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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Kairos

Last Updated - 7/11/2005
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: Panama

NODC Code:

Unknown
    Call Sign: HP7358
Owner: Hawkwind Corp.
Operator: The Kairos Company Ltd.
Contact:
Address: Mavuno House, 4th floor
Azikiwe Street, PO Box 965
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone: +33 6 21 04 00 50
Fax: +33 1 40 18 30 89
Email: Thierry@thekairoscompany.com
Year Built: 1974
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 37  m
  Breadth: 7  m
  Freeboard to working deck: Unknown
  Max. draft: 3  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Diving
  Operating Area: East Africa, Indian Ocean
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 256  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 0  m3
  Fuel: 38  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 0  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 15  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
60  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 0  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 70  m2
  Space for container lab: Deck  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 5000  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 8  kts.
  Max. Speed: 10  kts.
  Endurance: 60  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 3
  Other crew: 6
  Scientists: 12
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: Yes, PC, Lan networking, Wifi
  Printing/Plotting: 2 printers
     

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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: None
  ROVs: None
  AUVs: None
  Submersibles: None
     

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Diving Support:

  Diving Capabilities: Nitrox, Trimix, rebreather, Teck diving
     

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Engineering Design Particulars

 

Ice Breaking Ability:

ICE-C
 

Hull Materials:

 
Steel
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: None
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  1   make:  MAN B&W Alpha Diesek
Power (BHP) each engine:  500
Propeller Diameter:  17   m Max. RPM:   350
Total power auxiliary diesels:  Unknown
  HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 3
     kVA: 150
    Phases: 3
   

Frequency:

50 Hz  Hz
   

Stabilized System:  Unknown  VAC  Unknown  AMPs   Unknown  Hz

 

DC

  2   Volts with  24  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: CMAP, plot chart
  Communications Equipment: VHFsdsm, BLU, MF, HF
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Inmarsat fleet 33
  GPS: GPS compass, GPS
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Furuno dual frequency
  Sonar Type: Interphase forward looking sonar
  Sea Surface Mapping System: None
  Side Scanning: None
  Multibeam: none
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: None
  Silent Ship Operations: Unknown
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 2  
    Steel Wire Length: 200  m,  safe working load:  Unknown
    Conducting Cable Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    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: Unknown
   

Clearance above deck:  3  m  and outboard extension:  2  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  2  tons

       
  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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