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HiPAP 500 for Single Anchor Loading System

Tuscan Energy has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to supply and install a HiPAP 500 system on board the Nomis Shipping vessel, MV Dea Commander. The vessel will operate on the Ardmore

Field in conjunction with two Single Anchor Loading (SAL) systems. These will be used to transfer oil to shuttle tankers using a flexible seabed riser. This loading system comprises an anchor point on the seabed where the loading risers and mooring lines are terminated into interconnected swivel systems.

The Dea Commander will be responsible for orientating the subsea loading riser prior to connection to the tanker. It used the HiPAP system with subsea gyro transponders mounted on the swivel point.

Once connected, the tanker is able to weather vane freely during loading, and the Dea Commander monitors the correct orientation of the flexible seabed riser during the whole operation.

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VT Halmatic Completes

Massive Yacht Mast

VT Halmatic completed production of the world's tallest yacht mast, which will be fitted on the Mirabella V under con- struction by parent company VT

Shipbuilding. The 90 m hollow carbon epoxy mast, which has a maximum cross section of 1.6 m and structural thickness of up to 40mm, will support some 3,400 sq. m. of sail. Having been loaded onto a barge at VT Halmatic's Portchester ship- yard, the mast was transported to

Southampton Docks where the rigging will be dressed and the mast will be stepped before fitting out is completed.

The mast has been manufactured in halves, with the back half comprising two sections and the front half divided into three sections.

The manufacturing process, a similar method to that used in the production of

Grand Prix racing cars and the aerospace industry, consists of layers of carbon reinforcement pre impregnated with epoxy resin. A vacuum bag is used to consolidate the carbon every few layers.

Carbon compression tubes were pre- fitted to coincide with the position of each spreader. Some five tons of cabling have been fitted within the hollow center of the mast, including a mass of sensors to monitor the sail performance.

Structural expertise was provided by

Hamble-based High Modulus, who are involved in composite engineering aspects for the total Mirabella project.

Simrad Unveils SimNet

Simrad unveiled its new data sharing and con- trol network. SimNet, recently. This high-speed, high-capacity network facilitates the full con- nection of Simrad products, allowing for such features as the display of dVHF messages on navigation consoles.

Simrad SimNet plug and play integration sys- tem is designed for ease of installation and inter- face between plotters, radar, autopilots, VHF radios and other instruments. It's size makes installation of onboard networks easy - 10mm holes are all that are required to feed the cable through bulkheads and walls and deck. This has been achieved by downsizing the plugs themselves.

SimNet provides NMEA 2000 compatibility, enabling connection to other sys- tems such as engine monitoring. Using an active interface SimNet is also able to connect to existing equipment using NMEA 0183.

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January 2004

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