Marine Log - February 2008 - (Page 2)

February 2008 Vol. 113 No. 2 John R. Snyder Editor ISSN 08970491 MARINELOG amcginnis@sbpub.com jsnyder@sbpub.com USPS 576-910 editorial PRESIDENT Arthur J. McGinnis, Jr. PUBLISHER & EDITOR John R. Snyder SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT: Nicholas Blenkey nblenkey@sbpub.com NTSB: Training inadequate for bridge systems EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Shirley Del Valle CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Nigel Kitchen sdelvalle@sbpub.com nkitchen@msn.com MARKETING DIRECTOR Peter Sexton psexton@sbpub-chicago.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Wendy Williams wwilliams@sbpub.com T here will be a great many exciting things to talk about at next month's Seatrade Cruise Shipping Show in Miami. As contributor Bill Ebersold writes in this month's cover story, the cruise ship order book has swollen to more than $25 billion, with more post-panamax-size ships to come online this year than in any year previous. With continued passenger growth expected, particularly in Europe—and strong revenues, there is much for cruise lines to celebrate. However, a recently released report from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) could put a damper on the party. The report outlines the probable cause of the heeling accident involving the M/V Crown Princess that resulted in serious injuries to 14 and minor injuries to another 284. The accident occurred on July 18, 2006 while the ship was about one hour out of Port Canaveral, Fla., heading to Brooklyn, N.Y., on the last leg of a 10-day roundtrip from the Caribbean. According to the NTSB, the captain ordered the vessel to full speed to get ahead of a storm off of the coast of South Carolina. The vessel's integrated navigation system (INS) caused the ship's heading to fluctuate around its intended course. Alarmed by the perceived high rate of turn, the second officer attempted to manually steer the vessel, turning the vessel back and forth between port and starboard. The second officer's actions resulted in the vessel heeling to a maximum of 24 degrees. The captain returned to the bridge, slowed and stabilized the ship. The vessel had been in service for about one month at the time of the accident. What's troubling about the NTSB report is that it points to inadequate training in the use of Integrated Navigation Systems, which are widely used in cruise ships. The agency recommends to the U.S. Coast Guard to propose that IMO make training mandatory for watchkeepers for ships equipped with INS and IBS. Right now, there is no such requirement. It also calls on the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to voluntarily provide INS/IBS training to watchkeepers until IMO takes action. It also calls on manufacturers, SAM Electronics and Sperry Marine to work with cruise lines and other vessel operators to disseminate information on potential errors and problems with INS and IBS to help advance crew training. ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Phil Desiere pdesiere@sbpub.com ART PRODUCTION MANAGER Todd Blanchard tblanchard@sbpub.com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Mary Conyers-Brown mbrown@sbpub.com NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Roland Espinosa respinosa@sbpub.com INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGER Donna Edwards dedwards@sbpub.com SALES REPRESENTATIVE -KOREA Young-Seoh Chinn jesmedia@unitel.co.kr SALES MANAGER Jeff Sutley CLASSIFIED SALES Diane Okon jsutley@sbpub.com dokon@sbpub-chicago.com CONFERENCE DIRECTOR Jane Poterala jpoterala@sbpub.com CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Michelle M. Zolkos mzolkos@sbpub.com A SIMMONS-BOARDMAN PUBLICATION EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS OFFICES 345 Hudson Street New York, N.Y. 10014 TEL: (212) 620-7200 FAX: (212) 633-1165 website: www.marinelog.com e-mail: marinelog@sbpub.com CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS: Call toll free (800) 895-4389, Monday-Friday 9 am—5 pm EST. jsnyder@sbpub.com 2 MARINE LOG FEBRUARY 2008 www.marinelog.com http://www.marinelog.com http://www.marinelog.com http://www.abb.com http://www.abb.com http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - February 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Cruise Growth: Driven by Megaships and Europe Another Piece of the Short Sea Transport Puzzle Putting Together a More Advanced Jones Act Tanker Evolving Propulsion Options for Diesel Electric Ships In Search of Smarter Shipbuilding Seatrade Peview Events Newsmakers Tech News Contracts Website Directory Infodirect ML Marketplace Opinions

Marine Log - February 2008

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