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New Boat for Tampa Bay Pilots

Ballast Tank Level +

Draft Monitoring

Instrumentation for Vessel Management

LP3 Tank

Monitoring System multiple tank levels and draft indication •Intuitive operator interface •Ethernet communications •Color touch screen (IP66)

Photo: Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding

The Tampa Bay pilot association took consumption and more comfort.” neuverability alongside a ship and when delivery of its second Chesapeake Class With a deep-V hull designed by C. docking, said Duclos. A Northern Lights launch and the ? rst in a new generation Raymond Hunt & Associates, the all- generator, with 9kW of output, provides of Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding’s mid- aluminum pilot boat measures 52.7 ft. electricity. The vessel’s top speed is 28 size pilot boats. According to shipyard overall, with a 16.8-ft. beam and a 4.5- knots, said shipyard of? cials.

of? cials, the latest improvements in- ft. draft. It is powered by twin Volvo The wheelhouse, with forward-lean- corporate the performance bene? ts of Penta D11, six cylinder, EPA Tier 3 ing windows, is out? tted with ? ve Stidd

Transmitters Level Transmitters

Volvo Penta’s IPS 2 pod system. “The diesel engines, each producing 503 Bhp seats and a settee and cooled by two for ballast, fuel oil, potable tanks, and draft applications

IPS 2 system was created to improve at 2,250 rpm. Each engine is connected 16,000 Btu air-conditioning units. The the performance and the arrangement of to a Volvo Penta IPS propulsion pod, forecastle, with a 12,000 Btu AC unit, •Hybrid bubbler technology planning hulls like our pilot boats,” said which is ? tted with dual forward-facing, has one berth and an enclosed head. •Smart level radar •ABS Type Approval the shipyard’s president, Peter Duclos. counter-rotating propellers and integrat- Outside of the wheelhouse are wide “This new generation of Chesapeake ed exhaust system, and Volvo Penta’s side-decks and boarding platforms, port launches, named Chesapeake Class integrated EPS electronic steering and and starboard, on the foredeck. At the

MKII, is equipped with the IPS 2 pods, control system. transom is a winch-operated, rotating which provide what pilots have been The EPS control system and three-axis davit over a recessed platform for pilot asking for higher speeds, lower fuel joystick increases the boat’s overall ma- rescues operations.

Ulstein Debuts DP Construction Vessel

With the ULSTEIN S182 design, ULSTEIN introduces a new dynamically positioned multipurpose construction vessel suitable for shallow water operations. Main design driver was to develop a CAPEX friendly DP vessel with good capabilities to support various offshore operations, including cable lay and offshore construction. The vessel offers a combination of deck area, accommodation and station keeping capability for a compact vessel, its develop-

ATC King Engineering ers noted, adding this results in a cost ef? cient platform capable of supporting a variety of operations, including 304-387-1200 cable laying, offshore construction, shallow water installation, dive support, rock installation and salvage work.

304-387-4417 fax [email protected]

The mooring and DP2 (optionally DP3) station keeping capability, in combination with the large endurance and adequate transit speed, ensure that the ULSTEIN S182 can operate autonomously in remote shallow water and www king www.king-gage.com offshore areas, Ulstein said.

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