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THE SEABUS glides across Burrard Inlet from the North Shore to downtown Vancouver.

SeaBus to celebrate
its 10th anniverasry

THE SEABUS is 10 years old this
summer.

Opened in 1977, the cross-inlet
SeaBus carries an average 13,000
to 14,000 riders on a summer day.
With a capacity of 400, the two
SeaBuses have a peak limit of a
whopping 3,200 passengers an
hour.

Much of the success of SeaBus
stems from its floating terminals
adjusting «:itomatically to possible
5Y-metre tide changes to easily
handle passengers in large numbers
quickly and efficiently.

Each terminal is in the shape of
an “‘E” with two ferry slips; with
berths, ramps, waiting areas and
service offices, each facility oc-
cupies 20,000 square feet of
covered area. Enterins; and exitireg
passengers are completly segre-
gated through specially designed

loading/unloading systems.

Passenger control at the termi-
nals is maintained through staff-
operated mechanical gates. A
self-serve fare system is in effect,
and staff maintain security
surveillance through strategically-
located video cameras.

The SeaBus’ objective is to pro-
vide a marine rapid-transit service.
Designers looked for light con-
struction, e2se of loading, high
levels of maneuverability and
stability —- and for fast turn-
arounds.

The result was a double-ended
catamaran, built of light aluminum
with four diesel engines with the
ability to turn in its own length.

Maneuverability was a key fac-
tor in the design. Two independent
drive systems allow the vessel to be
moved forwards,

backwards, |

sideways, diagonally or crabwise,
giving SeaBus the ability to stop in
its own length. The double-ended
and independent drive systems

, allow either end to become bow or

stern at will.

Viith a master and a crew of
three, a SeaBus vessel operates
across Burrard Inlet at a current
cruising speed of !2 knots, com-
pleting the 1.75-nautical-mile
crossing in 12 minutes. This speed
with a three-minute turn-around
accommodates SeaBus service
every 15 minutes.

Because of the separate flow-
through handling facilities both on
board and ashore, 400, passengers
disembark and another 400 board
— all within 90 seconds. Running
from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. the next
day, the vessels make 80 trips a

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