by Barista Uno | May 7, 2012 | Marine Products and Technology
Sauter Carbon Offset Design (SCOD) is offering its new “ultra green” catamaran called “Sea Eagle” to the US Coast Guard in an unsolicited proposal to beef up American homeland security. With helipad and underwater ROV (Remote Ocean Vehicle), the E-Class Sea Eagle is said to use less than half as much fuel to go 10% faster compared with the USCG Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters in use today. Instead of the Sentinel’s 11,500hp from tier 2 diesel engines, it uses a total of 5,000hp from solar hybrid power sources which include cleaner MTU tier 4i diesels. Maximum speed is 32 knots. The under-equipped Philippine Coast Guard should probably acquire several units of the Sea Eagle to show China that the Filipinos have the maritime assets to check Chinese incursions into Scarborough Shoal. ~Barista Uno
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by Barista Uno | Dec 2, 2011 | Manning and Training, Media, Communications and Language
We’re dumbfounded. The 2011 edition of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), including the 2010 Manila Amendments Code, is being retailed in Manila for a whopping £73 equivalent (US$115). One can order it from IMO London for £40 (US$63). But that’s still plenty of money for a book of 350-plus pages that comes in cheap spiral binding, not hardbound. Just as disconcerting to us is that the obra maestra is copyrighted to IMO, so one can’t freely download it from the internet in digital format. (more…)
by Barista Uno | Aug 22, 2010 | Media, Communications and Language
A few days ago, we joined the big bandwagon known as Twitter. We wanted a better way for our readers to stay updated and to contact us on the fly if they wish. Sending out email alerts is just too cumbersome and time-consuming. We think we’ve found the perfect solution. Twitter is easy and fun to use. So useful, in fact, that it could well change the way maritime companies and individuals communicate and do business. One practical application: seafarer recruitment. (more…)
