January 2008

AAL Welcomes new Director – 21 January 2008

On the 21st of January AAL was pleased to welcome a new Director to the company, Paul Taylor. Paul has joined the company from Whangarei where he was the General Manager of Kensington Hospital and Primecare Medical Centre. Paul spent 4 years in this role during which time Kensington expanded its operating capacity by building on additional theatres and firmly establishing a reputation for clinical excellence as the only private surgical hospital in Northland.

Previous to this role Paul served in the Royal New Zealand Navy for 21 years joining in the university scheme entry and gaining a BSc at Auckland university before going on to qualify as a Bridge Watchkeeper. He then went on to specialise in aircraft control and then warfare when he topped the Australian based course. Paul commanded the ANZAC Frigate TE MANA and during his military career served in a variety of defence and ministry positions and was involved in peacekeeping in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville.

Paul joins existing Directors, Paul Gilkison and Doug Pauling at a time that Paul Gilkison describes as “being exciting for the company. Last year we opened an office in Sydney and are planning to expand our client base as we believe we offer a good range of products and have been able to build on our reputation of being an efficient, quality niche company that provides excellent outcomes and results for all parties.”

ECPINS-W Vessel Wide Licencing Upgrade for the RNZN Protector Ships – January 2008

Offshore Systems Ltd. has secured a contract to upgrade the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) Project Protector Fleet to ECPINS W vessel-wide licensing. In 2003-2004, Offshore Systems was awarded a contract through a competitive bid process to deploy ECPINS M across the RNZN’s entire fleet, as well as throughout the Navy’s training facilities.

A deciding factor in awarding this contract was ECPINS M’s high level of compliance with the North Atlantic Treat Organization (NATO) Warship Electronic Chart Display Information System (WECDIS) standard. “By upgrading to ECPINS W, the RNZN Project Protector Fleet is now fully compliant with the NATO WECDIS STANAG,” says Jim Davison, Director of Sales, Offshore Systems. “ECPINS W provides significant tactical advantage and will enable the RNZN Project Protector vessels to operate most effectively with a superior navigational and situational awareness picture.”

January 2008

AAL Welcomes new Director...

ECPINS-W Vessel Wide Licencing Upgrade...

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