Ramark Beacon program sponsored by U S Coast Guard; use of radar on Mississippi enables barge and towboat operation in fog; Sperry DERM (delayed echo radar marker) equipment, mounted on bridge pier, enables pilot to locate piers and pass tow safely between; use of automatic pilot to prevent dangerous swing of barges; identification of particular vessels on radar screen.


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    Title :

    Radar and related navigation aids on rivers


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Motorship ; 36 , n 9


    Publication date :

    1951


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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