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WATERWAYS – Waterfront Business In brief… First ballast water treatment system for tanker Oceansaver says it has achieved a milestone for the ballast water treatment industry with the commission of the first treatment system to include filters on a crude oil tanker built in Korea. The 159,000dwt Suezmax tanker Ottoman Integrity was delivered to her Turkish owner Gungen Maritime & Trading with an OceanSaver system capable of treating 5000m3 per hour. The system includes filtration, cavitation, disinfection and nitrogen super-saturation. Inorganic fully automatic back-flushing filters remove sediment and biological material from the uptake water. According to the owner, Osman Gungen, the optional nitrogen super- saturation component can reduce vessel maintenance costs by improving the corrosion performance of inerted ballast tanks. The key features of the OceanSaver system with respect to ballast water treatment area are: • capable of large flow capacities • EX approval (gas hazardous areas) • small footprint and high modularity, and • lower maintenance costs due to reduced corrosion. Kiwi "stowed away" A New Zealand boat maintenance worker who was apparently accidentally taken on a voyage to Antarctica on the 16m yacht Nilaya, has been revealed to be a Moari activist, Busby Noble. The yacht's Norwegian skipper, Jarle Andhoey, was served with a deportation order in Auckland on January 23 after he failed to declare that he had been deported from Canada when he arrived in New Zealand. Andhoey reportedly left in such a hurry that Noble did not have time to get off. The yacht has no EPIRB on board and reached Antarctica on about February 11. Andhoey and his crewmember, Samuel Massie, aged 19, do not have permission from either Norway or New Zealand to go to Antarctica, as is required. They planned to spend about a week on the ice before returning to New Zealand. Andhoey said he wanted to find out what happened to his three crew, who died when the yacht Berserk sank last year while Andhoey and Massie were attempting to reach the South Pole on quad bikes. The pair were rescued from the ice and later faced severe criticism. 42 Professional Skipper March/April 2012 New Zealand Marine ITO field officer Murray Dixon (left) with Westhaven Marina National Certificate in Marina Operations and Services apprentices Nick Oliver (qualification in operations) and Sabine Oesselke (qualification in administration). New certificate for marina operators THE NEW ZEALAND Marine Industry Training Organisation is to offer the country's first national qualifications for the marina sector. The National Certificate in Marina Operations and Services, developed with significant input from the Marina Operators' Association, will recognise and enhance the professionalism of those who work within marine operations, says the chairman of the association, Russell Mathieson. The course covers administration and operations and provides a path for existing and prospective marina personnel into the marine industry. It will take around 2.5 years to complete and will result in an NZQA-accredited level three national certificate. US CHARGES AFFECT SANFORD'S TUNA SALES SANFORD GROUP SAYS its revenue in the three months from October fell by five percent compared with the same period in 2010 following the arrest of one of its tuna boats last year for alleged pollution. The United States has charged Sanford with pollution, conspiracy and obstruction of justice after the San Nikunau allegedly discharged oily bilge waste and presented false documents to the US Coast Guard and American Samoan authorities. Other charges include failing to accurately maintain an oil record book for the vessel, obstruction of justice for presenting false documents and deceiving the Coast Guard during an inspection. If convicted, Sanford could be fined up to US$3.5 million, or $500,000 per count, or twice the gross gain or loss that resulted from the criminal conduct. The company paid a US$1 million bond to have the San Nikunau released in December and she was able to resume fishing activities on February 1. She had been tied up at Pago Pago since the investigation began in July. ''We're actively defending the charges. We have a team of legal people working with us," said managing director Eric Barratt. "We are very confident we will defend our position." Barratt said the company expected its full-year profit to climb. CREDIT MARINER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION