TYPE OF VESSEL : Hydrographic Boat, catamaran

PROJECT: CAT RV-1250 - FERRATO NAUTICA SERVICE

EFFECTIVE SERVICE YEAR: 2021

 

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

• Full displacement: 10,5 tons
• Maximum length - 12,5 m
• Maximum width – 4,45 m
• Medium draught at maximum displacement: 0.8 m
• Survey speed: 3-6 Nd
• Maximum speed at normal displacement – 25 Nd
• Autonomy: 14 hours
• Propulsion: 2 engines - 300 hp VOLVO PENTA D6
• Power electricity generation: Diesel Generator MASSE MARINER 900- 9 Kw
• Communications: SAILOR 6215 VHF radiotelephone
• Radar: GARMIN GMR Fantom 18

 

MAIN MISSIONS:

• Hydrographic research with specialized equipment for waters with depths up to 50m
• Oceanographic research with dedicated sensors for determining the characteristics of marine currents and the physico-chemical properties of seawater
• Research on seabed classification to support MCM action
• Real-time positioning of the oceanographic sensors

 

OTHER MISSIONS:

• Determinations of the speed of sound in water
• Determinations of the biochemical characteristics of seawater
• Determining the magnetic characteristics of submerged metal objects / targets
• The seabed acoustic scanning for detection of submerged objects

 

HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT:

• GNSS positioning system for high precision recording and compensation of ship movement - APLANIX POS MV WAVE MASTER II
• Positioning system with satellite corrections - RTK-CNav 5000
• Singlebeam hydrographic system- TELEDYNE ODOM ECHOTRAC E20
• Multibeam probe system - TELEDYNE SEA BAT T20R
• Underwater acoustic positioning system - USBL EDGETECH
• DOPPLER-SANTINEL V100 acoustic profiling system