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MRV Alba na Mara
Main activities: Operational Areas: Launched: Capabilities: | Fisheries Research  West Coast
2008
Fisheries Research (single, twin, pelagic/demersal trawling and scallop dredging) hydrographic sampling, surveying and camera work |
| Class: | MCA Category 1 - 150 miles offshore - Safety of Small Workboats and Pilot Boats - A Code of Practice Hull Construction to SFIA, Machinery and outfit to SCMSS |
| Endurance: | 14 days minimum |
| Builder/Designer: | Macduff Ship Design Ltd |
| Dimensions: | Length Overall | 27.00m |
| Length on Loadline | 23.95m |
| LBP | 23.55m |
| Breadth Moulded | 8.80m |
| Amidships Depth Moulded | 4.30m |
| Speed: | Trial speed 10.3 knts at 100% | |
| Cruise speed 8 knts | |
| Bollard Pull: | Minimum 11.5 tonnes | |
| Crew: | 8 | |
| Scientists: | 5 | |
| Capacities: | Tonnage | 163.47 |
| Oil Fuel | 45,274 litres |
| Fresh Water | 15,200 litres |
| Water Ballast | 20,000 litres |
| Sewage Plant | 4,000 litres |
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| Propulsion Machinery: | Main Engines | 2 x Mitsubishi S6R MPTK |
| Rating | 2 x 630 BHP @ 1600 RPM |
| Gearboxes | 2 x Reintjes WAF 364L |
| Ratio | 4.92:1 |
| Propellers | 2 x fixed pitch, 5 blade |
| Diameter | 1800mm open |
| Bo-hruster | Thrustmaster 711mm dia 4 blade - 93kw |
| Stern Thruster | Thrustmaster 711mm dia 4 blade - 93kw |
| Rudders | 2 x high performance |
| Main Generators | 2 x Scania D112 62 EMS 10.6F -220kw |
| Harbour Generators | 1 x Mitsubishi 6D16T -97kw |
| Laboratories: | Wet Lab Area | 12.5 sq m |
| Dry Lab Area | 11.5 sq m |
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Electrical Supplies: | 415v 3ph 50hz | |
| 240v 1ph 50hz | |
| 24v DC | |
| 240v stabilised clean system | |
Deck Machinery: | 3 x Split trawl winches | 810m x 20mm wire - RAPP |
| 2 x Auxy trawl winches | 100m x 16mm wire - RAPP |
| Slip ring winch | 700m x 30mm cable - RAPP |
| Slip ring winch | 600m x 8.1m cable - RAPP |
| Anchor windlass | 3.5T pull - double - RAPP |
| Hydro wire winch | 400m x 8mm - 1.2T pull- RAPP |
| Net sounder winch | 700m cable - Svendborg |
| Gilson winch | 3.0T pull - RAPP |
| Knuckle boom crane | Triplex - 18 t/m |
| Power block crane | Triplex - 10 t/m |
| Net drum | Split type - 8.0T pull |
| Portable net drum | Single type - 3.0T pull |
| Cargo winch | 1.5T pull |
| 1 x Gamma frame | 3.0T SWL - Odim |
Data Processing Equipment: | Ship-Wide fast Ethernet | Scientific computers |
| Fibre optic network | Colour inkjet printers |
| General purpose PCs | Thermosalinograph |
Navigational Equipment: | 2 x Band Arpa Radars - JRC 5310/6 |
| 2 x GPS Simrad GN33D |
| 2 x Sodena Mini ECDIS Chart Plotter |
| 1 x Simrad AP50 Autopilot |
| 2 x Simrad Dual GC80 Gyrocompass |
| 1 x Simrad ES60 Echosounder 50/200 kHz |
| 1 x Suzuki S1800-MBB/H800 Searchlight Sonar 80 kHz |
| 1 x Skipper EML 224 Electromagnetic Log |
| 2 x Wet Lab Extension Monitors for EK60 |
| 1 x Simrad EK60 Split Beam 38 kHz |
| 1 x Simrad EK60 Split Beam 120 kHz |
| 1 x Simrad EK60 Split Beam 200 kHz |
| 1x Simrad AI50 AIS system |
| 1 x Seatex MRU H Motion Sensor |
| 1 x Kongsberg Synchronishing Unit |
| 1 x Simrad Hoistable Transducer Unit |
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| Communications: | 1 x Sailor 4000 HF SSB 150w PEP |
| 2 x Sailor RT5022 VHF with DSC |
| 4 x Simrad AX50 GMDSS Portable VHF |
| 2 x Simrad EP50 EPIRBs |
| 2 x Simrad SA50 SARTs |
| 1 x Simrad MS55 Fleet 55 Sat System |
| 1 x Skipper Taiyo TF711 Weather Fax |
| 1 x Airmar Weather Station |
| 1 x Cellphone System |
| 1 x Internal Vingtor ACM M PABX & PA System |
| 1 x CCTV System - 5 cameras |
Position- Keeping System: | 1 x Kongsberg C-Joy Joystick Control System linked to: Gyro Compass, wind, DGPS speed, thrusters, propellers, steering gear and autopilot |
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Trawl- Monitoring System: | 1 x Rapp PTS Pentagon Auto Trawl System 1 x Scanmar Trawl Monitoring System |
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| Noise and Vibration: | Extensive use of noise reducing insulation, flexibly mounted machinery, balanced propellers to minimise noise. |
| Workboat: | An Allay Duck/ERACO aluminium workboat 5.5m with twin 50 HP outboards and launching davit. |
Page updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2011