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EVENT PREVIEW

Next month in New Orleans the domestic

North American industry gathers for an an- nual workboat event on the banks of the

Workboat 2015 mighty Mississippi. Following is a short pre- view of new products and services sched- uled to be on display in some form at the

December 1-3, 2015, New Orleans exhibition.

JMS Completes Research Vessel Design

JMS Naval Architects completed the Contract Design both power consumption and heat emitted into the ac-

Package of a 93 ft. research vessel for Virginia Institute commodation spaces. A high lift Barke rudder and 250 of Marine Science of Gloucester, VA to replace its cur- HP azimuthing water jet bow thruster provide excellent rent research vessel, Bay Eagle. A solicitation will be maneuverability. The vessel’s capabilities are further issued to shipyards by the end of the year. The primary enhanced by the installation of a state-of-the-art dy- mission of the Institute’s ? eet is to provide inshore and namic positioning system for station keeping.

offshore work platforms for the support of ? sheries The arrangement includes large Wet and Dry Labs related oceanographic research projects. The new ves- which have been designed for maximum ? exibility. sel will be capable of conducting ? sheries assessments The 1,000 sq. ft. main working deck allows for a 20 of greater capacity in deeper waters and with a larger long ton science payload and provides a signi? cant science complement than the Bay Eagle. In addition, working platform for conducting ? shing operations, the new vessel will greatly expand VIMS’ capability to over-the-side sampling and coring activities. There is perform general oceanographic research in the Chesa- also ample room and services to install a 20 foot sci- peake Bay and the mid-Atlantic near coastal waters. ence van for specialized science missions.

This design is intended to remain ? exible and support The aft deck is ? tted with a stern A-Frame with an a wide range of science missions, oceanographic out- 8,000 lb safe working load and side J-Frame for con- ? tting, and geographic areas. It is also designed to be ducting CTD operations. The principal ? shing arrange- affordable to build and operate. ment consists of a pair of trawl net reels and a pair of

Propulsion is provided by a pair of Cummins QSK- trawl winches with 13,000 lb linear pull with 750 fath- 19A tier III diesel engines coupled to a two–in/one- oms of 5/8” wire to support large mesh (400 mm net) out marine gear driving a controllable pitch propeller bottom trawl surveys offshore with catches up to 7 tons. shrouded within a nozzle. This unique arrangement will The winch arrangement can easily be swapped out to provide the capability to operate the vessel ef? ciently conduct smaller mesh surveys within the Chesapeake on a single propulsion engine when on station or dur- Bay. An electric CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, and ing slow speed transits. This system will reduce overall Depth) winch with 2,000 m of 0.322” wire will also engine hours and thus reduce the cost of operation and and load handling equipment. The electrical system is be ? tted for operation from the side mounted J-Frame. improve fuel ef? ciency minimizing its environmental comprised of a pair of 99 ekW generators which pro- There is also a knuckle boom deck crane with a 2,240 footprint. It also powers a robust hydraulic system re- vide redundant capability or can be run in parallel dur- lbs capacity to support load handling operations.

Booth 1256 at the International Workboat Show quired to support the suite of deep water trawl winches ing peak power demands. LED lighting will reduce includes joysticks to operate the gangway, which can

Gangway Controls be manually controlled during approach and switched

Sentinel, a Beier Radio company, engineers technology to automated mode for a free-? oat landing that allows a solutions that help preserve multi-million dollar invest- seven-foot safety toleration. Monitors installed by Sen- ments. After the manufacturer of a gangway system tinel in the chair console and in the wheelhouse allow went out of business, threatening to render that invest- the operator and vessel captain to view the gangway ment useless, a vessel company looked to Sentinel to activity. The control systems and PLC were designed engineer new gangway controls and provide new con- and manufactured by Sentinel at Beier Radio’s 20-acre trol software to get the gangway back into operation facility in Gray, LA. Sentinel is an original equipment quickly and cost-effectively. manufacturer of high quality control and instrumenta-

Sentinel’s team of engineers and marine electronics tion products and systems, and is an af? liate of Beier professionals did just that, designing and manufactur-

Integrated Systems and The Marine Training Institute ing new control systems and PLC for a Master Control within the Beier Radio family of companies.

Console Chair for a fraction of the cost of replacing

Booth 3227 at the International Workboat Show the unit. The master control chair out? tted by Sentinel 144 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2015

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