PRODUCTSViega’s Trades Education Network ProgramThe Viega Trades Education Net-work (VTEN) program is offered as a partnership to supplement a school’s curriculum regarding the design, installation and function of plumbing and hydronic systems.VTEN provides access to LoopCAD design software and Viega’s eLearn-Henriksen’s Online Hook ing platform. A partial list of Viega’s Inspection Courses current modules includes: Hydron-The maritime world is a little safer ics 101, Piping and Controls, Trades thanks to its hook inspection train-Math and Blueprint reading, CAD ing courses. Henriksen introduced and BIM, Radiant Design and more. an on-line training course that en-www.viega.us/VTENables customers to perform their own annual product inspections. In a ? rst for SOLAS regulated lifting gear, Henriksen Hook users now can undertake online training that teaches them how to inspect prod-ucts for safety-critical defects. www.hhenriksen.comSchuyler Rubber Fendering for Navy Tugs Schuyler Rubber’s fendering pack-age has been speci? ed for U.S. Navy YT 808 Class harbor tugs. The grey colored rubber above the waterline is to prevent the fender-ABB Enables Remotely ing from marking grey hull Navy Operated Passenger Ferry ships. This grey fendering includes Rolls-Royce Workboat An Ice-class passenger ferry was re-two courses of cylindrical rubber Sector Waterjets motely piloted through a test area, on the bow and one course on the Rolls-Royce’s new range of Kamewa proving that human oversight of stern, coupled with W-fendering on A5 waterjets improves upon the vessels from anywhere is achiev-the mid-bow and various D-rubber popular FF range of Rolls-Royce able with today’s technologies. Spe-strakes oriented down the side. Kamewa waterjets by providing ci? cally, Suomenlinna II was ret-www.goschuyler.com/greater thrust from a waterjet with ro? tted with ABB’s new dynamic a more compact inboard footprint. positioning system, ABB Ability Geared towards smaller boats and Marine Pilot Control, and steered craft up to 25m in length, the A5 from a control center in Helsinki. series is manufactured from high-This breakthrough trial represents grade marine aluminum and avail-a crucial step toward increasing the able in seven sizes with power out-maritime industry’s acceptance of puts between 100kW and 1230kW. autonomous operation systems. www.Rolls-Royce.com/marinewww.abb.com 57 www.marinelink.com MN MN Jan19 Layout 50-59.indd 57 MN Jan19 Layout 50-59.indd 57 1/9/2019 9:29:36 AM1/9/2019 9:29:36 AM