Item 2022.028.0010 - PacifiCat Explorer : General Arrangement Passenger Decks (Sheet 2 of 3)

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PacifiCat Explorer : General Arrangement Passenger Decks (Sheet 2 of 3)

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  • Technical drawing

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2022.028.0010

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  • 24 May 1997 (Creation)

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1 technical drawing : both sides, some col., annotations ; 61 x 84 cm

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Clarkson, John A. (unknown-)

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John A. Clarkson was a fulltime member of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada where reviewed and approved investigation reports regarding all air, rail, marine and pipeline accident/incidents. While working with the Council of Marine Carriers (CMC) he brought about changes to the new Marie Personnel Regulations for the west coast marine industry. He was also the Head of Delegation for Canada to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). He was an Associate Dean and Head of the British Columbia Institute of Technology Marine Campus. He has connections with the national Pilotage Authorities, the Shipping Federation of Canada, the Canadian Shipowners Association, and the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia. John retired in August of 2016, but since then has taken on advisor and part time positions. From 2018 to 2019 he was a Marine Technical Advisor for the National Board of Energy and starting November of 2019 he has been the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Maritime Museum of BC. He currently resides in Sooke.

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Operated between June 1999 and March 2000 three Catamaran Ferries International (CFI) fast ferries were intended to improve ferry service between the lower mainland and Vancouver Island as well as revive the shipbuilding industry in BC as Versatile Pacific Shipyards (VPS) had closed in the early 1990s. Designed by Incat Designs Pty Ltd in Australia and Robert Allan Ltd. They were built in Vancouver on Pier 94 just east of the former VPS. The project started in 1994 with an estimated total of 210 million which upon completion had ended up being 463 million, with each originally budgeted to be 70 million and ended up being 118 million while the other two were 104 million dollars. There were many delays in the construction including the welding of aluminium and there were also numerous operational problems which ensured that they only saw limited service. It became a major political issue for Glen Clark’s NDP government. Ship plan is drawn by David Greening.

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MMBC off-site storage.
Ship plan is located in P99.

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No restriction. All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.

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