| Owners: |
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland (DARD) |
| Contact:
|
W J Mc Curdy
DARD
Agricultural Food and Environmental Science Division
Aquatic Systems Branch
Newforge Lane
BELFAST, BT9 5PX
Northern Ireland, UK.
E-Mail: willie.mccurdy@dardni.gov.uk
Tel (Direct line): +44 (0)28 90 25 55 13
Tel: +44 (0)28 90 25 54 72
Fax: +44 (0)28 90 25 50 04
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| Managers:
|
Heyn Engineering (NI) Ltd |
| Contact:
|
A Toland, Technical Director
HEYN Engineering
1 Corry Place
Belfast Harbour
BELFAST, BT3 9AH
Northern Ireland, UK.
E-Mail: alext@HEYNCOUK
Tel. +44 (0)28 90 35 00 22
Fax +44 (0)28 90 35 00 12
|
| Vessel type:
|
Double-hulled diesel-electric Research Vessel (fisheries research and
oceanography). Acoustic surveying silent ship.
|
| IMO Number:
|
8501517 |
| Vessel Class:
|
DTp. Class VII |
| Classification Society:
|
Lloyds |
| Flag:
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UK |
| Builder: |
Ferguson Ailsa, Troon, Scotland, 1988 |
| Port of Registry |
Belfast |
| Operational Area: |
North Channel, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, English Channel. |
| Charter Availability:
|
The vessel has an annual 220 day scientific programme. The vessel may be
available for charter at other times. Contact the vessel's managers for further
details.
|
| Main Dimensions: |
| Length OA |
52.25m |
| Beam |
12.8m |
| Freeboard to working deck
|
2.5m |
| Full Load Draft |
4.60m
|
| Full Load Displacement |
1550 tonnes |
| Gross tonnage
|
1289 tonnes
|
| Free Working Deck Area |
250m2 |
|
| Capacities:
|
| Fuel |
232m3 |
| Fresh water |
84m3 |
| Ballast water
|
238m3 |
| Fish freezer/ refrigerators |
16m3 |
| Dry cargo holds |
197m3 |
|
| Range: |
| Cruising range |
9000 nautical miles |
| Cruising speed
|
10 knots |
| Maximum speed |
12 knots |
| Nominal Endurance |
20 days |
| Average fuel consumption |
4 tonnes per day at 10 knots |
|
| Accommodation: |
| Officers |
7 persons |
| Other crew
|
9 persons |
| Scientists |
9/11 persons in 9 cabins |
| Air Conditioned
|
Yes |
|
| Propulsion Systems: |
| Main engines |
2 x Allen S12 |
| Power |
2000kW at 750rpm |
| Fuel |
Gas Oil |
|
| Propeller: |
Diameter 3m, maximum revolutions 190 rpm. |
| Bow Thruster: |
White Gill 40VST azimuthing |
| Electrical Systems: |
| 660V AC |
2000kVA
|
3 phase |
50Hz |
| 415V AC |
270kVA |
3 phase |
50Hz |
| 240V AC |
160kVA |
3 phase |
50Hz |
| 240V AC |
60kVA |
1 phase |
50Hz |
| 24V DC |
100kW |
|
|
|
| Compressed Air:
|
Low pressure only |
| Anchors:
|
Two bow anchors with 275m cable per side, plus 1 spare anchor
|
| Navigation: |
| Gyro Compass
|
SGB 1000 |
| Autopilot |
Decca Arkas |
| Logs |
KAE DOLOG |
Colnbrook E/M |
| Track Plotting |
Sodena Track Plotter |
TRANSAS Marine Electronic Chart System (limited portfolio) |
| DGPS |
Leica MX 412 Professional |
Litton Marine LMX4000 |
| Radars |
Racal Decca Bridge Master II ARPA |
Racal Decca Bridge Master ARPA |
|
| Communications: |
| Call sign:
|
GHRU |
| AIS: |
Furuno Universal AIS FA-100
Furuno AD Converter AD-100 |
| Radiotelephone: |
Skanti MF/HF DSC Radio Telephone |
| VHF: |
Sailor SP Radio Receiver
2 x Sailor RT 4822 VHF-DSC
SKYLLA-TG 24V 30A GMDSS Battery
Charger Furuno FM 7000 |
| Hand-held VHF radios: |
3 x ICOM DSC IC-GM1500E 4 x various for scientific communications
Weatherfax
Koden FX 7300
Locata Navtex 2
|
| Satcom:
|
Thrane & Thrane TT-3606E Mini M Terminal
Mini M Satellite Telephone, Fax and Data
Tel: 00 87 17 62 13 61 75
Fax: 00 87 17 62 13 61 76
Data: 00 8717 62 13 61 77 |
| Cellular telephone: |
Orange Roaming Telephone and Fax
Telephone/fax (UK): 077 40 57 92 14 |
| Email: |
corystes@gtships.com (PC) |
| Safety Equipment: |
SART 2 x McMurdo
EPIRB 1x Jotron 30s |
| Fire Detection:
|
Minerva Fire Detection System
|
|
| Sounders: |
| Simrad Skipper ED 161 |
Simrad ES 60 Fishery Echo Sounder |
|
| Sonar:
|
(Replacement Sonar to be fitted during June 2005 dry dock) |
| Net Monitors:
|
|
| Computer Network: |
No |
| Meterological Equipment: |
Air temperature
Sea surface temperature
Humidity
Wind speed and direction
Barometric Pressure
|
| Trawling Equipment:
|
FK Smith A/S TA 600C Auto-trawl System
Two trawl winches 1000m x 18/24mm warps
Net drum 7 tonnes pulling power |
|
| Other Winches |
Type |
Cable |
Cable Size |
SWL |
| Boat Deck Aft |
Headline Transducer |
1000m |
12mm conducting |
1 tonne |
|
Headline Transducer |
1000m |
12mm conducting |
1 tonne |
| Boat Deck S'tbd |
Towed Body |
900m
|
16mm conducting
|
1.5 tonnes |
|
Towed Body |
500m |
12 mm/td>
| 1 tonne |
| Foc'sal Deck S'tbd |
Hydrographic |
1000m
|
8mm conducting |
1 tonne |
|
Hydrographic |
1000m
|
4mm
|
1 tonne |
| Foc'sal F'wd
|
Windlass
|
|
|
|
| Main deck |
2 x Gilson Winches
Capstan |
|
|
|
|
| A-Frames: |
| Location |
Capacity |
Clearance |
Extension |
SWL |
| Stern |
12 tonnes |
7m |
2m |
7 tonnes |
| Starboard |
5 tonnes
|
7m |
6m |
2 tonnes |
|
| Cranes: |
| Atlas |
200.1 A4 |
| Stern |
Effer 20 tonnes at 1m |
| Midships |
10 tonnes 1.7m |
| Fo'castle |
Effer 20 tonnes at 1m |
|
| Scientific Equipment: |
Acoustic Current Doppler Profiler
Simrad EK 60 scientific sounder
TRANSAS Electronic Chart Repeater
Marel HF marine weighing balance 60Kg ± 10g
Marel HF marine weighing balance 12Kg ± 5g
Marel HF marine weighing balance 4Kg ± 1g
Marel HF marine weighing balance ± 0.1g
|
|
| Custom Fish Hopper for trawl net samples (removable) |
| Overside Equipment: |
Oceanographic moored equipment arrays
Gulf III high speed plankton samplers
MIK nets
Hydro-Bios MPS II multi plankton sampler
Rosette water sampler, 12 x 5l PWS bottles
Chelsea Instruments S/N SA240 florimeter
Hydro-Bios ABM CTD (c/w flowmeter & oxygen probe)
Seabird CTD
Box corer
Benthic camera sled
Naturalists dredge
Long harness dredge
Anchor dredge
Rockhopper trawl nets
Demersal fish trawl nets
Pelagic fish trawl nets
Nephrops trawl nets
Scallop dredges
|
|
| Laboratory Areas: |
| Biological Wet Lab |
24m² |
| Multi-Purpose Dry Lab |
27m² |
| Plot/Control Lab |
5m² |
| Acoustic/oceanographic control lab
|
13m² |
| Darkroom
|
14m² |
|
| Containers: |
1-3 containers (6.15m x 2.46m) |
| Recreational Space: |
| Officers/Scientists Saloon |
20m² |
| Crew Saloon
|
24m² |
| AM/FM/TV aerial supply to all cabins |
| Exercise bicycle |
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