Investigador
General information
- Vessel of research, pollution control, oil platforms and off-shore activities
- Owner: Investigaciones Marinas S.L.
- Flag: Spanish (2º REBECA Registry)
- Construction: England, 1962, rebuild and reconditioned in Vigo (Spain) in 1990 y 2007.
- Hull: Steel
Main dimensions
- Length o.a. 44.50m
- Length b.p. 38.25m
- Breadth 9.10m
- Depth moulded 3.96m
- Forward draught. 2.70m
- Aft. Draught. 3.57m
- Gross register 346Tn
- Net register 104Tn
Tanks and surface capacities
- Bow deck area 30m²
- Stern deck area 130m²
- Deck cargo (vessel in ballast) 20Tn
- Feed water 40/50Tn
- Fuel-Oil 70Tn/MT
- Lub-Oil 1.5Tn
- Dispersant 4Tn
Propulsion machinery and auxiliars
- Main engine
- 2 Lister Blackstone ERSMGR6 (495HP c/u a 765rpm) coupling a MWD reverse reduction 3:1.
- Auxiliar machinery
- Volvo Penta 550HP 1500rpm coupling a 220/380V 340kWA alternator.
- 2 Volvo hydraulic 2.5Tn diesel action, in bow.
- 2 Hydraulic stern thrust by maneuvre of 3Tn both with two independent pneumatic, in stern.
- Fire pump hydraulyc 300Tn/hour 150m hight.
- bilgewater separator Victor 0.5Tn.
- Freshwater generator 2 Tm per day.
- Convertor AC/DC 25kWa.
- 2 Redesser/Convertor 80kW 380V 220V.
Deck Machinery
- Depth sounder.
- Satellite communications equipment of last generation.
- Lighting of the aft deck that allows campaigns 24h of continuous work.
- CCTV to control maneuvers.
- Fire control and isolation of all the main deck to the transport of dangerous goods, with the official certificate of the D.G.M.M.
- Hydraulic central power of 25HP
- Hydraulic central power of 25HP working for the following:
- Hiad hydraulic crane Vallma 2Tm at 6m articulated arm in the aft deck portside.
- Capstran in the upper deck portside.
- Capstran of a wire drum 3000m 12mmφ with a pull 4/5Tn lifting speed 80/90m/min.
- Fixed hydraulic winch with a capacity of 1000 meters of cable 18 mm. With a lifting capacity of 7/8 ton fixed shot and throw triple 25/26
- Porch swing useful height 10.5 meters aft displacement of 3.5 meters, and with hydraulic drive and load capacity of 22 tons certified
Portable equipment for geophisical studies
- High frequeency vibrocorer Asther-I, with capacity to penetrate up to 6m in mobile dsediments in 10seg.
- Digital lateral sonar KLEIN-595, analogue KLEIN-531 with electrical winch and 600m of cable.
- Profilers Geopulse, Uniboom, ORE and Sparker
- Echosounders ATLAS DESO-20, MARIMATECH E-Sea Sound 206 and Multihaz SEA BAT-9001.
- Positionometer GPS Trimble Mod. 4000 DS and 4000RS, Trimble AgGPS-132.
- ECG Magnetometer Geometrics G-866.
- Phyllodirected vehicles: Super Sea Rover and Hyball.
- Multi-Parametric sonar GRAN YSI Mod. 3800.
- Tecnicians and geophisycalequipment are not included in vessel’s rent.
Navigation equipment
- Sonar New-Wesmar Mod. JS390. Day color-vision.
- Radar Raytheron Mod. R.41. Day color-visión, with navigation equipment data input. Scope: 0.25 to 32nm.
- Plotter JRC Mod. MWU 53. Day color-vision with navigation equipment data input. High resolution: 640 lines. Charts programmed to 400 puntos.
- GPS receptor Raytheon Mod. Raystar920 with automatic and continuous pointof the GPS system, wich provide continuous situation of the vessel. 30m error for position and 0.2kn for speed.
- Loran Raytheon Mod. Raynan 520.
- Decca Receptor Leab Mod. DA-90. Memory units: North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Mediterranean, Canary Islands and 6 units of memory virgin.
- VHF with directional system.
- ICOM IC-M710.
- 2 x Shipmate RS-8400.
- Sailor RT-5022.
- Sounder no-solas Furno FE-4200.
- Loden CVS-841 P.
- Sounder solas JRC JFE-380.
- 518kHz Lo-Kata Navtex-2.
- RTF MF/HF (+LSD) ICOM IC M710.
- 2 x RTF VHF Sailor RT-144C.
- RTF VFH Shipmate RS-8100.
- RTF VFH (+LSD) Shipmate RS-8400.
- RTF VFH (+LSD) Sailor RT-5022.
- 2 x RTF VHF Port. Solas sailor SP3110
- RTF VFH (+LSD) no-solas Shipmate RS-8400.
- AIS JRC JHS-182.
- RBLS Cospas.Sarsat Kannad 406 Auto GPS.
- 2 x ETB-C Sailor TT-3000E/TT-3000SSAS.
- Radar Solas Koden MDC-2910P.
- Radar Furno 1600.
- Radar No-solas Raytheon R-40 y R-41.
- Radar No-solas Koden MD-3441.
- SART Serpe-IESM Kannard Rescuer.
- ETB-C/Mini C Np-solas Thrane & Thrane EE-3026M ECTrack.
- ETB-Mini-M Thrane & Thrane TT-3064 A.
- ETB-Mini-M KVH Tracphone 252.
Anti-fire and CO2 equipment
- Inner with monitors at 7kg/cm².
- Outside with monitors at 7kg/cm².
- CO2 installation in the engine room.
- CO2 portable installation in deck.
- CO2, dry powder and foam extinguishers.
Deck
- Remote control by pneumatic drive to main engines and transversal screw situated in bow and stern.
- 2 Electric servo motors.
- Servo handd driven.
- Tyler.
- Rudder angle indicator.
- Rev indicator tail shaft.
- 2 Clear view.
- General and engiene alarms.
Habilitation
TOTAL: 15 (9 crew members, 6 technicians)
Air conditioner in all cabin rooms and starerooms of the ship.
Life saving equipments
- 2 Life raft 20 People
- 1 Raft 10 People
- 1 Raft 16 people
- 1 Rescue boat, type SV-420 SOLAS
- Pneumatic two outboard motor boat 15HP.
- Lifesaving equipment internacional rules and survival equipment.
Speed – Consumption – Range
- Speed
- 10knots at 700rpm, max with two engines
- 3 knots at 300rpm, min with one engine
- Correlative speed: 8.5knots
- Consumption
- 2700 litres 24h Full load
- 1700 litres 24h Half load
- Range
- Full load 30 days
- Half load 50 days
Miscellaneous
- Guías pasa-cables con tiro por popa a estribor y babor especialmente diseñadas para tal misión y también válidas para instalación de líneas de fondeo fijo.
- Gas welding arc and equipment.
- Outfit for containers in the aft deck.
- VHF and walkie-talkies.
- Inner megafony equipment.
- CCTV.
- Laboratory for technical instruments of 20m2 with air conditioned.
- AC stabilizer for laboratory and navigation equipment.
- Working tables with equipment and electric current 12/24V CC y 220Va 60Hz y 50Hz CA.
- Cold storage chamber for maintenance and freezer feed for 60 days and 30 people approx.
- This ships has an stateroom with TV, video, ship’s library and play table in flag bridge.