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JMS Hands On 2001
Table of contents:
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
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JMS Provides Design and Shipyard Support Services
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Inclinings and
Admeasurement
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NAVSEA Awards Professional Support Services
Contracts Valued at $14.5 Billion
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JMS Provides Design Support to Blount-Barker
Shipyard
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JMS Receives SBIR Funding
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CargoMaxTM Update
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Other Engineering Projects
MARINE CASUALTY RESPONSE
VESSEL OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND MARINE SURVEYS
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Subchapter "T" Boat Inspections
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JMS develops Dredge Safety Management
Program for Weeks Marine
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JMS Awarded NSF Contract for Ship Inspection
Services
DIVING SUPPORT
COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY
MARINE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OTHER NEWS
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
JMS Provides Design and Shipyard
Support Services
The year 2000-2001 has been a
busy one for JMS. Since the fall
of 2000, Southeastern New
England Shipbuilding Corporation
(SENESCO) has delivered over ten
new vessels designed by JMS with
several others presently under
construction. JMS, along with
Bristol Harbor Marine Design (BHMD),
have worked with the shipyard as
the subcontracted engineering
force to develop preliminary
proposals and bid packages,
contract design, and detailed
structural design, as well as
stability review, design
development for regulatory
compliance, and construction
support for a variety of vessel
styles and sizes. The vessels
are fabricated from computer
numerically controlled (CNC) cut
parts and generated from highly
detailed drawings produced with
the latest computer automated
design (CAD) drafting software.
The primary style of vessel
delivered in the past year has
been the deck barge. The hulls
have ranged in size from 75' x
40' x 8' to 180' x 54' x 9',
typically designed for an
operational deck load of 2000
pounds per square foot, and
fitted with an assortment of
raked end, spud, and spud tower
configurations designed to
accommodate the various lifting
and deck equipment necessary to
suit each customer's particular
needs. All have been designed in
accordance with ABS requirements
and most are certified with ABS
Maltese cross classification and
loadline assignments for ocean
service. Customers have
included:
The CAPTAIN A.J. FOURNIER
for Sterling Equipment is a
complex vessel, designed to
accommodate a Liebherr 994 ring
mounted excavator, and is to be
fitted with two self-hoisting
spuds and one self-hoisting
articulated spud. The 165'x 50'x
10.5' vessel is designed to be
highly self-sufficient when on a
dredging project, as it will be
capable of maneuvering itself to
accommodate the excavator's
reach, without assistance from
tugs or towboats. The structure
of the vessel is substantially
reinforced to withstand the
tremendous loading encountered
while digging and maneuvering in
rock and hardpan.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Inclinings and Admeasurement
JMS is preparing inclining test
procedures for two US Army Corps
of Engineers vessels, Drift
Collectors HAYWARD and GELBERMAN.
Models of the vessels will be
created from data taken from
ship's plans using HECSALV
software. JMS will perform the
USCG witnessed inclinings in New
York and develop the stability
analyses based on the results.
The purpose of the analysis is
to certify the vessels for USCG
"Limited Coastwise" service. The
stability analysis for the
GELBERMAN will also be used to
determine if stability is
adequate to support an increase
in its crane capacity. JMS is
also to provide an admeasurement
assessment of the HAYWARD for
the purpose of reducing vessel
tonnage below 300 Gross Tons. A
report will be prepared
identifying what modifications
will be required for such a
reduction.
NAVSEA Awards Professional
Support Services Contracts
Valued at $14.5 Billion
JMS teamed with CACI, an
international information
technology (IT) products and
services company, to become one
of 21 teams awarded a $14.5
billion contract to provide
professional support services
for the Naval Sea Systems
Command (NAVSEA). The contract
is for a five-year base period,
with two five-year options.
The Professional Support
Services Multiple Award Contract
(NAVSEA PSS MAC) includes
provisions for competitive,
fixed price and cost plus fixed
fee task orders to support
NAVSEA and its directorates,
program executive offices and
field activities.
Under the scope of the contract,
the CACI team will provide
Program Management, Engineering,
Financial Management, and
Logistics Management support for
all phases of ship and weapon
systems technology development,
design, specification,
construction/production, test
and evaluation, certification,
operation, maintenance,
improvement, modernization,
overhaul and salvage.
JMS Provides Design Support to
Blount-Barker Shipyard
JMS continues to provide
Blount-Barker Shipyard with
engineering support on a number
of projects. In June 2001, JMS
completed inclining experiments
and stability analyses on two
delivered vessels, the M/V
INNISFREE and M/V FIRE ISLAND
FLYER. Presently, JMS is
providing engineering support in
conjunction with Bristol Harbor
Marine Design for the
construction of an 85 foot
tugboat. JMS is preparing
structural calculations, weight
estimates and stability analysis
for the vessel.
The M/V INNISFREE was
constructed for Chicago From The
Lake, LTD. as a 240 passenger
vessel for operation on the
Great Lakes less than one mile
from shore. The vessel has a
length overall of 65' and a
displacement of 63 LT. The M/V
FIRE ISLAND FLYER was
constructed for Fire Island
Ferries, Inc. of Bay Shores, NY.
The vessel is a passenger vessel
rated to carry 400 persons, has
an overall length of 85' and
displacement of 42 LT.
The 85' tugboat is currently
under construction for Buchanan
Marine for operation in New
Haven, CT. The vessel is being
constructed to ABS structural
standards and will be reviewed
by ABS for stability compliance
on behalf of the USCG. The tug
is scheduled for delivery before
the end of the year.
JMS Receives SBIR Funding
JMS, teaming with PEL
Associates, received SBIR
funding from the Office of Naval
Research to design and develop a
"SUBDAM" for the U.S. Navy. The
objective is to provide flooding
protection for submarines during
brief stops for personnel (BSP's)
while underway. Currently, water
floods through the forward
escape hatch into the interior
decks below during BSP's. JMS
designed a rigid and durable
cofferdam to seal off the
forward escape hatch from
intruding water.
Additional parameters
surrounding the construction of
the proposed cofferdam is that
it must possess the ability to
be stored in limited space and
be able to be setup and
operational in a few minutes.
Phase one of the proposal began
in December 2000. In February
2001, a scale model of the 688
Class forward escape hatch was
built.
Working with the model, JMS's
designers and engineers
cooperated with material
specialists from PEL to develop
a prototype that met all of the
criteria and the strict
parameters. The proposed
prototype cofferdam system
consists of specially designed
inflatable horseshoes that seal
around the hatch and operate as
a raised barrier, preventing
water from entering the decks
below. A neoprene skirt attached
inside of the horseshoes
channels ocean spray that may
enter the hatch into an adjacent
void space.
CargoMaxTM Update
Herbert Engineering Corporation
(HEC) of Alameda, CA, the makers
of the CargoMax loading program
software, has recently formed a
subsidiary company along with
Xantic Inc., the makers of the
Kockumation loading program
software. The new company,
called Load Master International
(LMI), is dedicated specifically
to loading programs and has
adopted CargoMax as its core
business product. With the
merger of the two companies and
their softwares comes an
installed user base of over 8000
class society approved loading
programs worldwide.
JMS has been an authorized agent
and developer of CargoMax
loading programs for HEC since
1994, and has developed over 200
CargoMax programs approved by
ABS, DNV, BV, NK and Lloyds. JMS
believes LMI will grow and
strengthen an already solid and
secure loading program product
line and is currently developing
CargoMax programs for the new
organization.
CargoMax programs for a fleet of
seven vessels for Services Et
Transports of France is near
completion. This very diverse
fleet of oil tankers, LNG
carriers and cruise ships marks
the first CargoMax loading
programs to receive Bureau
Veritas (BV) approvals.
JMS has recently completed ABS
approved CargoMax programs for a
fleet of five grain bulkers for
Liberty Maritime of Lake
Success, NY and another for
Maritrans Operating Partners for
their recent double hull
converted tank barge, Maritrans
244. JMS provides 24/7 salvage
engineering support for the
Maritrans fleet of 16 tank
barges using HECSALV computer
models of the fleet.
HECSALV is a salvage engineering
program that works seamlessly
with CargoMax programs to
provide rapid analysis of
strength & stability during a
salvage emergency. The same type
of service is provided for
Reinauer Transportation and
their fleet of 26 tank barges
with both HECSALV and CargoMax
loading programs, including
their recently built ITB, RTC
135.
Other Engineering Projects
Naval architecture remains our
core service and we have been
involved in a variety of
projects for an ever-increasing
customer base this past year. In
addition to those discussed in
this newsletter, the following
is a sampling of a few projects
recently completed or currently
underway.
Weeks Marine
Dredge barge bilge piping / stability analysis
Reinauer Transportation
Tank barge directional stability
analysis
Tank barge strength & stability
report, deadweight survey,
repair plan
CargoMax loading program - RTC
400
Tank barge damage analysis and
repair plan
Tank barge 30 year strength
report
Tank barge double hull
conversion feasibility report
Maritrans
CargoMax loading program -
MARITRANS 244
Xantic
CargoMax loading program - KIRAN
PACIFIC
CargoMax loading program -
Liberty fleet
El Paso Marine
CargoMax loading program
training
CargoMax loading program update
- COASTAL HOUSTON
Hughes Marine Firms
Deck barge spud well design
Deck barge contract design
drawings
SSR, Inc.
61’ Hatteras damage analysis,
salvage engineering, and expert
witness
Seaboats
Tug design plan submittal
U.S. Department of Justice
Damage stability analysis and
expert witness
Boston Duck Tours
Flooding assessment and failure
mode and effect analysis
MARAD / Maine Maritime
T/S STATE OF MAINE fire & safety
plans & CargoMax loading program
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
R/V TOGUE safety and
seaworthiness inspection
Puerto Rico Towing
Submarine collision damage
survey
MARINE CASUALTY RESPONSE
Ehime Maru Technical Salvage
Report
The US Navy is in the process of
salvaging the EHIME MARU and
recovering the remains and
personal effects of the crew.
The EHIME MARU is the Japanese
fishing vessel that sank after
being accidentally struck by the
submarine USS GREENVILLE (SSN
772) on 9 February 2001. The
EHIME MARU is resting intact in
2000 feet of water off the coast
of Honolulu, HI. The effort to
raise a vessel of this size from
this depth is unparalleled by
any operation in the US Navy's
history. JMS is under contract
to document this unique salvage
operation and develop the final
salvage report, accompanying
audio/visual presentation and 3D
animated video. The operation is
also unique with respect to the
type of equipment to be used.
Specialized offshore oil
drilling/jetting machines will
be used to force two large
lifting straps under the hull of
the EHIME MARU. These straps
will lift the vessel to within
90 feet of the surface where it
will be towed to a temporary
shallow-water resting site and
thoroughly searched by US Navy
divers. The vessel will then be
towed out to sea and scuttled.
All set-up and connection work
to be done at the 2000-foot deep
wreck site will be performed by
ROVs orchestrated by personnel
working from surface craft.
US Navy Salvage Manuals
JMS is updating the US Navy Ship
Salvage Manual Series for the
Supervisor of Salvage. JMS was
the primary author of this six
volume technical manual series
when it went through its last
major overhaul in 1989 under the
direction of the late Captain
C.A. "Black Bart" Bartholomew.
This project will bring the
series up to date in terms of
current equipment and techniques
used by salvage organizations as
well as organizational structure
and protocols. The series is
being restructured combining
certain volumes with others and
improving the layout to be more
efficient. The primary
deliverable will be an
interactive CD-ROM that will
allow the entire series to be
'portable' or easily accessible
when involved in remote salvage
operations. The CD will also be
hyperlinked for easy navigation
through the enormous amount of
technical information included.
The CD will also include more
information beyond the content
included in the printed
deliverable such as past
important salvage case studies,
US Navy Instructions, additional
engineering formulas and color
photographs and illustrations.
USS Olympia Restoration
JMS recently completed Phase II
of a multi-phase project to
assist the Independence Seaport
Museum (ISM) in their efforts to
fully restore the 19th century
cruiser, U.S.S. Olympia.
Commissioned in 1895 this
floating historic landmark is
now docked at Penn's landing in
Philadelphia. Olympia is the
oldest steel warship afloat
today and has seen little in the
way of hull or structural
attention since its last
dry-docking in 1945.
The first phase of the
restoration project involved
building a 'historically
accurate' HECSALV model of the
Olympia. Working from dozens of
rare ship blueprints, original
engineering documents and
information gathered from a
thorough ship survey, JMS
engineers developed a baseline
engineering model in HECSALV.
With this model JMS engineers
were able to determine the
strength and stability of the
'as built' vessel as compared to
its current condition. Phase II
of the project utilized the
HECSALV salvage engineering
model to examine various
potential hazards to the vessel,
such as flooding from fire
fighting or hull breach, icing
on deck, wind/heel loading,
etc., that could jeopardize the
vessel while at the pier or
during her eventual transit to
shipyard. The upcoming phase III
will involve an extensive ship
survey and analysis to determine
watertight bulkhead restoration
to be done pier-side or at the
shipyard. The remaining phases
include development of damage
control requirements for
dewatering and firefighting
equipment, a shore-based
response management team, a
damage control team, a shipboard
salvage and firefighting
organization and a detailed
Marine Casualty Response Manual.
The exhibit side of the museum
is also considering using JMS to
design an interactive exhibit
consisting of 3D animated
displays to illustrate the
design and operation of the
Olympia and virtual reality
simulators for museum goers to
experience what it was like to
operate the warship's guns.
VESSEL OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND
MARINE SURVEYS
Subchapter "T" Boat Inspections
JMS is converting two offshore
supply vessels (OSVs), the M/V
POPEYE and M/V BABY DOLL, into
U.S. Coast Guard inspected
passenger vessels. These two
vessels, built in Louisiana
during the oil boom of the late
70's present a unique challenge.
JMS has discovered that vessels
of this type, though heavily
built for the demands of the oil
field, retained little
information of their
construction. As the oil
industry extended out into
deeper water, these vessels were
replaced by larger OSVs. These
robust vessels are ideal for
meeting today's stringent
passenger vessel stability
standards. Extensive research of
each vessel's history turned up
limited information. JMS had to
document these vessels from
scratch in order to meet the
U.S. Coast Guard regulations
necessary for acquiring a
certificate of inspection. This
required detailed plans of the
vessel's structure, electrical
and machinery systems and a
comprehensive examination of
each vessel's safety, navigation
and pollution prevention
equipment. In addition, JMS
created a computerized hull
model and performed stability
tests in the presence of Coast
Guard inspectors to determine
total passenger loading and
routes permitted.
JMS develops Dredge Safety
Management Program for Weeks
Marine
DSMP is a safety management
system created by committee
chaired jointly by the Dredging
Contractors of America (DCA) and
the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. The developed program
involves a series of voluntary
safety, operational and
environmental guidelines for
dredge operators to observe. The
program's goal is to exceed
safety and environmental
standards currently enforced by
the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, and
the U.S. Coast Guard at all
dredge sites by identifying
known hazards and implementing
corrective procedures.
Consequently, future accidents
are minimized and injury to
workers eliminated. Dredge
operators electing to
participate in the program can
do so in lieu of submitting the
safety and accident prevention
documentation that is required
before any dredging operation
can begin. JMS was contracted to
integrate the DSMP guidelines
into standing safety and
environmental management
practices within the Dredging
Division of Weeks Marine
Incorporated (WMI). WMI is one
of the largest providers of
dredging services in the U.S.
and operates over twenty dredges
in the Gulf of Mexico and on the
Atlantic Coast providing a
variety of services from channel
dredging to beach restoration.
JMS Awarded NSF Contract for
Ship Inspection Services
In July 2001 the National
Science Foundation (NSF)
competitively awarded JMS a
contract to conduct scientific,
seaworthiness and safety
inspections aboard
University-National
Oceanographic Laboratory System
(UNOLS) research vessels. UNOLS
is a consortium of 57 academic
institutions with significant
marine science research programs
that operate or utilize the U.
S. Academic Research Fleet. In
addition to scientific equipment
and apparatus, the inspection
encompasses hull, mechanical &
electrical systems, safety
equipment, training, operational
procedures, and shared-use
equipment. With a strong
emphasis on continuous
improvement, the inspection
program ensures that the
ocean-going scientist can safely
and efficiently conduct research
at sea. This is the second
contract awarded to JMS for
research vessel inspection
services for the UNOLS fleet.
DIVING SUPPORT
A New Director at DIT
John Paul Johnston has assumed
the position as Director at
Divers Institute of Technology (DIT).
DIT is a subsidiary of JMS
providing a fully accredited
program of commercial dive
training. Mr. Johnston comes to
DIT upon his retirement from the
U.S. Navy where he served as an
enlisted Saturation Diver and a
Diving Officer. During his
distinguished 30-year career,
John Paul was a member of the
Navy's deepest diving team
reaching a depth of 1800 Feet at
the Navy's Experimental Diving
Unit in Panama City, Florida. He
participated in several major
diving and salvage projects and
commanded one of the Navy's
largest diving and salvage
ships, the USS EDENTON (ATS-1).
While in command, the EDENTON
conducted the first efforts
toward salvaging pieces of the
Civil War Ironclad USS Monitor.
Additionally, he completed
several assignments involving
research, development, test and
evaluation of new diving
equipment and systems.
DIT Meets Canadian Standards
Divers Institute of Technology
became the first school in the
U.S. to meet stringent Canadian
standards. Until recently, there
was no diving school in the US
with graduates recognized as
qualified to apprentice for
overseas diving jobs. With
Canadian certification, DIT
becomes the only U.S. dive
school the distinction of
meeting international diving
standards, allowing DIT
graduates to gain employment in
international waters.
DIT recognized that
international certification
would be obtainable only by
meeting a national training
standard. After investigating
the Canadian standard (CSA Z 275
4-97) developed in 1997, DIT
recognized it would add
exceptional value to the
institute's curriculum by adding
realistic hands on training for
DIT's senior class. Students
receive during deep dives an
additional 15 hours over the
basic 50 hour requirement needed
to meet the unrestricted surface
supplied designation. Each
student rotates among several
stations including the
opportunity to act as a dive
supervisor of the entire dive
protocol. DIT's master divers
oversee safety and as the
class's proficiency builds they
add real life complexities to
dives such as drills in omitted
decompression, differential
diagnosis of dive related
decompression sickness, loss of
primary gas, and so forth.
Students are quizzed on
symptoms, proper selection of
treatment tables, and
neurological exams. Divers
benefit from a gradual series of
dives from 65 feet to 135 feet
to a final depth of 165 feet
over a three-week period. Each
diver experiences narcosis under
controlled conditions and thus
recognizes the benefit of
shifting from air to mixed gas,
helium and oxygen for dives over
150 feet. All students receive
training in proper gas
percentages, travel rates,
shifting to oxygen in water
decompression stops, surface
interval procedures, and
recompression chamber
decompression. The Workman's
Compensation Board (WCB) of
British Columbia conducted the
validation of DIT's curriculum,
facilities, staff qualifications
and dive protocols to meet the
Canadian standard, during a
two-day visit to the school. The
on-site visit by the WCB
included a day at sea observing
students conducting dives at 165
feet in accordance with the
standards.
Diving Support Service at Bath
Iron Works
Since the inception of the Bath
Iron Works (BIW) Dive Team in
1992 JMS has been contracted to
provide on site dive supervision
and project management in
support of all diving
operations. The majority of the
dive team's work is centered on
performing underwater hull
inspections during the
construction cycle of newly
built ships, currently the
DDG-51 Class Arleigh Burke
destroyer. These ships are 510
feet long, 66.5 feet in beam and
displace 9100 tons fully loaded.
Periodic underwater inspections
are required on the sonar dome
rubber window prior to manned
entry, prairie masker emitter
belts, sea suctions, variable
pitch propeller blades, shafts
and associated turning gear,
rudders and minor maintenance to
hull appendages such as Doppler
velocity sonar heads.
Additionally the BIW dive team
is tasked with the upkeep of
docks and piers and was
instrumental again this past
year in underwater welding and
patching of the old dry-dock at
the Portland facility. Divers at
BIW are all graduates of Divers
Institute of Technology (DIT)
which is owned and operated by
JMS.
Bath Iron Works recently
completed a $240 million, 15
acre land level transfer
facility with a 750 foot long
dry dock as the centerpiece.
This completes the company's
transition from traditional
building ways used in it's first
hundred years of building ships
for the U.S. Navy, to a world
class facility able to build
ships like the 630 foot LPD 17,
which could not have been
launched on the traditional
stern-launch building ways.
The new land level transfer
facility with its associated dry
dock and chain transfer system
will ensure additional
requirements for diver support
services. Resumption of concrete
refurbishment to the North dock
is also expected to start again
following post shakedown
availability on the DDG-79 USS
Oscar Austin, which is currently
alongside this dock.
COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY
ADCI Underwater Burning Video
The Association of Diving
Contractors International (ADCI)
received such positive feedback
from their members about their
last video produced by JMS
entitled, The Hazards of Diving
in Differential Pressure
Environments, that they decided
to produce another video to
spread awareness throughout the
industry of the hazards of
underwater burning. This new
safety video is similar to the
last in that it examines past
accidents involving fatalities
and suggests ways in which they
may have been prevented. The
10-minute video again relies
heavily on the use of computer
animated reenactments of actual
diving accidents investigated by
the ADCI. The video was finished
in June of this year and the
ADCI will make the video
available to members and
non-members with the goal of
improving overall safety
throughout the industry.
OSHA Shipyard Safety Video
JMS is producing a shipyard
safety video for the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). Similar
to the videos produced for the
ADCI (see above article) this
15-minute video will rely
exclusively on the use of
computer animation. Eight actual
shipyard accidents, investigated
by OSHA, will be reconstructed
and examined to clearly
illustrate what went wrong and
how the accidents may have been
avoided. OSHA realized that
producing the video using only
computer animation has many
advantages. The cost of
producing live footage is less
by eliminating the need of
multiple actors, film crews, and
in OSHA's specific situation,
expensive shipyard equipment.
Obviously, concerns for the
safety of the actors and film
crew are also eliminated as
dangerous events can be
reenacted in a virtual world.
Computer animation allows the
viewer to observe perspectives
that might otherwise be
impossible to shoot with a
traditional camera while virtual
'sets' can be built that might
be too costly to shoot on
location or to reconstruct in a
studio.
MARINE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The Ocean Technology Foundation
Continues to Grow with JMS
Support
Several years ago JMS formed an
alliance with a non-profit
(501-(c) 3) foundation called
the Ocean Technology Foundation
(OTF). JMS provides marine
engineering, technical
expertise, and staff support to
the foundation. The mission of
the Ocean Technology Foundation
"is to foster excellence in
ocean exploration, marine
research and education, and to
promote commercial development
with an emphasis on underwater
activities." To that end OTF,
JMS and other organizations
continue to develop national and
international programs.
OTF's long term vision is to
develop deep-water technologies
and state-of-the-art undersea
systems to support ocean
exploration and observatories,
marine research, education,
commerce, and government
activities. The alliance places
JMS in a visionary position
within the maritime industry,
allowing JMS to continue a
leadership role in the new
millennium.
OTHER NEWS
JMS Relocates to State of the
Art Facility
JMS has relocated to the new,
137,000 sq ft Marine Sciences
Building at the University of
Connecticut's Avery Point
campus. The new building is part
of a $55 million campus
enhancement that is scheduled
for completion this year, and
includes state-of-the-art
research labs, running seawater
facilities, a greenhouse,
classrooms, administrative
offices, seminar rooms,
multi-media facilities, as well
as integration with Industrial
Affiliates. JMS is excited to be
associated with the university
as an Industrial Affiliate, and
looks forward to building
meaningful and valuable
relationships with UCONN's
academic community.
The Industrial Affiliates
Program is intended to build
partnerships and take advantage
of the synergies that exist
between academia and industry.
The goal is to bridge the gap
between scientific research and
development in an academic
setting with the
commercialization and/or
industrial application of new
products, procedures and ideas
that are developed in that
setting. JMS is proud to be the
first of two companies to
participate in this visionary
initiative. Our immediate
contribution to the program
includes bringing marine
industry, government, and
science & technology into one
collaborative working
environment.
Also located on UCONN's Avery
Point Campus are NOAA's National
Undersea Research Center,
Coastal Environmental
Laboratories, U. S. Sea Grant
Office; and the U. S. Coast
Guard's Research and Development
Center, Marine Safety
Laboratory, and International
Ice Patrol. This high-tech
university setting strengthens
Southeastern Connecticut's
position as a unique region in
the United States that is widely
recognized for its strengths in
the maritime industry, military
support, and research and
development.
Please note that although our
mailing address has changed to
the Marine Science & Technology
Center, our street address,
phone and fax numbers remain the
same.
New Employees at JMS
JMS has made several additions
to our staff this past year.
Each person brings a unique
perspective and background to
JMS, complementing our
reputation as the "hands-on"
naval architecture firm.
Brad Sokol joined JMS in July
2001 as a naval architect.
Previously Brad worked in
Seattle with Guido Perla &
Associates managing the design
of a SWATH Oceanographic
Research Vessel for the U.S.
Navy. Prior to that, he worked
at Electric Boat in the naval
architecture group and
periodically provided
engineering support in the
shipyard. In addition to his
general naval architecture
duties, he is involved in
project management and quality
assurance for all JMS projects.
Brad is a graduate of the
University of Michigan and lives
in Stonington with his wife
Bridget. They are glad to be
back on the East Coast, where if
you're headed north, "the water
is on the right - just where it
should be".
John Manning joined JMS this
past February. John received his
bachelors degree in Ocean and
Naval Architectural Engineering
from Memorial University of
Newfoundland in May 1999. During
school, John held work term
positions with Global Marine
Drilling Company writing
operation manuals and loading
conditions for semi-submersible
and jack-up drill rigs,
Transocean Offshore, Inc working
on semi-submersible drill rig
design and with Andrew Palmer
and Associates performing subsea
pipeline analysis for underwater
pipelines in the North Sea.
After graduation, John worked as
a contractor for NAVSEA on the
Strategic Sealift Program. John
is currently Treasurer of the
ASNE Southern New England
Section and is an active member
of SNAME. John enjoys spending
time mountain biking, hiking,
skiing and playing guitar.
Robert Tischer came onboard in
December 2000 with over six
years of experience in the
marine design field. Previously,
Bob worked as a designer at Bath
Iron Works where he designed and
constructed electrical equipment
foundations for the U.S. Navy's
DDG class destroyers. In
addition to his formal training
as a marine designer, he also
possesses specialized training
in "SUBSYSTEMS", Magnetic
Particle Inspection and multiple
CADD programs. Bob also held a
multitude of trade positions
over thirteen years with General
Dynamics including grinder,
electrician and structural
designer/draftsman working on
all modern classed submarines.
Bob is currently involved in a
number of projects using
AUTOCAD, TrueSpace animation
modeling software, and CargoMax
modeling software.
Jeremy Rice was hired on as a
Marine Engineer in June. Jeremy,
a recent graduate of Marquette
University earned a degree in
Mechanical Engineering. In his
final year at Marquette, he
headed a students council which
designed a new rudder for the
Laser class sailboat. Prior to
attending Marquette, Jeremy
enjoyed a seven-year career in
the Merchant Marine culminating
in earning a 100-ton
Master/1600-ton Mate's license.
During this period, he held a
variety of positions aboard oil
spill response vessels along the
California coast and on towing
vessels transporting cargo
between Seattle and Alaska for
Crowley Maritime. It is his
familiarity with the demands
placed on these vessels that
provides "in the field"
practicality to vessel design
and construction work being done
at JMS.
Copyright 2001, JMS Naval
Architects and Salvage
Engineers.
JMS Naval Architects and Salvage
Engineers
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, Connecticut 06340
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