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BOAT owners need not fear the millenni- .

_um bug, provided they. take appropriate
action now, advises Fred Forbes, director
of the Canadian Coast Guard’s Year 2000

Office at the Department of Fisheries and

: Oceans (DFO). : _
; “They “(boat owners) need to take an

“inventory of all their equipment and ‘then talk.
to their stippliers ta ensure that everything |

used to operate their vessels, to navigate, and
to-comminicate is going to work properly,”
he. said. ; wo *y Ce
_ oo “Tgnoring the problem could have serious
‘ results,” he added, “as many modern vessels
rely heavily. onan. array of sophisticated clec-
tronic equipment such as radios, radar, depth
sounders, navigation systems, GPS receivers,
engine and rudder control systems.” ‘
Forbes “is ‘concerned ‘about. the low
respons

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oo) confront’ the--Year. 2000:
mo franva survey of fishing vessel owne
taken by DFO re

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“oS cererelated equipment only 27% of vessel own-

< West Van residents, your guide arrives

: of small .fishing. vessel owners and”
2c. also pleasure. craft owners in-getting ready to! ; ;

“shipping companics to ger ready for the Year...
r 2000 as well. moe ‘ ne
ntly reveal that while three --
_ quarters ‘of vessels contain on-board comput-

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ers have taken-steps fo avoid the problem.

Forbes neted that, in addition to Jan. 1,

2000, vessel owners need to be aware of the

GPS Rolloverson Aug. 21 -and 22, which |

could) pose a threat to some » Global
Positioning Systems: (GPS) receivers, causing
them to display inaccurate dates, or, provide

Ancorrect positions,

The Coast Guard,'a-sector, of DFO,. has
taken its-own message ‘seriously’ “The Coast,
Guard's own fleet of 122 ‘vessels;is ready,”
Forbes. said. “Tt can’t afford. not to: be,

-Millennium bug. or’ not, the Coast. Guard
must continue to provide
suchas traffic control, search and rescue,

sseritial services,

communications, navigational aids, and ‘ice-

» breaking, to those who ‘use. Canada’s water-.:
“ways 0 co Te a

"Forbes ‘also points. out that ‘Transport,
Canada, the- department that oversees mar-:'

itime shipping, has worked hard t encourage

Visit the DEO. Internet site at <wwwdfo-

‘mpo.gie.ca> ‘or call 1-800-O-Canada (1800
622-6232)... 9 85. oe a ee

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