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Vestdavit was contracted to supply work boat and man overboard davits for four specially designed chase ves- sels which will support Norwegian seis- mic major PGS?  eet of seismic ships. The ships are to be built at Turkey?s BEùIKTA ù GEMI øNùA A.ù. yard for Faroe Island shipowner P/F Thor, which has chartered the vessels to PGS. Vestdavit Area Sales Manager Sven Arild Wågsæther said, ?The workboat davit for each vessel will be our PLR- 15,000 davit with a SWL of 15 tons. These are the largest single-point lifting davits we have designed. We see seismic work boats becoming larger and larger, and operators need a simple but robust and reliable davit which will launch and recover heavy workboats safely in tough conditions, day in and day out. This da- vit will consistently and safely handle a loaded workboat in sea states up to 4 / 5, and is both easy to maintain and simple to operate.? Thor?s 64 m chase vessels will be delivered beginning 2014 and enter service to assist PGS opera-tions worldwide. Key tasks are opera- tional support, offshore bunkering, crew change assistance, replenishment of provisions and spare parts, and main- tenance of seismic equipment while at sea. Support capabilities include Ice Class 1A, passenger capacity for trans-porting a full seismic crew, extra work boat, towing, and fuel and  uid trans- fers. In addition to the PLR-15000 davit each vessel will also be equipped with a Vestdavit PLR-7000 davit for man over- board boat handling. Vestdavit Besiktas Seismic Chase Boat Davits Marine Technology Reporter 17www.seadiscovery.com MTR #5 (1-17).indd 17MTR #5 (1-17).indd 176/3/2013 2:31:47 PM6/3/2013 2:31:47 PM