-9400 Fax: (908) 276-3822 Merchants Wharf #2 Marine Way, Suite 225 Juneau, AK 99801 Tel: (907) 586-2795 Fax: (907) 586-4919 May - Sept. 50 Circle 358 on Reader Service Card Circle 361 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News