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Located Segregated Ballast" under

IMO regulations.

The entire hull, except founda- tions and superstructure, is con- structed of AH36 high-strength steel, realizing a 15-percent saving in total steel weight over Grade A steel, and is designed for a scantling draft of 36 feet. This allows the own- er the flexibility of deeper drafts.

Extensive vibration analyses were confirmed by instrumenting the ship during sea trials and conduct- ing a comprehensive vibration sur- vey. Noise predictions were also made and confirmed to be accept- able by survey during sea trials.

This survey, combined with the vi- bration characteristics, results in a comfortable living atmosphere for the operating crew.

PAUL BUCK

Major Suppliers

Main engine IHI/Sulzer

Propeller Ferguson

Diesel generators (3) Caterpillar/Kato

Shaft generator Nishishiba

Emergency generator Detroit

Waste heat boiler Kentube

Air compressors (2) ... Hamworthy

Waste heat distiller Alfa-Laval

Steering gear Hastie

Sewage treatment plant FAST

Foam system National Foam

Cargo tank washing machines (29) Dasic

Cargo tank remote level gauge system Saab

FW cooling, SW cooling, lube oil, ballast and cargo pumps Framo

Fuel oil purifiers (3) Alfa-Laval

Main switchboard . . . Westinghouse

PROBO BIAKH

Hyundai

The 36,500-dwt Probo Biakh, a highly advanced and sophisticated product/bulk/oil carrier, was deliv- ered at midyear by the Hyundai

Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. A sister ship, the Probo Brali, was also delivered this year, and a third, the

Probo Britt, is scheduled for Janu- ary 1986. Owner of the ships is L.

Gill-Johannessen, a member of the

Norwegian Bulkhandling Group.

These PROBO vessels have been cited by the Norwegian Shipping

Association as "Examples of Norwe- gian Ships of the Future."

The Probo Biakh has an overall length of 597 feet, beam of 104.8 feet, depth of 59 feet, and summer draft of 43 feet. Propulsion is pro- vided by a slow-speed Hyundai/

B&W 4L80MCE diesel engine with a maximum continuous rating of 12,800 bhp at 83 rpm; normal con- tinuous rating is 10,800 bhp at 79 rpm, providing a service speed of about 15.3 knots.

The new ship was designed as a specialized oil products and bulk carrier, and is equipped to carry both clean and dirty oils, including crude, as well as dry bulk cargoes such as ore, coal, alumina, cement, and grain, and any quantity of caus- tic soda solutions up to her dead- weight capacity. In addition, she is self-loading and self-discharging, with two traveling gantry cranes de-

December, 1985 signed for continuous operation un- der tropical conditions and dusty environments.

Internal cargo surfaces and hatch covers are coated with pure epoxy paint down to the double bottoms for compatability with a wide range of oil products. For each tank there is one hydraulically driven, sub- merged cargo pump located in the cofferdam between the tanks. All cargo pumps are remote-controlled from the cargo control room. Tanks and piping are designed for seven grades of cargo. Efficient cleaning equipment insures thorough clean- ing of the tanks, with two perma- nent, high-pressure cleaning guns in each tank.

The integrated Valmet automa- tion system installed in the Probo

Biakh is of a star configuration, where the several dedicated systems are connected to the various pro- cesses such as navigation, main and auxiliary machinery, cargo plants, and communications. The hose computer acts as a data collector, central mass storage, and central information and reporting system.

All control and monitoring sys- tems operate as individual systems independent of the host computer.

One of the main aims of the onboard system is to centralize the various (continued)

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