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hoist system. Further re? ecting the im- to the use of Furuno communications by Bureau Veritas with I * Hull *Mach portant scienti? c and sampling work the equipment are the SARTs (Samyung) Special service / Research shipUnre- vessel will undertake, a dry lab is locat- and EPIRB (McMurdo). A four camera stricted Navigation. Its steel hull has a ed ahead of the wet lab. This space also HKVision CCTV system is also ? tted. molded beam of 9.2m, depth of 4.6m includes a dedicated instrument store. Outside on the forecastle deck are the and design draft of 3.3m corresponding

The remainder of main deck is used for hydrographic winch and associated con- to a deadweight of just over 194 tons. accommodation, with a large combined trol station, plus a 4.2m Hwayan rigid It is expected to commence extensive crew amenities and laundry space; gal- in? atable work/rescue boat and associ- ? sheries resource surveys in the Bay of ley; and mess/recreation space; as well ated davit. Meen Shandhani is classed Bengal.

as two cabins, each providing two berths for scienti? c personnel.

The shelter deck area also provides the access to the vessel’s 90 cu. m. ? sh hold. Located just forward of amidships on the lower deck the hold can be cooled to -22°C. IMC’s design also incorpo- rates an 11 cu. m. refrigerated sea water (RSW) tank that can be maintained at -1°C. Bitzer compressors and condens- ers, and Desmi condenser pumps, are used for the RSW, plate freezer and ? sh hold refrigeration systems.

Aft of the ? sh hold are tank spaces, including double-bottom fuel tanks and the RSW tank, and the research ves- sel’s large machinery space. Propulsion power comes from a single Cummins

QSK38-M engine with the heavy duty rating of 1,400 hp at 1,800 rpm. This drives a ? xed pitch propeller through a 6:1 reduction Hitachi Nico/Twin Disc

MG-5506 gearbox. Mentrade supplied the propeller, stern tube, shafting and rudder package. Engine control and steering systems are from Kobelt.

The machinery space also houses a pair of 150kW, 50Hz generators powered by

Cummins QSB7-DM engines and the two 75kW hydraulic power packs for the ? shing deck equipment. A workshop area is located against the bulkhead that separates the machine space from the steering gear compartment, which also houses fresh water tanks port and star- board.

Navigation electronics are primarily

Furuno (including X- and S-band ra- dars, DGPS navigator, log, GPS plotter/ echo sounder) with Raytheon Anschütz selected for the autopilot and GPS;

Hapcon for the bridge navigation watch alarm system; and Haiyang for the AIS.

Furuno also supplied a color scanning sonar and Doppler current indicator, while a Samyung unit was speci? ed for the net recorder. The only exceptions www.marinetechnologynews.com

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