The present invention is directed to methods for stimulating the motility of the gastrointestinal system in a patient which comprises administering a growth hormone secretagogue, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said secretagogue or said prodrug. The first transceiver receives from the second transceiver a list of the blocks of data that were received with errors, and calculates from the list a plurality of error rates corresponding to the plurality of sub-carriers. The tip tank assembly includes a tank, a pair of mounting brackets and a fairing assembly.