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DOS EXPLORER

Built:

1973 Canada

Class:

RINA +100 A1 Tug Ice Class 3

Refits:

2007 then full vessel refit including accommodation in 2015

Dimensions:

58.25m x 12.8m x 6m with mean draft of 3.8m & max draft of 5.2m

Air draft:

23.27m

Accommodation:

total 25 persons

Crew cabins:

3 x single cabins, 5 x double cabins, 1 x 4 berths

Guest cabins:

4 x double cabins

Hospital:

2 beds

Lounge:

with digital TV, DVD, internet access

Conference Room

Control room:

ROV, diving, sonar operations

Machinery and Propulsion

Main Engines:

4 x Nohab Polar SF 13RS with total 4200bhp

Fuel type:

diesel

Aux engines:

1 x Catepillar 3406

Emergency genset:

2 x GEC 287, 5kva, 1 x CAT 287.5kva, 1 x GEC 175kva

Main propellers:

2 x CP propeller in nozzle, rudder pneumatic mover control unit

Bow thruster:

1 x Giljet Azimuth, joystick system, 580bhp

Rudders:

Hydraulic steering system, twin rudder

Speed & consumption:

6t/day @ 10 knots

Standby:

approx 600L/day

Fuel capacity:

845m³

Comments:

An excellent multi-functional offshore support vessel which has benefitted from 2 major refits/upgrades – including the most recent one in 2015.
The vessel is fully equipped, in class and fully operational with valid certificates.
As a research vessel she has Safety Management Certificate (SMC),
in full compliance with RMRS requirements of the ISM code.
All equipment complies with international standards of SOLAS, MARPOL, GMDSS, COLREG-72, ILLC 1966/88, STCW-78

Minimum safe manning:

6 persons

Total:

17 persons

Total:

8 persons

 

4 -5t/day @ 8 – 8.5knots

Potable water:

565m³

Radars:

1 x Furuno FR 2115

 

1 x Furuno FR 7062

Navigator:

1 x GPS Furuno GP-32

 

1 x GPS Furuno GP-37

Weather:

1 x Furuno NX 500 Navtex Receiver

Echo sounder:

1 x Furuno LS 6100

Gyro compass:

1 x Anschutz ST22,

 

1 x Sperry Marine MK37

Auto pilot:

1 x Anschutz NP60

Speed log:

JRC JLN-203

Radio:

2 x Furuno FS 1570/IB 581

VHF:

2 x Furuno FM 8500 DSC VHF

Direction finder:

1 x Furuno FD 120

Inmarsat C:

1 x Furuno Felcom 15

 

1 x TT-3000 SSAS Mini-C

EPIRB:

1 x McMurdo E5

SART:

1 x McMurdo 54 Rescue SART

 

1 x ACR electronics pathfinder SART

UHF:

3 x ACR electronics 16/6, Simrad RD68

Deck crane:

Hydralift SWL 4.5t

Winch:

2 x Karmoy winch

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