•• BUILT•1982,•UPGRADED•1992•AND•2014

•• LOA•77M,•BREADTH•(MOULDED)•14M•-•MAX•DRAFT•6.6M

•• HELICOPTER•DECK•RATING:•SUPER•PUMA•MK1•/•BELL•214•14.5•/•19

•• SPEED,•TRANSIT•ECONOMY:•12•KNOTS

•• OPERATIONAL•ENDURANCE:•32•DAYS•AT•FULL•SPEED•/••48•DAYS•AT•ECONOMY•SPEED

•• CREW•ACCOMMODATION•FOR•40•PERSONS

•• CONFERENCE•ROOM,•SAUNA•AND•GYM

The•M/V•Tau•was•originally•built•as•a•seismic•research•vessel.•It•was•refur-

bished•and•upgraded•to•become•an•AUV•support•vessel•in•2014.•The•vessel•

provides•a•steady•working•platform•for•AUV•operations,•with•the•AUV•launch•

container•mounted•on•the•streamer•deck•and•the•AUV•being•launched•from•

the•stern•of•the•vessel.•AUV•operations•container•is•located•on•streamer•deck•

in•close•vicinity•to•the•L/R•area.

Operations• support• is• co-located• centrally• in• the• vessel,• containing• opera-

tions•administration,•planning,•offline•processing•and•technical•support•all•in•

one•area.•

M/V TAUVESSEL•SPECIFICATION•SHEET

AUV•SURVEY•VESSEL KEY•VESSEL•FEATURES

NAVIGATIONAL•EQUIPMENT

RADAR NO 1 Furuno•FAR-2835S•ARPA•S-band,•• Output•power:•30KW•,••• Ser.No:•33220575,•own•UPS•unit.

RADAR NO 2 Furuno•FAR-2835S•ARPA•X-band,••• Output•power:•30KW,••• Ser.No:•3317-1138.

ECDIS Furuno,•Telchart•2025

GYRO COMPASS Anschutz•Digital•Gyro•STD•22

AUTO PILOT Robertson•AP•9•Mk11/Robnav

GPS RECEIVER JRC•JLR-77000•Mk•2

SPEED LOG Simrad•NL•/•Furuno•DS•-•80

ECHO SOUNDER Abyss•TechnologiesType:••• Furuno•FE-700

RADIO DIRECTION FINDER Taiyo•TDL•1100•ICOM•IC-M35

WEATHER FACSIMILE Furuno•DFAX•Fax-207

NAVTEX RECEIVER Coretex•Nav5•GMDSS•Navtex••• Receiver

GMDSS RADIO’S VHF Batteries•Navico•RC•49831SA16

GENERAL

SHIPS NAME M/V•TAU

CALL SIGN HP-7673

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORG. (IMO) NO. 8028541

OWNER Volstad•Maritime•AS

DATE OF BUILD 1982

YARD NO. AND TYPE OF VESSEL 93•/•Seismic•Research•Vessel

YARD BUILT Søviknes,•Norway•1982

DATE CONVERTED / POWER UPGRADED 1992•/•N/A

YARD CONVERTED Motorenwerken,•• Bremerhaven,•Germany.

CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY AND CLASS DnV•+1A1•E0•Helidk.•Ice-C

INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT, (Ism) Code Compliance Certificate•of•Safety•Management(SMC)•in•2004,•Renewed•2007

SAFE MANNING CERTIFICATE (MINIMUM) 10•Maritime•crewmembers.•(•Crew•of•13•)

MAIN•EQUIPMENT

FRESH WATER CAPACITY 107•m3

FRESH WATER MAKER PRODUCTION 14•m3

FUEL CAPACITY, ALL TANKS TOPPED 700cum

FUEL, USEFUL FOR 100 % CONSUMPTION 528cum

FUEL TYPE Marine•Gas•Oil

FUEL TANK HEATING None

LUB. OIL, ENGINE OIL (M3) 40•m3

SPEED, TRANSIT, MAX. IN CALM SEA 15•knots

SPEED, TRANSIT ECONOMY, DITTO 13•knots

CONSUMPTION OF FUEL, FULL SPEED 17•m3•/•24•hour.

CONSUMPTION OF FUEL, ECONOMY SPEED 11•m3•/•24•hour.

OPERATIONAL ENDURANCE 32•days•at•full•speed•/••• • 48•days•at•economy• speed

ENDURANCE OF FUEL DURING SURVEY 55•DAYS

CONSUMPTION OF FUEL IN PORT 2•m3

SAFETY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE 40•PERSONS

MAIN•CHARACTERISTICS

GROSS TONNAGE (GRT) 2751

LENGTH OVER ALL (LOA) 77,00•m

LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDICULARS 67,00•m

BREADTH (MOULDED) 14,50•m

BREADTH (EXTREME) 19.00•m

DEPTH (MOULDED) 6.60•m

DRAFT (MAX) 6.60•m

DRAFT (MEAN) 5,71•m

AIR DRAFT (TO HIGEST ANTENNA) 26•m

HELICOPTER DECK RATING Super•Puma•MK1•/•• Bell•214

HELICOPTER DECK DIAMETER (D-VALUE) 19.50•m

SATELLITE•COMMUNICATIONS

INMARSAT TYPE B Saturn•Bn•335294010-13

INMARSAT TYPE C Sailor•Transceiver•H2095B•97205793

INMARSAT C/RADIOTELEX 2•x•Sailor•printer•H1252B/•• 2•x•Monitor•H1640

INMARSAT TELEX NO./ FAX.NO.+870•335•29•4011•/•+870•335•29•4012

COMMUNICATION•EQUIPMENT

Compliant•With•Gmdss•Requirements

RADIO STATION LICENCE NO. 23694-I

SHIP / AIR CRAFT RADIO Icom•IC-A200•22973•&•Dittel•FSG•5•• (Portable)•271-9743

HELICOPTER BEACON Skanti•TU•8250B,•410KHZ.••• Transceiver•unit•type:•TRP8250S.•• Ser.no.584472

TRANSMITTER / RECEIVER, MAIN (MF) SAILOR•“COMPACT”•RE•2100•/•RM•2150•• /RM•2151•/Multi•Alarm•box•H2184/•• Remote•Alarm•H1604B

TRANSMITTER / RECEIVER, MAIN (VHF) Sailor•“Compact”•1x•RM•2048

TRANSMITTER / RECEIVER, MAIN (DSC) Sailor•DSC•RM•2042•(1•x•Radio•Room)••• (1•x•Bridge)

RADIO, PORTABLE, UHF Motorola•GP•344

RADIO, PORTABLE, VHF 4•Navico•Axis•250

EMERGENCY RADIO BEACON (EPIRB) TRON•40S

RADAR TRANSPONDER 2•x•Jotron•Tron•SART

NORWEGIAN CELL PHONE• +47•23•96•11•34•/•+47•23•96•11•35

BRAZIL CELL PHONE•• +55•(022)•97401-3243

M/V TAU

SAFETY•EQUIPMENT

LIFERAFTS TYPE /CAPACITY Viking•&•DSB

NUMBER OF LIFE RAFTS 1•x•Survitech•20•(20•persons),••• 5•x•Upitor•Proxima•(25•persons),••• 1•x•Viking•(6•persons)•Total•7•rafts••• 20•pers.:•Viking•-•MO•110102;••• DSB•-•47541••• 25•PERS.:•DSB•-•51135,•51244,•51133,••• 51141

LIFEJACKETS NO. 29•x•Kon•Tiki•Seamaster;••• 31•x•Kon•Tiki•88;••• 39•x•Kon•Tiki•69•• Mustang•Survival•(43•persons)••• (2•small,•40•medium,•1•large)

SURVIVAL SUITS, THERMO INSULATED 45•x•Helly•Hansen•E305-7;••• 3•x•Helly•Hansen•N6•Nordik

WORKING SUITS, THERMO INSULATED

MAN OVERBOARD BOAT (MOB) TYPE MP-741•Springer

ENGINE, MOB AND SPEED OF BOAT 1x•Volvo•D-3-190•hk

WATERJET AND GEAR DRIVE, MOB 1•x•Vopser•T,•PP90

WORK BOAT FRC•survival•suits•(3•x•Viking•PS4170)

FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM

ACCOMMODATION/FACILITIES

CREW ACCOMMODATION, NO OF BUNKS 40

SINGLE BERTHS CABINS 28

DOUBLE BERTHS CABINS 6

Client Cabins, SINGLE BERTHS 1

Buisness Conference And TRAINING RM 1•Conf•room

SAUNA AND FITNESS ROOM 1•Sauna•and•1Gym

MACHINERY•EQUIPMENT

MAIN ENGINE OR ELECTRIC PROP. MOTORS 2•X•DEUTZ•SBV9M•628•–•2250•HP•/••• 1656•Kw

AUXILIARY ENGINES (GENERATOR DRIVE) 2•X•DEUTZ•SBV6M•628•–•1468•HP•/••• 1055•Kw

VESSELS TOTAL BRAKE HP / KW FOR PROP. 4500bhp•/•3312bkw

MAIN ENGINES, POWER SUPPLY 2•x•ASEA•GBL•630m,•440•V,1400•Kw

PROPELLER TYPE, MAIN PROPULSION Hjelseth•A225•P•90/4

GENERATORS / ALTERNATORS 1•X•ASEA•GBL•630•VSB,•440V,1000•KW••• 1•X•LEROY-SOMER•LSA•VS65-8P,•440V,••• 1000•Kw

EL. POWER, USEFUL, OUT FROM M.S.BOARD 3400KW

BOW THRUSTER 1•x•Brunvoll•SPX•VP600•440•KW

FRESH WATER GENERATOR (FWG) 1•x•Evaporator•Atlas•AFGU•S-31,••• 12•m3/24h

STEERING GEAR 2•x•Tenfjord•I-12M•260/26M•430

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ORCA•II•A-70

NAVIGATION•SYSTEMS

INSTRUMENT ROOM GYROCOMPASS (MANUFACTURER & TYPE) Sperry•MK37•&•SG•Brown•1000

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVERS (MANUFACTURER & TYPE) 1•X•JRC•GPS,•1•X•VLR-21•GPS•COMPASS,••• 1•X•BD•DYNAMIC•SENSOR•• 1•X•JRC•GPS•7700•MKII

ULTRA-SHORT BASELINE (USBL) ACOUSTIC POSITIONING SYSTEM (MANUFACTURER & TYPE) KONGSBERG•HIPAP•501.•FOR•AUV••• POSITIONING:•SEAPATH•330•W/MRU5+••• INCORPORATED,•ULTRA•HIGH•• •• ACCURACY•CORRECTION•SIGNALS

ACOUSTIC POSITIONING SYSTEM (MANUFACTURER & TYPE) N/A

CURRENT PROFILER (MANUFACTURER, TYPE & FREQUENCY) N/A

TEMPERATURE/SALINITY DIP PROFILER (MANUFACTURER & TYPE) NA

ECHO SOUNDER (MANUFACTURER & TYPE) Simrad•EA500

TRANSDUCER FREQUENCY & THEORETICAL RANGE 18Khz•5500m,•38Khz•2300m,••• 200Khz•580m

TRANSDUCER DRAFT -5.32M

OTHER•SYSTEMS

2 BOAT LINK 2•ea•2.4•GHz•Aironet•• VSAT•• Voice•over•IP,•Asynch,•and••• Network•on•all•links.

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