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LABORATORY

R/V SOCIB has a 27 m2 working laboratory organized in 2 areas:

  • Wet Lab: This area is equipped with spacious work surfaces with integrated guides for the optimal location and restraint of laboratory equipment, such as pH meters, filtration manifolds, mixers, etc. and a Millipore filtration system for pure water on board.
  • Dry Lab: Here the main computer rack contains the control units for all the oceanographic equipment available on board (thermosalinograph, acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP, etc.).  A total of 14 screens enable the real-time display of information from all 5 computers, both to control the ship's equipment, and to monitor navigation, deck operations and safety.

 

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AFT WORKING DECK

R/V SOCIB has a 60 m2 aft working deck with the capability of mounting both 10 and 20 foot containers. The aft door of the laboratory opens directly out onto the working deck. An adjustable "domo" camera installed on the starboard side allows safe control of operations from within the laboratory.

The deck is equipped with a stern A-frame an extendable aft crane on the starboard side, and a double horizontal capstan winch to support crew tasks. In this area there are the compressor air intakes to charge diving tanks.

From this deck there is access both to the stern work platforms, located in each of the skates of the vessel, and also, to the boat's workshop and the diving compressor space.

 

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UPPER DECK

In this 30 m2 area the hydraulic winches, the port crane and the starboard A-Frame are located.

From a console on the upper deck, the crew has control over the hydraulic winches, the starboard A-Frame and the ship’s helm.

On the upper deck we also find the tender, an extra freezer and the survival equipment (both suits and liferafts).

This deck has double access from the outside by a staircase that connects with the aft deck and directly from the wheelhouse.

 

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STERN HYDRAULIC PLATFORM

The boat has a stern hydraulic platform placed on the port skate to facilitate loading and offloading operations from the tender (or other vessels) to the main deck of the ship and also to facilitate access for divers into the sea, etc.

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DIVERS PLATFORM

This broad platform allows crew to work almost at the sea level and it's useful for divers recovery once they have completed their tasks.

 

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STERN CRANE

This is a model FASSI 110A, which is located on the starboard side of the ship, is capable of carrying 5,140 kg with an arm extension of 2 m and 250 kg with an arm extension of 16.15 m. It can be operated from the crane itself or, for greater security, with a wireless console.

Technical specifications Pdf.

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PORT CRANE

This model "FASSI F40" has a 995 kg capacity with an arm extension of 4 m, and 335 kg with an arm extension of 9.10 m. It can be operated from the crane itself or, for greater security, with a wireless console.

 

 

Technical specifications Pdf.

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STARBOARD A-FRAME

This hydraulic FERRI A-Frame is 2.5 m wide x 4.6 m high and provides a separation of the hull on the starboard side of 1.80 m. It can operate both with port and starboard winches.

 

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STERN A-FRAME

This hydraulic FERRI A-Frame is 4 m wide x 4.76 m high. It can operate both with port and starboard winches.

 

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PORT WINCH

This IBERCISA MO-H / 30 / 3000-8 model is equipped with 3,000 m of  8 mm diameter coaxial cable, enabling communication with on board computers. 

Its towing capacity is 1,900 kg with bare drum, and 1,050 kg with full drum. 

Since it is adjustable, it can operate both with stern and starboard A-frames.

 

Technical specifications Pdf.

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STARBOARD WINCH

This IBERCISA  MO-H / 30 / 3500-6 model is equipped with 3,000 m steel  6 mm diameter wire.

Its towing capacity is 800 kg with bare drum and 500 kg with full drum. 

Since it is adjustable it can operate both with stern and starboard A-frames.

 

Technical specifications Pdf.

 

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TENDER

The R/V SOCIB has a rigid inflatable Neuvisa 5 m length tender, equipped with a 40 hp outboard engine. This support boat is very helpful in many of the operations carried out from the catamaran.

 

Technical specifications Pdf.

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CAPSTAN WINCH

This tool is very useful for working with long moorings and many other operations carried out by the crew on board during the campaigns.

 

 

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 SCUBA TANKS COMPRESSOR

The catamaran is able to fill scuba tanks on board with this compressor BAUER Capitano II. This greatly simplifies the logistics for biological working teams or in oceanographic instrument maintenance campaigns. Scuba tanks can be filled on board according to diving working teams requirements, without having to return to port to recharge them.

 

Technical specifications Pdf.

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REFRIGERATORS / FREEZERS

Refrigerators and freezers for the proper conservation of samples which cannot be processed on board during campaigns are available in the laboratory.

 

 

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SIDE POLE

This pole, mounted on a custom support located on the port side, allows scientific equipment to be mounted. These devices can be connected to a computer onboard. Designed for probe heads, sidescan sonar and a variety of other sensors and instruments, its termination can be adapted to any requirements of R/V SOCIB's costumers.

The system allows the tilting of the pole to get the equipment out of the water in order to travel ​​and to put them back into to the water in a quick and efficient way.

 

 

 

 

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