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原文传递 Test Drive

题名：	Test Drive
正文语种：	eng
作者：	Arnie Hammerman
摘要：	The Coast Guard awarded a $104 million contract to Inventech Marine Solutions (IMS) last year to build more than 200 fifth-generation over-the-horizon cutter boats (CB-OTH-Vs). After the contract award, Bremerton, Wash.-based IMS built and delivered four 25'6"x8'6" production models to the Coast Guard, which will test them in the field for several months to provide technical feedback. These lead production boats will allow the Coast Guard to assess and request, if necessary, changes in ergonomics, equipment, and parts choices. All CB-OTH-Vs are the same even though they will be on different types of cutters and operate in widely different environments. These first boats have been sent to Hawaii, New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida so that they can be tested on multiple oceans and in a variety of conditions. "Having recently taken delivery of the four new production boats from IMS, we are looking forward to operational testing where we can use the OTHs in real-world conditions," said Mark Porvaznik, boat acquisition program manager for the Coast Guard. "The safe controlled maneuverability we ex- perienced in the preliminary testing will now be proven as we run the boats alongside our cutters at speed, load and unload them underway, and transfer personnel to conduct boarding operations."
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Work Boat
卷：	80
期：	9
页码：	24-28