Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Atair

Last Updated - 2/27/2004
Main Activities
Dimensions
Capacities & Workspaces
Range, Speed, Endurance
Accommodations
DP Equipment
CTD Specs
Coring Specs
Underwater Vehicles
Diving Capabilities
Engineering Design
Navigation & Communications
Acoustics & Profiling
Winches, Gantries & Cranes
Construction		 Country: Germany

NODC Code:

06A3
    Call Sign: DBBI
Owner: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing
Operator: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing
Contact: Poeschke , Hans-Joachim
Address: Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)
Ferderal Maritime and Hydrpraphic Agency
Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 78, 20359 Hamburg
Telephone: ++49 40-3190-4500
Fax: ++49 40-3190-5000
Email: hans-joachim.poeschke@bsh.de
Year Built: 1987
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Ship Schedule via its Home Page

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Main Dimensions
  Length OA: 51.4  m
  Breadth: 11.4  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 5.2  m
  Max. draft: 3.45  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity
  Main Activity: Measurement and Monitoring
  Operating Area: North Sea/ Baltic Sea
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces
  Gross tonnage: 950  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 50  m3
  Fuel: 91  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 15  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 10  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:		 Unknown
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 3  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 100  m2
  Space for container lab: 3 x 3  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance
  Range: 4800  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 10  kts.
  Max. Speed: 11.4  kts.
  Endurance: 18  days
   

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Accommodation
  Officers: 3
  Other crew: 17
  Scientists: 7
  Air Conditioned: Unknown
     

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Data Processing Equipment:
  Computers: HP 300
  Printing/Plotting: Unknown
     

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CTD Specifications:
  CTD Aboard: no
  CTD Type: Unknown
  CTD Tow able: Unknown
  CTD Oxygen Sensing: Unknown
  CTD Transmissivity: Unknown
  CTD Fluormeter: Unknown
  CTD Rosette: Unknown
     

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Coring Specifications:
  Coring Capabilities Aboard: Unknown
  Grab Sampler: Unknown
  Box Corer: Unknown
  Gravity Corer: Unknown
  Piston Corer: Unknown
  Multi Corer: Unknown
     

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Underwater Vehicle Capabilities:
  Underwater Vehicle Support: no
  ROVs: Unknown
  AUVs: Unknown
  Submersibles: Unknown
     

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Diving Support:
  Diving Capabilities: no
     

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Engineering Design Particulars
 

Ice Breaking Ability:

Unknown
 

Hull Materials:

 
Iron
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  2   make:  Diesel
Power (BHP) each engine:  1200 at 1500rpm
Propeller Diameter:  1.9   m Max. RPM:   290
Total power auxiliary diesels:  140   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 380/0V 380/220V
     kVA: 897/96
    Phases: 3/3
   

Frequency:

50/50  Hz
   

Stabilized System:   VAC   AMPs    Hz

 

DC

  24V   Volts with  Unknown  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Radar Loran Decca SatNav Gyro EMLog DopLog
  Communications Equipment: Funk, telefon, E-mail
  Satellite Communications Equipment: yes
  GPS: yes
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: 30kHz 210kHz
  Sonar Type: Sector-scan
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Unknown
  Side Scanning: Unknown
  Multibeam: Unknown
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: Unknown
  Silent Ship Operations: Unknown
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 2  
    Steel Wire Length: 200  m,  safe working load:  1  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  600  m , safe working load:  1  tons
    Trawl winch length:  250  m , safe working load:  3  tons
    Other Winches:
      Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
     
  Gantry: Position: Stern
   

Clearance above deck:  6  m , and outboard extension:  1  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  3  tons

       
  Crane: Position: Stern
   

Clearance above deck:  9  m  and outboard extension:  7  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  4  tons

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision
  Construction Supervised by: Unknown
  Classification Society: germanscher lloyd
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
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