MULTIPURPOSE SHIP SPEcs
MULTIPURPOSE SHIP SPEcs
for
Class
DNV +1A1, ICE-1B, E0, RP, OILREC, COMF-V(2)C(2), DYNPOS-AUT, ICS, NAUT-OSV Artic
Authorities
SMA (Swedish Maritime Administration) with statutory certificates for unrestricted service.
Operation profile
The vessel shall be designed and constructed for a service life-time of 30 years with an annual
time of sailing is 2000 hours. The vessel is to operate in the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia,
Skagerak and Kategatt as well as in the archipelago, lake Mälaren, lake Vänern and EU-
coastal areas all-the-year-round with below operation profile:
In excess, the vessel will annually be operated at anchor or in harbour without propulsion
power for additional 200 hours. The rest of the year the vessel will be connected to shore
power.
Equipment
The components for the ship shall be chosen from well known suppliers with a good
reputation and with good service organization in the Scandinavian countries or in their
vicinity.
Major components in the propulsion system shall be chosen from proven designs. Reference
installations from ships in operation shall be presented. The reference ships shall be of similar
design, configuration and class notations as the ship described in this specification.
Hull
General
The vessel shall be an all steel welded construction designed and built in accordance with
DNV Classifications Society Rules for Ships.
Painting
All painting and pre-treatment of surfaces shall be executed in a workmanlike manner
according and to the paint manufacturers recommendations. All Steel surfaces shall be sand-
blasted to a smoothness of Sa 2.5 and immediately after cleaning primer should be applied.
The ship shall be painted with a long lasting high resistant paint program and the bottom shall
be painted with an antifouling underwater paint, suitable for icebreakers.
Tanks
Oil recovery tanks capacity approx. 255 m3
Oil recovery collecting tanks capacity approx. 14 m3
Fuel oil tanks capacity approx. 57.7 m3
Fresh water tank capacity approx. 16.3 m3
Technical water tank approx. 11.6 m3
Ballast water tank approx. 167 m3
Lubricating oil tank approx. 1.8 m3
Hydraulic oil tank approx. 1 m3
Foam approx. 4.5 m3
Sewage tank approx. 3.1 m3
Grey water tank approx. 2.1 m3
Waste oil tank approx. 1.4 m3
Urea tank approx. 6.1 m3
Bilge water tank approx. 7 m3
Fuel oil tanks shall not be arranged against the bottom or side skin.
The belt skimmers recess tanks shall be free from internals facing the recess. The cargo
tanks/oil recovery tanks shall be free from internals on the forward and aft bulkheads. Two
pipe tunnels with sufficient size shall be provided through cargo tanks. The pipe tunnels are
intended carrying cables and pipes.
Accommodations
Tank deck
- Fresh water tanks
- Fuel oil tanks
- Sewage tank
- Grey Water Tank
- Ballast water tank
- Lubricating oil tank
- Waste oil tank
- Urea tank
- Technical water tank
- Bilge water tank
Tween deck
- Engine workshop
- Engine control room with noise sluice
- Laundry room with store
- 1 sauna with dressing room and shower
Main deck
- Airlock with medium duty shower
- Deck Office combined with hospital with WC
- Mess and Day room
- Galley
- Provision stores with Cool-, Freezer-, and Dry stores
- Shore Connections and bunker station
Navigation Deck
- Navigation bridge with the following workstations:
o 1 Pilot, traffic/surveillance/navigation/manoeuvre (forward)
o 1 Co-Pilot, navigation, manoeuvre support (forward)
o 1 Observer operator station
o 1 Duty Engineer, engine control (aft)
o 2 Safety and Communication (aft)
o 2 Manoeuvre stations at bridge wings
Main deck
- Fire station/Diving station
- Deck Workshop
- Garbage room
- Deck Storage
- Emergency generator room
Deck Equipment
General
One (1) solid rubber bow fender.
One (1) solid rubber side fender along the vessel on each side.
16 Lashing and Foundations points for two 20´ foot Containers for oil and chemical recovery
equipment and storage.
Two (2) advancing systems with sweeping arms with built in belt skimmers for recovery of
oil with a minimum capacity of 2x40m3/h with viscosity between 300 and 1 000 000 cSt.
Three (3) navigation searchlights, two are to be installed on the forward edge of the
navigation bridge top and 1 on the aft. The searchlights to be for general purpose, also
suitable in fog, snow and ice conditions. A dual-type searchlight with ultraviolet and HMI
light sources, primarily for detection of oil spill and objects in rain, fog and snow, also to be
fitted.
All searchlights capable of being directed close to 360° horizontally and focused via electrical
remote controls
One (1) diving platform at SB aft. The platform shall be able to fold against the stern.
Towing
One (1) towing winch, minimum 15T, with cable spreader and 400m of towing cable on the
aft deck. The Towing winch shall also be able to use as anchor winch.
A towing rail with hydraulic “pin-set” shall be installed around the aft deck
Anchor installations
Two (2) bow anchors placed in a recess on the forecastle deck.
Two (2) anchor windlasses, in conformity with class requirements shall be provided on the
forecastle deck.
One (1) stern anchor with 5 m of chain. The anchor with the chain shall be capable of being
attached to the towing cable.
Boats
One (1) RIB type Alusafe 770 FRB or similar, speed 42 knots with system for external
communication (VHF-DSC and Rakel-Tetra radio) and for internal communication. The RIB
shall also be fitted with transponder, radar and plotter. The RIB shall be placed in a stern
ramp.
One (1) small Workboat (aluminium) approx. length 7m for oil recovery operations.
Cranes
- One (1) deck crane on forward deck. Capacity 3.5 T/10m and 2.0T/15 m (total
capacity 35 Tm). The crane shall be fitted with a 3 T winch and a wire length of 40m.
- One (1) deck crane on forward deck. Capacity 3.0 T/10m (total capacity 30 Tm). The
crane shall be fitted with a 2 T winch and a wire length of 15m
- Both cranes shall be equipped to handle buckets with rotators (see oil recovery
equipment). Both cranes shall also be able to lift personnel. Remote control shall be
provided. The cranes shall be used at sea.
- One (1) deck crane on deck 1 aft. Capacity 1.0 T/8m (total capacity 8 Tm). The crane
shall be fitted with a 1 T winch and a wire length of 15m.
Safety equipment
The ship shall have rescue and safety equipment for 24 persons.
The propulsion system shall be designed for minimum Life Support Cost where the costs for
fuel oil, lubrication oil, urea, service and maintenance shall be included.
The vessel shall be equipped with two (2) propellers and regular straight shafts. The shaft
power is approximately 2 x 1425 kW. Fixed pitch propellers and variable-speed drive shall be
used.
Propulsion motors. Two (2) triple-phase, reversible, asynchronous electrical motors with
stepless speed control. Rated power output for continuous operation approx. 1425 kW each
(shaft power).
Propulsion motors and gearboxes shall be elastically mounted to the hull. Gensets shall be
double-elastically mounted to the hull. The engines shall take combustion from the outside via
air ducts, filters and high efficient water separators. Box coolers shall be arranged for cooling
of the engines.
Emission reduction systems shall be fitted for all main diesel generator sets. The NOx-level
after treatment shall be below 0,5 g/kWh at full load.
The generation and distribution of the vessels main power shall be remotely controlled and
monitored, via the machinery automation and power management system, both from the
navigating bridge and the engine control room.
Bow thruster
One (1) bow thruster with fixed pitch, reversible, electrically driven with stepless speed
control. Approximate power: 450 kW
Propulsion units and bow thruster motors shall be supplied via converters with frequency-
controlled output, using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Active Front End (AFE)
technology.
Steering systems
The vessel shall be equipped with two (2) balanced spade rudders of high lift type.
In manoeuvring at rest and at low speed, the rudders shall be individually steerable.
Hydraulic steering of the rudders shall be installed (electrical driven hydraulic pumps). The
steering gears shall be capable of turning the rudders at a speed of 6 degrees per second
between +45 degrees and -45 degrees.
For operating in an environment with unhealthy gases, the ship’s accommodation, including
navigating bridge and fan room, shall be protected by means of positive pressure ventilation
in which the air that is brought into the ship is filtered through a charcoal filter.
Exterior air intakes and outlets all over the ship shall be provided with closeable gas-tight
covers or dampers, for sealing all compartments, also those not covered by over-pressure
ventilation.
Engine room fans shall be automatic speed controlled to a preset engine room temperature.
Misc. Systems
A daily bilge system shall be arranged in excess to the bilge system required by SMA. The
system shall have a suction connection in each keel compartment and be connected to a bilge
water holding tank and a bilge water separator of flocculation type.
A working air compressor with about 500l tank shall be arranged. Air outlets shall be
arranged in all technical compartments, on deck and in the cargo hold.
Hydraulic power packs shall be arranged for cranes, winches, hatches, deck equipment and oil
recovery equipment. Further, hydraulic power outlets of about 100 kW for loose equipment
shall be arranged on the working deck.
Fixed fire extinguishing system in the engine room shall be of inert gas type or of water mist
type.
Cargo heating
Each cargo tank shall be equipped with Mo-stabilized stainless steel coils with thermal oil or
hot water used as a heating medium. In the (smaller) collecting tanks high capacity heating
coils shall be arranged for heating the contents, 30m3, from 0 – 20○C in one hour, while, at the
same time, heating of cargo shall be possible in the larger cargo tanks at the rate of 1○C/h
from 20 -25○C.
Cargo system
A cargo transfer system shall be arranged for filling, discharging and circulating oil/oily
water. The main pumps shall be located in a pump room forward of the tank area. The
capacity of the system shall be dimensioned for discharge of the total cargo oil tank volume at
a temperature of 25○C within four hours. The pumps shall be able to transfer also very high
Transfer of recovered oil from the collecting tanks shall be arranged with both screw and
centrifugal pumps.
Deck connections shall be arranged for cargo transfer, filling from loose skimmers and pump
equipment.
A steam generator shall be arranged for cleaning purposes during oil recovery operations.
Electrical installations
Electrical system
The AC electric distribution system shall be triple-phase with isolated neutral.
Main diesel generators sets shall be designed for continuous parallel operation with automatic
synchronizing and load sharing.
400V 50Hz shore supply shall be converted to 440V 60Hz for the ship’s power network via a
separate frequency converter.
The same converter is to be utilized in reverse direction for power supply to other ships,
having 400V 50Hz power network.
A separate 230V network with UPS backup and “clean power” as regards network distorsion
to be installed for especially sensitive users and systems.
In order to bring about flexible installations in terms of saving cable and facilitating possible
future system extension, electrical installations based on communication bus solutions shall
be selected wherever suitable.
In addition to OILREC rules, explosion-proof equipment shall be installed in zones and areas
where an explosive gas mixture may exist in rescue operations, which mainly is at the exterior
of the vessel. Equipment that can be dispensed with in this situation may instead be arranged
with a common switch-off function on the navigating bridge.
Electro-Magnetic fields
Measures shall be taken generally to reduce electro-magnetic field levels originating from
electrical equipment such as main switchboards, power transformers and power cables.
Electrical interference
Electrical installations shall be so arranged that no harmful interference affects their proper
function, and to ensure electro-magnetic compatibility and avoidance of harmful interaction
with other equipment and systems.
Fire detection
An addressable, automatic fire detection and alarm system shall be installed.
Above mentioned system shall include a Power Management System (PMS) for electric
power generation and distribution, including the main diesel generator sets.
Signal interfaces shall be provided to other systems such as the propulsion management
system, the hull and accommodation alarm, the conning display system, the maintenance
planning system etc.
Each machinery system shall in terms of design be possible to monitor/control via all
workstations. However, the system shall be structured into separate parts, each controlled via
designated workstations.
Simplified mimic diagrams including customized system process images of different systems
shall be included, showing all valves, pumps, fans and the like.
All alarm messages shall be diverted in plain text to a combined cordless pocket paging
system.
It shall furthermore be possible to divert all alarm messages in plain text to mobile telephones
via SMS.
When in unmanned mode, certain alarms shall be automatically transferred via an alarm
transmitter installation to the KBV alarm coordination centre ashore.
Navigation equipment
Navigation equipment and bridge design to be according to DNV guidelines NAUT-OSV
Navigation equipment mainly comprising:
- Gyro installation
- Multi beam echo sounder, equal to Kongsberg Em3002
- Speed log, measuring speed through water
- X- and S-band radars fully interswitchable with ARPA functions
- Electronic chart systems(IMO ECDIS) plus one extra system for Coast Guard
tactical use
- Conning information system
- Automatic Identification System (AIS)
- Heading control, track control and dynamic positioning system
- DGPS and DGPS/Galileo
- Totally 6 workstations, all workstations fully equipped for utilizing all available
equipment and giving a flexible system including Coastguard workstations.
- A radar system for medium range detection of oil-spill (Option)
- IR-camera, low light and daylight camera on a pan and tilt platform for medium
range survey of the sea surface and oil-spill detection.
- Manoeuvre station for Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV)
- Underwater positioning system for Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle
(ROV) (Option).
Oil Recovery
Oil Recovery System (Advancing system)
Two built in belt skimmers (Starboard and Port) with sweeping arms, for recovery of oil with
a viscosity of 300-1 000 000 cSt. The oil contaminated water is pumped into recesses in the
ship’s sides and water is lead out after separation at the skimmers. Each side of the system
shall have a capacity of recovering 40 m3 oil/h in the whole viscosity range. The sweeping
width shall be 28m.
The rigging of the system shall be all mechanical with a minimum of manual working
moments.
The system shall include a heating system, which may be connected to the heating system for
the tanks (see Cargo Heating).
Loose equipment
Oil bag(s) with a total volume of 100 m3
10 oil bags, 1 m3 with bag holders
150 m of “coastal oil boom”, with pallet and sling
100 m (5 m3, 150 kg) absorbent oil boom
1 anchor set for oil boom (200 kg)
1 light skimmer for low viscosity oil with mobile power pack. Capacity 20 m3/h at 5-500 cSt
1 heavier skimmer for high viscosity oil. Capacity minimum 50 m3/h at 300-500 000 cSt.
1 bucket for crane (for heavy oil recovery), 0,2 m3, with rotator
Chemical recovery
Transfer hoses for pumping chemicals, with TWcouplings:
- 5 ea 8 m (4 inches)
4 covered containers for chemical products, 300 litres (2 stainless steel, 2 composite)
1 container 5 m3 for chemical products (normally kept ashore)
A diving platform for one diver for use by crane shall be provided.
A water/foam monitor, remotely controlled from the bridge, with a capacity of 5000 litres/min
at 10 bar and a length of throw at 75 m shall be installed on the forecastle deck. A foam liquid
tank of 3 m3 shall be arranged.
Loose equipment
1 portable fire/bilge pump, petrol-driven
2 portable electrically driven bilge pumps, immersible, 5 kW
Fire hoses for portable pumps