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HHSI •111 moved to a longer route. Manually operated stern flaps are fitted for trim optimization.

Felix has the capacity to carry 676 passengers and 156 cam, or 10 buses and 54 cars. TV: drive through garage compriseV eight main deck lanes and six lanefc^m the full length mezzanine decBS

Four 79-ft. (24-m), 24-ton buses can be carried in the two central lanes.

The split-level wheelhouse fea- tures 360 degree visibility from the control station on the upper level and enclosed wing stations on the lower levels.

The ship's electronics package includes fully integrated Kelvin

Hughes navigational equipment with twin ARPA radars and MFD electronic chart navigation, a mon- itoring and control system which allows a close check to be kept on all machinery and syster throughout the ship from thejmgi- neer's console, and a close^circuit television system to oronitor the vessel at strategfc locations.

Satellite telephprfe and ship com- municationj^ystems are provided by Satcom M and GMDSS equip- ment.

Four Marine Evacuation System (MES) stations by Liferaft Systems

Australia, each with 100-person liferafts and escape slides, are located amidships and aft to port and starboard, accessible from the main passenger deck. Four addi- tional 100-person liferafts, one for jch MES, are located on the uppks^ieck above each station.

The qt*mh"uple diesel/waterjet/ gearbox projhijsion system com- prises diesel engm«t§.each develop- ing 6,000 kW aSidng four

KaMeWa 112 Sll A&Hgrjets, through four Reintjes VLJ gearboxes.

On performance trials, Felix achieved 41.5 knpfeS'and 40.5 knots at 90 percenJ>MCR. The vessel has an ovei^length of 270 ft. (82.3 mX^miterline length of 226 ft. (69 \a beam of 75.5 ft. (23 m) and hull draft amidships measurement of 8.9 ft. (2.7 m). The vessel was built to Germanischer Lloyd +100A5, HSC-B, OC3, Passenger

Ro/Ro classification.

The passenger accommodation was designed in collaboration with

Scandinavian designer, Figura ured is the Austal Ship-built Felix, which started service on the short Limhamn-Dragor route for

Swerewtand DS0.

Arkitekter, ah^crafted by Austal's outfitting departms^t.

A large gabled skyli|jHt^over the bridge and main decks amftl^hips provides the passenger receptifc area with abundant natural lightT emphasizing the spacious interior.

A total of 1,700-sq-m is dedicated to the passenger area.

According to Anders

Erlandsson of Figura, the key features of the design were sim- plicity, necessary for the short route, and a minimum of obstruc- tion to ensure a smooth passenger flow. "The design is up to date and pushing ahead in a 'high tech' style £hat reflects the technological per- lance of the fast ferry," said Mr.

Erllhtdsson.

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