General Specifications


Fully fitted-out to undertake many different types of offshore work, "CABLE 1" includes such equipment as:

A highly-effective 8-point mooring system,
a 54-ton crane,
comfortable quarters for upwards of 80 persons,
over 1000 m¾ of available deck space,
an electrical power-supply of 3 MW from 6 generators...

 -DIMENSIONS

Length.................................................................   91.5 m
Width..................................................................   27.5 m
Depth..................................................................   6.0 m
Maximum draft....................................................   4.5 m

 -Miscellaneous Equipment installed on the barge

-a 200 m diving station
-a 22 x 35 x 14 m gantry. This serves for the handling of two 50-ton burying machines

 

1-   PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS


1.1     REGISTRATION
-Type   Deep-sea work barge
-Flag   St Vincent & the Grenadines
-Constructor   Howaldtswerke-Deutsche werft AG. KIEL
-Launching date   1976
-Fitting-out   1983 at SERRA shipyards - TOULON
-Classification   BV + l 3/3 Deep Sea NF Special Service
-Gross tonnage   5678 tons


1.2   DIMENSIONS

-Hull length   91.440 m
-Main Beam   27.432 m
-Overall length   96.000 m
-Depth   6.096 m
-Operating draft   4.400 m
-Towage draft   2.680 m
- Allowable deck load   10 t/m¾
- Free deck area   1,000 m¾
- Loading capacity on deck   2,500 t


1.3   TANKS CAPACITY
-Fuel oil   557 m„
-Fresh water   650 m„
- Seawater ballast   6 109 m„


1.4   ACCOMODATION (fully air-conditioned)

1.4.1   Main Deck

- one 67 m¾ relaxation room with TV + video
- one 25 m¾ relaxation room with hi-fi
- one 120 m¾ mess room seating 54
- one 50 m¾ dining-room seating 26
- one galley
- one storeroom
- one 26 m„ cold store at -18 degrees C
- one 17 m„ cold store at + 6 degrees C
- one laundry
- one sick bay (2 beds)
- one locker room with toilet
- one snack room
- one two-berth cabin with office (campboss) and shower/toilet unit
- one four-berth cabin with shower/toilet unit

1.4.2   First Level

- 36 two-berth cabins with shower/toilet unit
- 6 single-berth cabins with office and shower/toilet unit and with a fold-down supplementary bunk
- 2 storage rooms




Number of Berths

Level Type of Cabin Number Man/Cabin Max
Main deck Two berth 1 2 2
  Four berth 1 4 4
First level Two berth 36 2 72
  Single berth 6 1 6
  Temporary berth 6 1 6
Total berth       90

  

1.4.3   Second Level

- 1 x 18 m¾ conference room
- 1 x 10 m¾ client's office
- 1 x 8 m¾ radio room
- 1 toilet

1.4.4   Third level (bridge)

 - navigation/operations control room of 100 m¾



1.5   TECHNICAL AREAS

1.5.1   Below Deck

 - 200 m¾ engine room containing :

19 m¾ store room
10 m¾ workshop
25 m¾ air-conditioned control room

- 200 m¾ general storeroom
- 140 m¾ pump room
- 2 forward-winch room of 100 m¾ each

1.5.2   Main Deck

 - 28 m¾ air-conditioned room

1.5.3   Second Level

- auxiliary engine room (emergency generator and compressors)





2-   GENERAL EQUIPMENT


2.1   NAVIGATION AND TRANSMISSION

2.1.1   Bridge

- DECCA RR1216A radar
- SKIPPER 405 depth sounder
- SPERRY 220 gyrocompass + digital repeater + 2 column-mounted repeaters with alidade
- speed and direction anemometer
- navigation lights and control panel
- emergency receiver
- SAILOR RT144C VHF
- 1 JOLIETT BRA360 aviation VHF
- 2 Motorola MC 80 fixed base UHF

2.1.2   Radio Room

- SAILOR SW 800 SSB
- TOR - SAGEM TX 20 telex
- SAILOR RT 144 C VHF fitted with an IRMA 800
- TR 21 lifeboat transmitter
- 1 Motorola MC 80 fixed base UHF
- Motorola MC 80 portable UHF
- 6 Motorola MX UHF



2.2   SECURITY - material and installations conform to SOLAS 74

2.2.1   Fire detection (bridge)

 - CERBERUS KB 2450 12-zone system

2.2.2   Pressurized water circuit (120 m„/h at 50 m)

- 9 dia 65 mm hydrants
- 6 dia 45 mm hydrants

2.2.3   Portable extinguishers

- 10 x 9 kg powder type B
- 5 x 6 kg powder type B
- 23 x 9 L Spray Water
- 4 x 6 L Spray Water
- 10 x 9 Kg carbon-dioxide
- 5 x 6 Kg carbon-dioxide

2.2.4   Inert gas circuits

- 12 x 74 kg cylinders of halon (142 m„) for the engine room
- CO¾ in galled extractor-hood system

2.2.5   Low-expansion foam (Helicopter deck)

- 1 x 1140 l/m gun
- 2 x 600 l/m hoses

2.2.6. 4 fire-cabinets with breathing apparatus and equipment



2.3   ELECTRICAL POWER

- 2 x 616 KW 380 V / 50 Hz generating units Detroit Diesel 12V149 / UNELEC AT400LB71
- 4 x 460 KW 380 V / 50 Hz generating units Detroit Diesel 16V92 / UNELEC AT400NB50
- 1 x 140 KW 380V / 50 Hz emergency generating unit
Detroit Diesel 6V92 / UNELEC AT315LB1/4
- 1 x production cabinet with 2 sets of busbars automatic and manual coupling
- 1 x 380 V 50 Hz circuit
- 1 x 220 V 50 Hz circuit
- 1 x 380 V and 220 V 50 Hz emergency distribution cabinet
- 2 x 24 V battery-powered (190 a.h.) Emergency circuit



2.4   COMPRESSED AIR

- 2 x SULLAIR SK160E 7.5 - 15, 000 l/m 7 bars compressors
- 1 x 3,000 l/ 7 bars tank
- 2 x 3,000 l / 7 bars in foreword winch room
- 1 x start-up compressor
- 2 x 300 l / 7 bars tanks
- 1 x HIROSS SP8 15,000 l/m air-dryer



2.5   AUXILIARIES PUMPS IN ENGINE ROOM

- Cooling Pumps (2) for Diesel Generator, capacity 140 m„/h (Stork CIL. V 25.15/12.5)
- Cooling for Air Conditioning, capacity 40 m„/h (Stork CIL.V 16.6-5/5)
- Fuel tansfert, capacity 10 m„/h (Stork CIL.V 16 -5/3)
- Fuel Westfali centrifugator, capacity 1500 l/h
- Engine room pump (Stork KGN 100 bz)
- Fire fighting and Engine room Pump, capacity 120 m„/h (Stork CELVZ 20-10/6.5- 2)
- Fire fighting pump, capacity 120 m„/h (Stork CELVZ 20. 10/6.5)
- Winch cooling system, capacity 180 m„/h (Stork CEL V 20-12 5/8)
- Pump for fresh water production system, capacity 25 m„/n Stork CILV20-6.5/4BZ
- Cooling pump for Handling system, capacity 13 m„/h (Stork CEN 32-200 BZ)



2.6   AUXILIARIES PUMPS IN TECHNICAL

- Auxiliary fire fighting pump (Stork CEL 20-10/6.5)
- Winch cooling system, capacity 160 m„/h (Stork CEL V 20-12.5/8)
- Winch cooling system, capacity 160 m„/h (Stork CEL V 20-12.5/8)
- Sanitary sea water (2), capacity 15 m„/h (Stork CEN 32-200 BS)
- Sanitary Fresh Water (2), capacity 12 m„/h (Stork CANS 32-200 RBC)
- Ballast Pump, capacity 300 m„/h (Stork CN 200-2-- BS)
- Ballast Pump, capacity 500 m„/h



2.7   TREATMENT OF FLUIDS

- 1 ENTROPIES 1,250 l/h distiller (Fresh water production system)
- 1 HAMWORTHY ST8L waste water processer fuel powered
- 2 WESTFALIA OTA 20006 1,500 l/h fuel-oil centrifugator
- 2 SEREP SFESW 2,000 l/m water/fuel-oil separators



2.8   ANCHORING EQUIPMENT

- 1 W SANDER 113 HP anchor windlass, DEUTZ F6L 413 V motor
- 8 SMATCO 75EPS250 single drum constant tension anchoring winches

. Local and bridge-centralized controls
. 100 t brake
. Motorization TWIN DISC ( UCD 132 - G74 - HER - C3 B)
. First layer 40 t at 15 m/mm; 5 t at 50 m/mm
. Tenth layer 40 t at 15 m/mm; 4 t at 80 m/mm

- 8 1.5 " x 1500 m mooring lines ( winch capacity 2300 m)
- 8 Swivelling fairleaders
- 8 COLIN 6-ton anchors (DELTA Flipper anchors also available)
- 8 Penant line buoys
- 8 winches for penant line approx. 2,5 t



2.9   HANDLING

 1 linkbelt 238A balance crane

 - lattice boom of 30 m plus 3 m extension boom

. Maximum capacity :
. 54 t at 7.5 m
. 7.5 t at 30.5 m
. 4.5 t with extension boom ( 33 m max)

- Hook with 6 lines

CES 5,7 t at 9, 15 m
CED 43,5 t at 9, 16 m
CED 5,7 t at 30, 50 m
CMU 43,5 t at 9, 15 m
CMU 5,7 t at 30, 50 m

- Hook single

CES 5,6 y
CPD 5 t
CMU 5 t

Actually BV 03/95

CMU with 33 m boom



2.10   MOORING

- 3 ATLAS COPCO 5-ton air winches 10 t
- 2 D. BROWN R61/67912 V 5-ton capstans
- 1 Winch WT 84 (BEZEMER DORDRECHT BV 25 km CMU 4 t)
- 1 crane TICO 35 WT 6,50 kg at 4,7 m



2.11   HELISTATION

 - French Regulation Helicopter deck for Dauphin SA360 without refuelling




3 - DIVING STATION

 This diving station is installed on the barge since 1983, and used for the cross channel link operation
(Maximum water depth 65 m)

- 200-meter diving station for bounce or atmospheric work
- Studies, construction and trials approved by LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING
- A major survey has to be carried out in 97 (Todayl rat 85 m)



3.1   TRAVOCEAN TYPE 2100 DIVING BELL

- Interior diameter > 2 meters
- total weight <8 metric tons
- Buoyancy without ballast 600 kg
- 7 x 200 mm viewports
- 8 x 50- litre 200 bars cylinders
- 2 divers + 1 bellman (4th person possible)
LLOYD'S acceptance Nƒ MSL200860A dated 25.3.1983



3.2   TRAVOCEAN TYPE 2300 CHAMBER

- Chamber 4.5 m - Pressure lock 2.5 m
- Living space diameter> 2250 mm
- Length 7 m.
- In- service pressure 20 bars
- Normal equipment for 4 persons
 LLOYD'S acceptance N MSL20077PV dated 28.3.1983



3.3   HOISTING GANTRY

- General structure welded to the deck with chamber 2300 inside and lifting apparatus above
- Fold-back exterior structure
- Sliding table moved by hydraulic jack
- Annex structure- foot-plates and guard rails permitting safe access to the various parts
 LLOYD'S acceptance N MSL200874 dated 05.04.83



3.4   LIFTING MATERIAL

3.4.1   Main hydraulic winch (emergency air circuits)

- Power 8 metric tons
- Speed variable from 0 to 30 m/mn (emergency 5 m/mn)
- Capacity of 250 m of dia 28 mm cable (64 metric tons)
 LLOYD'S acceptance Nƒ ROU300113 dated 14.4.1983

3.4.2   2 guideline winches (air-powered)

- 3 metric tons at 9 m/mn
- Capacity 250 m of dia 16 mm cable
- Possibility of remote controls and constant tension
 LLOYD'S acceptance Nƒ VLN300028 dated 19.04.1983

3.4.3   Umbilical winder

 - 2 dia 1200 mm pulleys, one of which motorized with manually controlled pneumatic engine
 LLOYD'S acceptance Nƒ VLN300028 dated 19.04.1983



3.5   ANALYSES MATERIAL

 - BINOS 1 CO¾ measurer (rack mounted)



3.6   CHAMBER CONTROL CONTAINER (20')

- Normal (100 KVA) and emergency (30 KVA) energy-feed cabinet
- Electrical controls cabinet
- Complete pneumatic functions of pressure lock
- Complete pneumatic functions of chamber
- Audio and video communication with pressure lock and chamber
 LLOYD'S acceptance Nƒ VLN 300028 dated 19 June 1983




4 - HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR BURYING MACHINES (OPTIONAL)

This equipment was specifically installed on the barge for the requirements of the IFA 2000 work. The barge serves as a surface support vessel for two 54-ton burying machines, used alternatively and each carrying two pilots.

This equipment is owned by EDF and must be removed before delivery of the barge.

Given the stability of the barge, this equipment permits normal use of the machine in prevailing summer weather conditions in the English Channel,
I.e.:
wind <27 kts
swell <2.5 m
wave interval 5 to 7 s

Exceptional recovery of the machines may be considered in less favourable conditions (3 m swell, for example).

The dimensions of the gantry also allow possible recovery of the burying machine (8.7 x 4.95 x 4.4 m) whatever its position.

This handling equipment is composed principally of:



4.1   GANTRY

- Two pros in the shape of an inverted U bolted to two sills welded to the deck.
One of the U is angled outboard, and the other towards the centre of the barge.
These two U are connected at the top by two cross-ties and braced to the deck by a third.

- A walkway supporting two power drums, 2 m in diameter and each stocking 150 m of 90 mm umbilical.

- Roller slopes and pulleys for reeling of umbilicals.



4.2   LIFTING SYSTEM

- Double hydraulic capstan:

- 84 t at 15 m/mm
- 115 t brake

- Breech-tackle winding-drum joined to the double capstan to stock 150 m of breech-tackle
- Nylon dia 144 mm breech-tackle - tensile strength 420 t
- Fame : CMU 54 t BV 03/95
- Table CMU 54 t



4.3   TRANSFER TRAY

- Two raisable beams articulated to the gantry sills with a treadway extending
10 m portside of the barge.

- A 110 m¾ lattice metal tray supported by 4 rollers and driven by chains and a hydraulic motor.

- This tray allows transfer of a burying machine for the vertical of the gantry to its garage position on the deck



4.4   ORLOP DECK

 - A 330 m¾ orlop deck aft of the gantry (one the startboard side) raised 1 m above the main deck, forming a garage and servicing area for the burying machines on the same level as the transfer tray.



4.5   HYDRAULIC POWER PLANTS

- Two 20' containers set on the deck supply power for all the hydraulic and electrical functions.
- Capstan power unit :

electrical cabinets and two independant hydraulic power units of 210 KW a piece.
- Auxiliary power unit :
electrical cabinets and two independant hydraulic power units of 45 KW a piece.



4.6   HYDRAULIC WINCHES WITH HYDRAULIC POWER PACK

 Pull 3,3 t 4 layer



4.7   PNEUMATIC WINCHES

- 1 / 1200 kg (LUCAS)
- 1 BEEBE winch 6,8 t at 9,15 m/mn 6 layer
- 2 SAMIIA 3 t


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