Ship Specifications and Equipment
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Overall length Length between perpendiculars |
71.40 m 68.73 m |
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Beam Depth to main deck |
16.80 m 5.80 m |
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Design draft |
4.8 m |
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Water displacement Gross tonnage Net tonnage |
3870 T 3722 1117 |
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Year of construction |
2020 |
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Shipyard |
Freire Shipyard |
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Home port |
Zeebrugge, Belgium |
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Autonomy / fuel |
Fuel Consumption: Transit at 4 kn: 2.7 T/day Transit at 8 kn: 4.7 T/day Transit at 11 kn: 7.8 T/day |
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Autonomy / time |
30-day autonomy 300 days/year at sea |
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Tank capacities |
Fuel oil 273.3 m³ Ballast Water 615.0 m³ Potable Fresh Water 53.7 m³ |
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Roll stabilization system |
Hoppe Marine |
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Green ship |
Waste-heat recovery MARPOL Tier III Energy efficient & low emission |
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Working area |
North Sea, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea Ice class (DNV ICE-1C) for summer operations in arctic areas |
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Call sign |
ORCO |
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IMO number |
9871294 |
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MMSI number (AIS) |
205130000 |
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Class |
DNV ✠1A; ICE-1C; SPS; E0; DYNPOS(AUTR); COMF-V(2); COMF-C(2); BWM-T; TMON; Silent-R; NAUT(AW)
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Main diesel Gensets |
2 x ABC 8DZC 1768 kW + Marelli Motor MJRM 560 LA6 - 1980 kVA- 690V-50Hz 1x ABC 6DZC 1326 kW + Marelli Motor MJRM 500 LA6 - 1480 kVA- 690V-50Hz |
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Harbor/Emergency Generator |
1 x Mitsubishi S6R2-MPTA |
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Main Propulsion |
2 x INDAR 1200 kW |
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Main Propellers |
2x Kongsberg Fixed Pitch propellers diameter 3300 mm, 5 propeller blades |
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Bow Tunnel Thrusters |
2x Kongsberg TT2000 Fixed Pitch Propeller, diameter 2000 mm, 4 propeller blades, 730 kW |
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Stern Tunnel Thrusters |
2x Kongsberg TT1300 Controllable Pitch Propeller, diameter 1300 mm, 4 propeller blades, 535 kW |
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Rudders |
2x Kongsberg CMP 2050x3300 |
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Maximum speed |
13+ knots |
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Nominal speed |
11 knots |
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Crew |
14 persons (single cabins) |
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Scientists & marine technicians |
24 persons (2 single cabins, 11 double cabins) |
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Indoor climate |
Climate regulations in all areas comply with DNV’s Comfort Class criteria COMF(C-2) for indoor climate on board cargo ships. |
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Noise in the accommodation rooms |
All complying with DNV’s Comfort Class criteria to noise and vibration COMF(V-2) and IMO MSC. 337 (91) |
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Three Main Gensets
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ABC + Marelli: 2 x 1980 kVA- 690V-50Hz 1 x 1480 kVA- 690V-50Hz |
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Stabilised electrical power |
Riello UPS system, 220 V, 50 Hz, 4 x 60 kVA |
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Stern Unit |
Two pumps, 190 l/min, 360 bar (per pump). Powers Stern A-frame (FR01), Stern Crane (CR01), Stern Capstans and Stern Hatches. |
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Mid Vessel Unit |
Two pumps, 135 l/min, 320 bar (per pump). Powers T-frames (FR02, FR03), CTD Boom (FR04), Piston Corer LARS, Starboard crane (CR02) and Starboard Hatches. |
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Bow Unit |
1 pump, 100 l/min, 320 bar. Powers Bow Crane (CR03) and Foldable Mast. |
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Drop Keel Unit |
1 pump, 20 l/min. Powers Drop Keel Cylinders. |
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Positioning Systems |
2 x Saab R5 Supreme NAV MkII DGNSS (Navigation) 2 x Veripos LD5 (DP System) 1 x Seapath 380-R3 INS (RTK GNSS receiver and IMU) with 3710 and UHF receiver (Scientific) |
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Radar |
Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Radar, X-Band (25kW) and S-Band (30kW) |
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Chart Plotter |
Sperry Marine VisionMaster FR ECDIS |
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Heading |
Sperry Marine NAVIGAT 200 (Gyro Compass) Hansa V (Magnetic Compass) |
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Speed |
Skipper DL2 (Doppler Speed log) Skipper EML224 (Electromagnetic Speed log) |
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Depth |
Skipper ESN200, 50/200 kHz (Navigational Echo Sounder) |
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AIS |
Saab R5 Supreme AIS |
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Autopilot |
Sperry Marine NAVIPILOT 4000 |
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DP System |
Thrustmaster Icon DP2 |
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GMDSS system |
Sailor 6334C GMDSS Console |
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VHF |
Sailor 6222 VHF |
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VSAT |
Intellian v130NX (backup: Iridium certus) |
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Forward Crane (CR03) |
Heila HLRM 50/6S, charge lifting: max 1.5 ton/16,87 m/ 1,6 m SWH |
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Mid Crane (CR02) |
Heila HR 120/16-2BJ, charge lifting: max 4 ton/16 m/ 2,5 m SWH |
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Aft Crane (CR01) |
Heila HLRM 230/4SL, charge lifting: max 8 ton/17.4 m/ 2,5 m SWH |
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Stern A-frame (FR01) |
Stern A-frame for launch and recovery of oceanographic equipment, manufactured by IBERCISA: External Dimensions: 11,63 m total height, 8,25 m total width Internal Dimensions: 11,10 m total height, 6,18 m total width Range: 81° operational range, 57° stowing range ± 6 m inside outreach, ± 5,8 m outside outreach SWL (main block): 10 T (SS4-low) MBL (main block): 30 T (top out)
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T-frames (FR02+FR03):
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Articulated T-frames for launch and recovery of oceanographic equipment, manufactured by IBERCISA: Dimensions: 7x 2.1x 5.5 m (l,w,h) Range (outreach): 2.7 m SWL (Main Padeye): 3 T (SS4-low) MBL (Main Padeye): 15 T (top out) |
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FR04 Telescopic CTD Boom (FR04) |
Telescopic CTD Boom for launch and recovery of oceanographic equipment, manufactured by IBERCISA: Dimensions: 5.1x1.1x1.1 m (l,w,h) Range (outreach): 2.9 m SWL (Main Padeye): 1.7 T (SS4-low) MBL (Main Padeye): 4.9 T (top out) |
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Net Sounder Davit |
Operates with Net sounder Winch (W06) SWL: 4.2T towing, 2T vertical sampling |
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Piston Corer Lars |
Deployment and recovery of Osil Piston Corer (up to 15 m) |
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CTD Winches (W01-W02) |
Manufactured by IBERCISA: Wire: 5000 m of 8.18 mm Coaxial cable with Galvanized Steel Wire armor. Max payload: 700 kg at 5000 m water depth. |
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Multifunctional Winch (W03) |
Manufactured by IBERCISA: Wire: 5000 m of 12.0 mm Galvanized Steel Wire. Max payload: 1500 kg at 5000 m water depth. |
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Hydrographic Winch (W04) |
Manufactured by IBERCISA: Wire: 5000 m of 13.72 mm Electro-Optic cable with Galvanized Steel Wire armor. Max payload: 940 kg at 5000 m water depth. |
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Net Drum Winches (W05-W09) |
Manufactured by IBERCISA: Lower Net Drum Winch (W05): Dimensions: 2.4 m x 2.5 m Volume: 10.8 m³ Max. pull: 40.3T (first layer) Upper Net Drum Winch (W09): Split Drum Dimensions: 2 x 1.7 m x 2.5 m Volume: 2 x 8 m³ Max pull: 30.2T (first layer) |
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Net Sounder Winch (W06) |
Manufactured by IBERCISA: Wire: 5000 m of 11 mm Coaxial cable with Galvanized Steel Wire armor. Max payload: 1200 kg at 5000 m water depth. |
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Trawling Winches (W07-W08) |
Manufactured by IBERCISA: Wire: 5000 m of 26 mm Galvanized Steel Wire. Max pull: 40.2 T (first layer). |
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Gilson Winches (W10-W11) |
Manufactured by IBERCISA: Wire: 200 m of 22 mm HMPE rope. SWL: 10 T |
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Auxiliary Winches (A-frame) (W12-W13) |
Hydraulic Auxiliary Winches manufactured by IBERCISA: Wire: 30 m of 10 mm Galvanized Steel Wire. SWL: 1.5 T (first layer) (SS6-High). |
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Work Boat/Fast Rescue Boat |
Length: 7 m Capacity: 8 persons Max. Load: 890 kg. Propulsion: D3 220 Volvo Penta SOLAS approved engine with Hamilton waterjet propulsion. Self-Righting System Navigation and Communication: Fixed mount VHF AIS Chart Plotter |
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Aft Working deck |
218 m² 5 x 20’ containers 90 cm bolting matrix |
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Starboard Working Deck |
34 m² 75 cm bolting matrix Access to moon pool (80 x 80 cm) |
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Science Hangar |
79 m² 2 x 20’ containers 75 cm bolting matrix |
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CTD Hangar |
23 m² CTD LARS |
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Forward Deck |
83 m² 2 x 20’ containers UAV landing pad Foldable mast with weather station and space for ad hoc instruments |
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Wet Laboratory |
46 m² direct access to SB working deck, CTD Hangar, Science Hangar, Dry laboratories 1 and 2 |
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Dry Laboratories |
Laboratory 1 (43 m²), Laboratory 2 (19 m²) |
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Clean Laboratory (Laboratory 3) |
33 m² ISO 8 4-25°C T-range |
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Fish Laboratories |
Wet Fish Laboratory (75 m²), access via Receiving Bin and direct access to Cold Stores and fish dry laboratory Direct overboard discard 2+1 conveyor 2 sorting/sampling tables Dry Fish Laboratory (20 m²) 4-25°C T-range |
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Other Laboratories |
AUMS Laboratory Autonomous Underway Measurement System SubCtech Ocean Pack system - ICOS Ocean Station 2 Scientific Seawater circuits Aerosol Laboratory (9 m²) Cable lead trough and air ducts to forward mast |
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Operational Center |
63 m² 4-8 operating stations (Via scientific KVM) CCTV and SU90 control stations View on working decks |
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Scientific Laboratory |
52 m² Conference and Classroom layout (Max. 28 seats) |
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IT room |
24 m² 12 racks Kongsberg Signal distribution |
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Wheelhouse |
Including workstation for Chief Scientist. |
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Cold stores |
Refrigeration room (15 m²), Freezer Room (15 m²) |
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Scientific store |
60 m² Including storage for scientific gasses |
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Other |
Diver’s Store (9 m²), With compressed air and Nitrox filling station Crow’s Nest (8 m²), Seismic Store (9 m²). |
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Data acquisition |
Kongsberg MDM500; 400+ parameters at 1 Hz, 20 parameters at 5 Hz, real-time data quality control. |
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Data storage |
SQL server |
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Data presentation |
Grafana web application |
Scientific equipment on board xxx xxx
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Hydro-Acoustic Equipment |
Hull mounted: Kongsberg EM304 Deep Water Multibeam Echosounder (8000 m) TOPAS PS18 Parametric Sub-Bottom Profiler (11000 m) Kongsberg SU90 Omnidirectional Sonar (4500 m) Teledyne RD Instruments Ocean Surveyor, 75 kHz ADCP (1000 m) Kongsberg HiPAP 502 High Precision Hydro-Acoustic Position Reference System (5000 m) Drop Keel Kongsberg EM2040-04 Dual RX, Single Swath Shallow Water Multibeam Echosounder (600 m) Kongsberg EK80 Scientific Split Beam Echosounder (> 5000 m) Kongsberg ME70 Scientific Multibeam Echosounder Simrad PX- and FX80 Trawl Monitoring System Teledyne RD Instruments Workhorse Mariner, 600 kHz ADCP (50 m) Hull and Drop Keel Kongsberg Noise Monitoring System |
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Auxiliary Sensors |
Seapath 380-R3 Position, Speed, Motion, Time and Heading System Valeport Sound Velocity Sensors: MiniSVS (3x) (2 x Drop Keel, 1 x Hull mounted), MIDAS SVX2 (1x) |
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Scientific Networks |
KVM System: Visualization and control of scientific systems in scientific areas. Signal Distribution Box + Signal Remote boxes: Distribution of PPS, Position, Water Depth, etc. in scientific areas. Scientific Network: Storage, backup and distribution of scientific data. |
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CTD equipment |
Sea-Bird SBE19 CTD (2x), Sea-Bird SBE9plus CTD (2x), Sea-Bird SBE21 thermosalinograph + SBE38 remote T-sensor (2x) |
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Water sampling equipment |
Sea-Bird model 32 carousel for 12 10 liter Niskin bottles (2x), Sea-Bird model 32 carousel for 24 10 liter Niskin bottles (2x), Various Niskin and Go-Flo water sampling bottles |
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AUMS |
Parameters measured by the Autonomous Underway Measurement System: turbidity, oxygen, pH, chlorophyll, blue algae, CDOM, salinity, pCO2, fluorescence, Par, hyperspectral irradiance, NO3, NH3, PO4, SiO2 and NO2 |
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Weather Station |
Campbell Scientific Weather station installed on foldable mast. |
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Sediment sampling |
boxcorer NIOZ model, Van Veen grab, Reineck corer, Bowers & Connelly multicorer, OSIL Piston Corer 15 m (including LARS system). |
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Sampling biotope |
Benthic sledge, High speed encased Gulfstream Plankton sampler, 3 m trawl with shrimp net |
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Laboratory equipment |
Millipore RiOS 8 (2x), Millipore Milli-Q IQ 7000 (2x), Memmert low temperature incubator (2x), Memmert Drying/Sterilizing oven (3x), Escp Fume Extractor Cabinet (3), Esco Laminar Flow Cabinet (3x), Asecos Solvent Cabinet, Asecos Cabinet for Acids, Liquid Nitrogen Generator (+Storage tank), Thermo Scientific Centrifuge, Tritec Refrigerator (600 l), Liebherr Freezer (600 l, -20°C), Thermo Scientific Ultra Low Freezer (500 l, -80°C), Ice machine, Miele Laboratory Dishwasher, Big Fin Scientific Fish boards (2x), Marel Marine Scales (3x). |
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Diving Air Compressor |
Bauer High Pressure Breathing Air compressor + Nitrox |
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Embarkable equipment |
Tripods: Up to three tripods equipped with measuring instruments can be deployed from the R/V Belgica. The available instruments are: SonTek Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter ADVOcean 5 MHz, Sea-Bird SBE37 CT system, turbidity sensors (Seapoint, Campbell Scientific OBS-3+ and OBS-5+), Nortek Aquadopp current profilers (2MHz and 1 MHz), Sequoia Scientific LISST-100X and 200X (Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer), Aquascat 1000 ABS (Acoustic Backscatter System) Teledyne RD Instruments Workhorse sentinel ADCP 1200 kHz with TRBM-frame Adapted to large exchangeable European Marine Research Instruments: ROVs (Victor 6000, Ariane, Holland 1, Quest, Kiel 6000, Phoco, Genesis) Adapted to Bottom trawling (8m beam trawl) and Pelagic trawls (otter trawling Ifremer) |
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