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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Arca

Last Updated - 5/27/2003
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: Netherlands

NODC Code:

Unknown
    Call Sign: PDHT
Owner: Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, North Sea Directorate
Operator: Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, North Sea Directorate
Contact: Gerrit Langelaar
Address: North Sea Directorate
P.O. Box 5807
2280 HV Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Telephone: 070- 336 66 00
Fax: 070- 390 06 91
Email: G.Langelaar@dnz.rws.minvenw.nl
Year Built: 1998
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 83.02  m
  Breadth: 12.8  m
  Freeboard to working deck: Unknown
  Max. draft: 7  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Multipurpose Research Vessel
  Operating Area: Dutch Continental Shelf
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 2388  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 200  m3
  Wet Labs Area: Unknown
  Dry Lab Area: Unknown
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
175  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: Unknown
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: Unknown
  Space for container lab: Unknown
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: Unknown
  Cruising Speed: Unknown
  Max. Speed: Unknown
  Endurance: Unknown
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: Unknown
  Other crew: Unknown
  Scientists: Unknown
  Air Conditioned:  No
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: Unknown
  Printing/Plotting: Unknown
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Unknown
  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: Unknown
  ROVs: Unknown
  AUVs: Unknown
  Submersibles: Unknown
     

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Diving Support:

  Diving Capabilities: Unknown
     

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Engineering Design Particulars

 

Ice Breaking Ability:

Unknown
 

Hull Materials:

 
Unknown
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  2   make:  Diesel; AC Electric motor Indar with rpm control
Power (BHP) each engine:  1230 kW
Propeller Diameter:  Unknown
  m Max. RPM:   1000
Total power auxiliary diesels:  Unknown
  HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 690/400/230V
     kVA: Unknown
    Phases: Unknown
   

Frequency:

Unknown
   

Stabilized System:  Unknown  VAC  Unknown  AMPs   Unknown  Hz

 

DC

  Unknown   Volts with  24  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: DGPS Sercel 203; PDS 1000 NeSA; Sound velocity probe Plessey 4031, Applied Microsystems ltd.SVP 16; Bouylaying facilities
  Communications Equipment: GMDSS, Satcom B/C, internal closed-Loop communication, closed TV system
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Unknown
  GPS: Differential GPS
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Simrad EM 3000 multi-beam echo-sounder, Atlas Deso 25
  Sonar Type: Side Scan Sonar Dowty Marine Minescan; Obstacle Avoidance Sonar Furuno CH-34
  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: Unknown  
    Steel Wire Length: Unknown  safe working load:  Unknown
    Conducting Cable Length:  0  m , safe working load:  0  tons
    Trawl winch length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    Other Winches:
      Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
     
  Gantry: Position: Unknown
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown , and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Crane: Position: Deck
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown  and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Unknown
  Classification Society: Unknown
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
 
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