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OUTSTANDING

OFFSHORE/SHALLOW-DRAFT

VESSELS OF 1984

A portfolio of the most important offshore and shallow draft vessels featured during 1984 . . . selected because of unusual and superior characteristics of design, purpose or performance.

ASIE DUA

Halter Marine

The second of Halter Marine's new high-speed Sea Shuttle class crewboats was delivered last year to

Asie Crewboats SDN BHD of Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia. The all-alumi- num Asie Dua, like her sister vessel

Asie I, is 112 feet long with a 25-foot beam and 11-foot depth. Her spa- cious 60- by 20-foot aft deck can carry up to 80 long tons of cargo together with 15 tons of consuma- bles below deck. She can accommo- date 55 passengers and has quarters for a crew of five.

Asie Dua is powered by four De- troit Diesel 12V71TI diesel engines developing a total of 2,040 bhp.

They drive two Federal propellers through Twin Disc MG514 reverse reduction gears with a ratio of 2.5:1.

An interesting feature of the new vessel is her 1,200-square-foot aft deck, which is completely level and not cambered as on many other ves- sels engaged in similar work.

Another design innovation of the

Sea Shuttle crewboat is the place- ment of the passenger compart- ments. All are above the main deck and away from the engine room.

This reduces noise and allows rig crews to arrive fresh and ready for work. Passenger well-being is also enhanced by large windows provid- ing excellent visibility and lighting of the spacious, airy passenger com- partments.

The extended visibility is carried through in the pilothouse high atop the passenger compartment, where the captain has a 360-degree view through extra-large windows. Also

ASIE DUA

Major Suppliers

Main Engines (4) Detroit Diesel

Generator Sets (2) Delco

Propellers (2) Federal

Hydraulics Orbitro

Engine Controls Kobelt

Capstan Skipper

C02 Flooding System . . (supplied by)

Safety Services & Supply Co.

Air Compressor Quincy

Main Switchboard Continental Electric

Paint System . . . Imperial Coatings

Electronics:

Decca Sailor 144 AC. 12VDC VHF radio

Phelps Dodge 6-5 Antenna (11 foot)

Motorola D80J Main 19AZ 2-18MHZ

SSB radio

Shakespeare 390 Antenna

IDM RD 150—40A with VP3, VRM, 4-ft antenna

Radar Decc fitted in the pilothouse is an aft pilot station with duplicate controls for backing down on rigs. This per- mits dry, comfortable, and safe op- eration in foul weather.

The Asie Dua was built at Halt- er's Chalmette, La., division, one of six shipyards operated by the com- pany in the Southeastern United

States. Halter builds more than 30 different types of vessels, and is the world's largest builder of supply boats for the offshore oil and gas industry. Halter was purchased re- cently by Trinity Industries, Inc. of

Dallas.

ASIE III

Fjellstrand

Fjellstrand A/S of Omstrand,

Norway, recently completed the 96- passenger crewboat Asie III. An all- aluminum, semi-planing catamaran with asymmetric hulls, the vessel was handed over to the owner in (continued on page 18) 14 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News