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M/V Beulah Chouest

 

1

VESSEL

1.1

VESSEL GENERAL

1.2

VESSEL NAVIGATION AIDS

1.3

VESSEL COMMUNICATION

1.4

VESSEL SAFETY

   

2

SEISMIC

2.1

SEISMIC RECORDING INSTRUMENT

2.2

VECTORSEIS OCEAN BOTTOM CABLE

2.3

ENERGY SOURCE

2.4

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

 

 
M/V Bourbon

 

Vessel General

Name:

M/V BEULAH CHOUEST

Hull:

737

Type:

Oceanographic research vessel

Port of Registration:

New Orleans, Louisiana

Flag:

USA

Class:

ABS / Solas

Class Register. No.:

8210859

Call Sign:

WCQ 4144

IMO no.:

653208

ITC:

1701 ITC

Year Built/Rebuilt:

1982/1996

Dimension

Length overall:

60m

Breadth:

14

Draft:

4.5m

DWT/LT:

874

Gross Tonnage:

1701

Net Tons:

501

Cruising Speed:

12.5

Endurance seismic days max. load:

30 days

Main Engine:

(2) EMD 16, 645 E7b / 6400H.P.

BHP Main Engines:

6400

Gearbox

Reintjes Reduction 2.9

Rudder:

Air Pro MPI 3.25 – 2.6 – 1.75

Steering gear

Intl Steering

Bow Thruster:

G.M. 871/500 H.P.

Stern Thruster:

N/A

Main engine monitoring:

Alnor

Compressors:

(3) Joy-Cherko 1450 cfm

Electrical Power:

(2) 3406 kato CAT generator 300 kw @ 1800 rpm

Emergency generator:

(1) 3406 kato Cast generator 250 kw

Clean power:

UPS

Fuel capacity:

133,000 USG

Fresh water capacity:

40,000 USG

Fresh water generator:

Alfa Laval JWP-26-C80 M3/24H 20.5

Sewage treatment plant:

Orca II-A - 24

Incinerator:

None

Black water:

Same as dirty oil

Bilge water:

Same as waste water

Sludge:

To dirty oil tank

Waste water

1205 gallons

Lub oil:

1242 gallons

Dirty oil:

1205 gallons

Deck Machinery

Crane:

Aukra Abas 15M – 5T-R

Winch:

6 ODIM source cable winches.

Paravane:

2 x Baro 11

Hydraulic power pack:

1

Accommodation:

28

Instrument Room:

1

Galley store:

1

Mess

1

Day room:

1

Exercise room

N/A

Air condition:

Carrier

Helicopter landing zone:

N/A

Officers/Crew:

6/11

Classifications:

ABS/A1E;/AMS/Solas

EX:

M/V Bold Conquest

 

1.2 Vessel Navigation Aids

Auto Pilot:

Robertson AP9 MKII

GPS

Furuno GP 90, Garmin 128

Radar no.: 1

Furuno 2110

Radar no.: 2

Furuno 7040D

Gyro no.: 1

Sperry SR 130

Gyro no.: 2

Digital Standard 20

Navigation Echo Sounder:

Furuno FCV 668

Navtex:

JRC / NCR 300A

Weather fax

JRC NDZ 127C Inmarsat C

 

1.3 Vessel Communication

GMDSS:

JRC system MMSI 366811000

Fixed satellite line:

VSAT

Inmarsat:

JRC NDZ -127 C

M/F and H/F:

JRC NCH – 802 Controller

VHF stationary:

Sea 7156 & Horizon Eclipse

VHF portable:

3 x standard hand helds

UHF portable:

Motorola

Watch keeper:

Sailor Type R501

Internal communication:

Telephone, UHF

VHF Radio – GMDSS, Type 1:

Model SEA7156

VHF Radio – GMDSS, Type 2:

Model SEA7156

Satellite – Inmarisat Type ‘C’:

Stephens / SeaStat 2

 

1.4 Vessel Safety

Safety manning level:

Minimum 7 crew

Covered Lifeboat:

N/A

Rescue / FRC:

1

Workboat / MOB boat::

N/A

Inflatable Life Rafts:

4 x 2 x 20 & 2 x 25 Viking

Man overboard liferaft:

1 x 8 man Viking

Life Jackets:

66 x Solas

Life rings:

7 x Solas

Emergency radios:

3 GMDSS Survival radios(handheld)

Emergency beacons:

1 x 406 Epirb

Radar transponders

2 x Pleassy MKII

Fire detection system:

1 x Cerberus – Pyrotronics system II

Fire pumps:

1 main fire pump + 1 auxiliary fire pump

CO2 systems:

3 x CO2 release stations

Foam deluge systems:

N/A

Lg. Portable foam extinguishers:

1 unit.

 

2.1 Seismic Recording Instrument

Recording/Source/Combination Bottom Cable Source /Recording

Source Vessel

Type:

VectorSeis Ocean

Number of Channels:

240 stations each cable; 980 channels

Sample Rate:

1,2 and 4 ms

Filters:

350, 175 and 87,5 respectively

Low Cut

3 Hz and 1 to 90 Hz

High Cut

Dependent on sample rate

Recording Format

Seismic Unix to disk – to SEG Y via transcriber

Recording Medium

Hard disk – transcribed to IBM 3592

QC System

VSO by radio

On-line Display

Sony 20”

 

2.2 VSO Cable

# of Cables

Up to 6

Type:

IO VSO cable

Max. length:

6000 meter

Available Station interval:

25 m

Groups pr. Section:

1

Hydrophone type:

Hightech

No. of Hydrophones /Group:

1

Hydrophone sensitivity:

0,39 and 22 V/Bar

Acoustic positioning:

Sonardyne OBC 12 and Fusion 8035 Transponders.

 
 

2.3 Energy Source

Type:

Sodera G-Guns; 1340, 2480 or 4070 cu.in.

Size of guns:

40, 70, 100, 150 and 250 in clusters and single units.

Max. volume:

4070 cu.in. (dual source)

Maximum output 6 m depth:

111 barm PP at out -128 Hz/72dB DFS V filter.

Number of Sub. Arrays:

Max 3 per side in dual source mode

Configuration:

1, 2 or 3 strings per array.

Tow width:

50 -100 meter centre – centre source

Firing control:

Real Time Systems Big Shot

QC:

Big shot and Gator

Depth transducers:

2 per sub-array

Tow system:

Flexible float system with diverters.

Compressor:

3 x Joy/Cherko diesel driven.

Compressor capacity:

3 x 1427 SCFM

Pressure:

2000 PSI

 

2.4 Navigation Equipment

On-line Navigation System:

Concept Systems GATOR

Primary Navigation:

C&C Technologies C-Nav[RM] running RTG/APS

GPS receiver:

Navcom 2000-D

Secondary navigation:

C&C Technologies C-Nav[RM] running WAAS

GPS receiver:

Navcom 2000-D

Gun array tracking:

Seatrack 320/Geotrack III

Acoustic:

Sonardyne OBC 12

Navigation Processing:

Concept Systems SPRINT onboard cable vessel.

Binning:

Gator Online Binning.

 

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