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Issue 97/01 J a n

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INTERNATIONAL

Editor:

Richard White BSC. c.Eng. M R I N A A s s i s t a n t Editor:

Christina Haindl Editorial Assistant: Christopher Brown B A Hons Australian Correspondent: Kevan Wolfe Advertisement IVIanager: Sheila Smale Advertisement Consultant: John Labdon Advertisement Production: Hamish Dickie Marketing: Adelaide Proctor

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Front Cover

C a p a b l e rigid inflatables now form the b a c k b o n e of the KNRM Dutch lifeboat fleet (see page 13).

News Review

Fast Ferries Feixy order i n f l u x f o r Marinteknik 5

A M D ' s

60 knot gas turbine f e n y under construction 7

A S L I C E o f the action 9

New Y o r k ferry 10

Rescue/Pilot/Patrol Update on the D u t c h fast lifeboat fleet 13

Fast launches are now the backbone of the Dutch p i l o t service 17

Patrol - designing f o r the j o b : high tech or low tech? 21

C A D / C A M Steel-Kit boat kits 2S

Using f i n i t e element analysis and Cosmos/M i n fast 27

ferry design

Software updates - HydroComp, University of Plymouth, 29

Albacore, Linden, W o l f s o n , L l o y d ' s Register, Rasterex

Vessels

Gladding Hearn pilot launch: W o r k s k i f f alloy workboats

34 Propulsion

Propshaft seal and silencer separator f r o m Halyard

New Castoldi jet: T w i n Disc news: Ruston ferry engines

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39 Design/production Estimating - art, science or imposition?

The S C R I M P resin injection system and its impact on

the GRP boat industry

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43 Tugs

Latest Sertosa tugs: Fairplay order six new adaptable tugs

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Discovery is the definitive Dutch pilot launch, and another three in the s e r i e s have been ordered (see page 17).

D e s i g n e d by L o c k h e e d and built in Hawaii, the S L I C E aims for s p e e d with s e a k i n d l i n e s s ( s e e p a g e s ) .

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Editor:

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Christina Haindl Editorial A s s i s t a n t : Christopher Brown BAHORS Australian Correspondent: Kevan Wolfe Advertisement Manager: Sheila Smale Advertisement Consultant: John Labdon Advertisement Production: Hamish Dicl<ie Marketing: Adelaide Proctor

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Latest in a s e r i e s ot pilot l a u n c h e s built in S w e d e n by Dockstavarvet for the D a n i s h Pilotage S e r v i c e is Ttirym, stationed at A a r h u s ( s e e page 9).

Comeruts

News Review

Workboats/Pilot Launelies/Patrol C r a f t

Taiwan police boats 5

Pilot launch f o r Aarhus: Rotationally moulded fast workboats 9

Norwegian p i l o t launch w i t h accoinmodation 13

A wide range o f Australian aluininium boat Idts 15

Jordanian o i l spill cleanup vessels: Scania c o n f i r m b u l k engine orders 19

Navigating through the U K Small Craft regulations 23

R I B daughter boat 27

Vessels

Adaptable

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f o r US designed i n Scotland

Finnish icebreaker/offshore support vessel ordered

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35 C A D / C A M

HuUstat f r o m Blue Peter: Plate nesting f r o m Yachting Consult

37 Propulsion

CummJns uprate and update: G E test new L M 2 5 0 0 - f gas turbine:

M a i p o w e r 250hp diesel: New engines f r o m Yanmar 4 1

Tugs

Delta Shipyard - Dutch navy tugs and new designs

Tugs f o r Ras L a f f a n L N G terminal f r o m Jaya

T w o for Ultragas by Asenav

Cory uprate M i l f o r d Haven service w i t h two Damen tugs

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Taiwan police are stepping up their capabilities with t h e s e a r m e d fast patrol craft ( s e e page 5).

T w o 66 tonne bollard pull thruster tugs strengthen C o r y ' s s e r v i c e at iVlilford Haven (see page 56).

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Editor:

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Christina Haindl Editorial A s s i s t a n t : Christopher Brown BA Hons Australian Correspondent: Kevan Wolfe Advertisement IVIanager: Sheila Smale Advertisement Consultant: John Labdon Advertisement Production: Hamish Dickie IVlarketing: Adelaide Proctor

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Two of these 28m p a s s e n g e r monohulls have recently been delivered by S e m o of Korea (see p37).

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News Review

2 Vessels

Thames largest restaurant vessel

5 New luxury cruise vessel bound for F i j i

9 Tugs • ^

New stern drive thiTister tug f r o m Robert A l l a n

15 I,(7ii)'A/;«a joins H o w a r d Smith's Humber fleet

16 A duo o f US-built multi-purpose tugs f o r the Great Lakes

17 Workboats

A combined l i f e and rescue boat safety solution

19 Offshore

A S W A T H for offshore supply duties

21 Venturing into deeper water

24 The support vessel market

27 Fast Ferries

Wavemaster's latest delivery: Comments on

the I M O HSC code

33 Composite catamarans f r o m U S A

35 Speciahsing i n cats and monohulls at Semo

37 Design

Progress on the Jubilee Sailing Trust newbuild

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Mystique Princess is a 57m long c r u i s e v e s s e l designed by B u r n e s s Corlett Australia for Blue Lagoon C r u i s e s ( s e e p9).

Lady Alma is the latest, most powerful tug delivered to Howard Smith U K by McTay IVlarine (see p16).

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Stiip & B o a f celebrates 50 y e a r s of reporting on the s m a l l craft industry.

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News Review

Anniversary articles

50 years o f the smaU craft industry: an overview 5 Development o f tug design f r o m 1947 to 1997 9

The birth o f the hovercraft 25

Peifecting the R I B 33

Fastferries:hydrofoils,SESs, catamarans and more 4 1 The evolution o f materials and effects on the workboat scene 45

Progress i n U K search and rescue craft 53

Electronics: the development o f radar 63

Regular features Propulsion

The new Wartsila 32 enters the market ₆₇

Fast ferries

SuperSeaCats nearing completion at Fincantieri Brisbane river feiTies from Australia

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A m o n g the R I B s featured in our a n n i v e r s a r y special is the RNLI Atlantic 21 pictured a b o v e (see page 33).

IVlore S u p e r S e a C a t monohull fast ferries from Fincantieri ( s e e page 71).

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Front C o v e r

Strait Faicon Is a 16m fast pilot boat, and ttie first d e s i g n from C a m a r c D e s i g n to be built in North A m e r i c a ( s e e page 21).

News Review

Fast Ferries

Designs f o r the future f r o m Finnyards 5

China Fast Ferry & Commercial Craft Show 9

Report on the 13th Fast Ferry International Conference and

exhibition i n Singapore 14

Pilot C r a f t

Robust UK-designed pilot boat f o r North Atlantic operation

21 Offshore/Tugs

Stril Power: first dedicated FPSO support ship f r o m N o r w a y 25

Training crews w i t h model tugs 29

Vessels

Autosub 1: a p o w e i f u l new U A V

A n unusual ro-ro catamaran f r o m Australia

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36 Materials

Specialising i n the design o f composite structures

A new range o f epoxy products f o r the marine market

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T h e HSC1100 is one of a number of new d e s i g n s from the F i n n y a r d s ' fast ferry portfolio (see page 5).

Stril Power i s a multi-functional offshore s u p p l y v e s s e l built specifically for F P S O s ( s e e page 25).

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Pacific Buccaneer IS proving an effective and powerful addition l o Swire Pacific O f f s h o r e ' s fleet ( s e e page 11).

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Issue 97/07 September 1997

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Managing Editor: Ctiristina iHaindi Assistant Editor:

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Marine View Is a 30m passenger catamaran built by Austal for J a p a n ' s Kumamoto Ferry (see page 17).

News Review

Letter to the Editor

Propulsion

Ulstein Beigen introduce V-versions to B-series engine Caterpillar extend 3600 series

Update on Castoldi's Turbodrive 490

Generator sets from Mermaid, Perkins Sabre and Royston Engineering Tugs' power analysis; Monobloc propeller from Ulstein

5 7 9 I I 13 Book Reviews ₁₆

Fast Ferry Round-up

Austal's latest cats for France, Turkey and Japan; Catamaran for

Baltic Sea; Caterpillar to power .fumboCat ₁₇

Tugs

Dubai enters newbuilding market ₂₀

Vessels

A variety of new single-purpose craft Bunker barge from South Africa

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Caljle & It'iieless: an old design for a new record ₂₇ Electronics

The unmanned ships' concept Improving safety thi-ough satellites

29 31 RIBs

Epic voyage for Spirit of Portsmoiilh ₃₇

Hovercraft

Increasing rescue role of hovercraft ₄₁

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Shindagha-5 built by Dubai Drydooks; two more harbour tugs are cunrently under construction at the Dubai yard (see page 20).

Alison MacGregor is a Prout catamaran pur-pose-built for disabled passengers (see page 21).

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Front C o v e r

S e a w o r t h y Marine's 600 s e r i e s r e s c u e craft is a fast, durable and versatile n e w -c o m e r to the offshore market (see page 9)

Comteiits

News Review

Police/Patrol/Coastguard Vessels

Prototype SAIVpatrol boat from Sweden • 5

A robust newcomer from Scottish yard 9 UK-built attack craft; Multi-order for Singapore Coast Guard 11

Latest additional to Port of London's fleet; New marine agency 13 FRCV from Halmatic; Catamaran pilots near completion 15

Ultra high speed designs from Italy and Malaysia ' - 1 7

Coastal patrol craft from Germany 19 RIBs fr om Finland; Orkadian newbuild for Coastguard; Rescue craft for Beirut 21

Historical

Twbinia: pioneering the steam turbine

22 Coastal Ships & Inland Waterways

New class of coastal tanker for U K 25

Hong Kong refuse carriers 27

Keeping the Danube clear; Eulerprise on tire Rliine 29

Oxygenating the Thames; ABP's new dredger 31

Escargol: a novel pedal craft 33

Tugs

Bristol-buiit worldiorse in service 35

Vessels

UPAS 750 Seisworker: making seismic inspection simpler 37

Propulsion update

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Rules &. Regulations

The Megayacht Code 41

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A n innovative S A R / p a t r o l craft from S w e d e n (see p a g e 5).

Thames Vitality is a 48.20m long oxygenation v e s s e l built in the U K (see p a g e 31).

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Bob is tlie latest in a trio of Voith S c h n e i d e r propelled tugs buiit by Moen Slip for B u k s e r og Bjergning (see page 17).

News Review

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A quartet o f p r a w n catchers; Orders fi'om M o z a m b i q u e ; D o r b y l M a r i n e tender 24

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