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14MTRJanuary/February 2012 scientific deck machinery Rapp Hydema and Triplex won a landmark deck machinery contract for Australia?s Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO). CSIRO selected Teekay Holdings Australia and Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd. to carry out the design, build and com- missioning of the vessel. Sembawang and Teekay appoint- ed RALion (a joint-venture between Alion Science and Robert Allan LTD) to carry out the vessel basic design. The new vessel, named the Investigator, is scheduled for mid-2013 delivery. The consolidated deck -and handling machinery package is due for delivery in 3Q 2012. Rapp Hydema teamed with Triplex to win the contract. Project management at Rapp Hydema said that the con- tract apparently comprises ?the most comprehensive and largest-scale research system ever delivered.? Following interactions between Teekay, Sembawang and the designer throughout last year, Rapp Hydema staff travelled to Washington, D.C. in May 2011 for an intro- ductory and clarification meeting. Subsequent interac- tions occurred in Europe, Singapore and Australia during the spring and summer. Ultimately, Rapp staff executed comprehensive analysis of dynamic loads in order to identify related drag forces and available payloads. Given the mission of working at extreme water depths (wire and cable holding capacity from 6000-8800m), this proved no small task. All deck machinery systems will be designed for ambient operating temperatures of -30°C to + 45°C. Machinery is also sub- ject to approval under the rules for Lifting Appliances in LRS for operations in up to Sea State 6. Throughout the deck machinery package, redundancy in powering and standardization of parts are characteristic. Landmark Contract to Rapp Hydema, Triplex for New Australian RV ?Down Under Deck Machinery?Trawl Winch A 6-ton CTD Overhead CraneMTR#1 (1-17):MTR Layouts 1/4/2012 2:17 PM Page 14