COMMENTS
This is a 370' Super Ice Class Research Vessel built in Japan in 1977. It is Lloyd Class. It has been well maintained and upgraded over its life and is just completing a major refit and recent dry dock. The ship has a helideck and hangar for 2 large helicopters. There is a large deck crane. The ship has 4,400 mt cargo capacity plus 490 mt of bunker cargo storage and 111 mt of refrigerated storage space. Range is 15,000 mile and 90 days endurance. The ship is Polar capable and offers a unique opportunity for scientific expedition, expedition cruising and a wide range of support operations. The ship is very well priced and available for sale or charter.


GENERAL INFORMATION
Type: Steel Hulled, Ice Class Antarctic Training/Oceanographic
Research Vessel
Class: LRS Ice Class 1
Keel Laid: 1977
Builders: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Japan 977
Gross Tonnage: 6122.96 T
Nett Tonnage: 1836.88 T
Displacement: 7107 at moulded summer draft
Length Overall: 111.95 m
Breath: 18.05 m
Moulded Draft: 6.045 m
Power: 4,476 kW
Cruising Speed: 10.0 knots at 13m3 per day
Maximum Speed: 12.2 knots (85% MCR) at 19 m3 per day
Range: 15, 000 nautical miles
Endurance: 90 days
Complement: 138 comprising 44 crew and 94 passengers and students

PROPULSION
Main Engines: 2 x Uni-directional Marries KmR6 Major turbo charged and
intercooled 6 cylinder 4 stroke engines geared to a single
controllable pitch propeller.
Total Power MCR: 4,476 kW
Service Power: 3,804 KW.
Bow Thruster: 1 x 750 HP Samuel White Gill omnidirectional bowthruster.
Stern Thruster: 1 x 500 hp Pleuger tunnel stern thruster.
Fuel OilCapacity: 1,099 tons

ELECTRICAL POWER
Generators: 3 x Dahatsu 6-22 Diesel Engines driving 3 Mitsubishi
alternators at 380v, 3 phase, 50 Hz each developing 768
kW.
Alternator Output: Each 700 kW.
Emerg. Generator: Driven by 145 kW Deutz BF-121-714 engine 220v AC, 50
Hz domestic supply.220v AC, 50 HZ stabilized supply from
10 or 5 kVA units.

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
Gyrocompass: 1 x Arma Brown, 1 x Anschutz Digital
Autopilot: SG Brown Series 10
Radars: Racal-Decca Bridgemaster E S-band ARPA radar with
GPS radar interface
Decca BT 502 X-band relative motion radar
Decca radars linked via an inter-switching unit
Furuno X-band ARPA radar, model FAR 2825
GPS: 1 X six channel Magnavox MX 200 receiver, and
1 Furuno GP 80 receiver
INS: Integrated Navigation System feeding bridge equipment
and Data
Distribution System with ship’s position, course and speed.
Track plotter: JRC “SEAWAVE” 14” multiple window NWV 53 trackball
colour video plotter with preprogramed ROM card of the
South African Coast as well as RAM cards of 8100 points.
Speed Log: Yokogawa Navitec EML 201 electromagnetic log
Direction Finder: Taiyo TD L1620 VHF ADDF (AM/FM)
DDS: The ship’s operating parameters for position, speed,
engine torque, rudder angle, wind direction, wind speed
etc are displayed either in graphic or alpha numeric form
on three dedicated screens situated on the bridge.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
2 x Fully enclosed davit launched life boats: Capacity of 80 persons stbd .& 80 persons port .
6 x 25 man life rafts.
2 x SARTS
1 x EPIRB
Fore and Aft deck helicopter firefighting turrets with foam capability.

Meteorological Equipment
Viasala MILOS 520 Automatic Weather Station – In the Metrological Laboratory.
Aneroid barometer x 2
Digital barometer, PA 11 x 1
Anemometer (relative and true directions and speeds) – Furuno
Hygrometer recorder
Barograph (mechanical) x 1

LABRATORIES
Bridge deck:
Training Bridge
Class Room (12 persons)
Laboratories on 02 deck:
Meteorological laboratory complex / Training Office
G Lab – Spare laboratory / store room
Main Deck, forward group:
Wet hydrological laboratory
Class Room (24 persons)
Main Deck, after group:
C14 laboratory
Wet laboratory
Semi-wet laboratory
Class Room (12 persons)


Habitability
All officers and crew are housed in single quarter.
Vessel is air conditioned as well as heated for Tropical & Antarctic conditions.
Passenger accommodation: 2 single berth cabins, 6 double berth cabins,
18 four berth cabins and 3 two berth/ four berth VIP cabins
Upper and lower passenger lounge
Officer Mess
Crew Mess
Library
Full laundry facilities
Fresh water capacity is 213 tonnes supplemented by two 27 tonnes/ day fresh water generators when at sea.
Hospital with surgery facilities
Gymnasium

Cargo Capacities and Cargo Handling Equipment
Three cargo hatches, Nos 1 and 2 with tween deck and lower hold and no 1 with upper and lower tween deck and lower hold.
Total dry cargo capacity: Bale : 3687 m3
Grain : 4072 m3
Refrigerated space:. 111 m3
Cargo oil capacity:. : 491 m3/419 t
Julius Wolff and Co. 5 ton travelling deck crane servicing all three hatches.
O & K 25 ton at 17 m luffing/slewing crane situated on focsle head.
2 ton telescopic stores crane
Helicopter Support and Facilities
Enclosed hangar facilities for two PUMA size helicopter.
Spare landing deck for helicopter on forward deck house.
Ship controlled approached system for helicopter operations.
Manual sprinkles system for hanger.
88 t Avcat bunker capacity
Radar and GPS receivers fitted.
Radios: 1 HF SSB transceiver
2 VHF (AM) aeronautical transceiver, and
1 VHF (FM) marine band transceiver
X- Band transponders fitted to ship and aircraft


Scientific Working Areas
Helicopter flight deck and hangar
Enclosed poop deck space of 130 square meters with a 20 m2 wooden
working deck served by a hydraulic A- frame with 5 and 12 T loading points, vertical sliding stern gate and Helideck hinged section.
On Board Scientific Systems
Winch counter for CTD (Cabling provided, no CTD though)

Other Features
Roll damping tank
Ice breaking heeling tank/pump system
Closed circuit television available to bridge from flight deck, hanger and
scientific working Area on poop deck
One 2 x 40 hp 10 man SOLAS rescue boat
One 2 x 30 hp 6 man inflatable SOLAS rescue boat (Not Currently
classed as a RB)
CO2 flooding system for machinery spaces and cargo holds
Automatic water sprinkler system for accommodation spaces
CO2 smothering system for Avcat pump/storage space
Foam monitor cannons for flight deck and cargo deck helicopter
operations
Remote control fire retarding doors for accommodation space
Cross flooding system for damaged stability
CAPAC impressed current cathodic protection system

COMMUNICATIONS
Radio and Satellite Equipment
Iridium Open Port
Fleet Broadband 500 (Wireless internet connectivity available on request)
GMDSS EQUIPMENT
BRIDGE Comms Console
Sailor Compact HF DSC Controller RM2150
Sailor Compact VHF Tx/Rx RT2042
Sailor Compact VHF DSC Controller RM2042
Sailor Compact Alarm unit C2149
Sailor Compact HF SSB Re2100
Sailor HF SSB 600W PEP DC Supply N2170
Sailor HF SSB 600W PEP AC Supply N2171
Sailor HF SSB 600W PEP Tx T2131
Sailor Loudspeaker H2074
Bridge Main Console
Sailor Compact VJHF Tx/Rx RT2048
Sailor Compact VHF DSC Controller RM2042
Bridge Chart Room
Sailor Compact HF Telex/ DSC controller RM2151
Sailor Message Terminal – Radiotelex H2098B
Sailor Printer H1252
Sailor VDU 3602D
Compact Alarm Box H2184
Navtex - ICS Nav 5 Rx
2182 Auto alarm
Pains Wesses EPIRB 406212.5 Mhz
Inmarsat C Transceiver H2095B
Inmarsat C Data Terminal DT4646E
Bridge – wing Starboard
Kannad EPIRB 406121.5 Mhz
Radio Room
Sailor Compact HF SSB Telex DSC Controller RM2151 (New Sailor Unit, Spec to be Included.)
Message Terminal Radiotelex H2095B
Sailor Printer H1252B
Sailor VDU 3602D
Sailor Compact HF SSB RE2100
Sailor Compact VHF Tx/Rx RT2047
Sailor Compact control unit H2180
Sailor HF SSB 600W PEP DEC Supply N2170
Sailor HF SSB 600W PEP AC Supply N2171
Sailor HF SSB 600W PEP Tx T2131
Lifeboat Port and Starboard
Tronsart 9 Ghz SART
Bridge A Lab
VHF handheld ICOM Tx/Rx x 3 (GMDSS)

OTHER COMMS EQUIPMENT
Radio Room:
Sailor Main Receiver R1120
Marconi M3000 Main Receiver
Sailor INMARSAT TT-3084A CAPSAT Fleet 77 System with P.C & printer
– Voice, Fax & Data
Bridge:
ICOM Aeronautical VHF Tx/Rx
Motorola UHF Handhelds x 11 – A Lab

ECHO SOUNDING EQUIPMENT
Tank mounted Simrad EK 500 120 kHz transducer.
Furuno FCV 1100L multi-function colour sounder with flush mounted
28/50 kHz transducer
Simrad EN 38 kHz echo sounder with IC displayed units
WINCHES
Mitsubishi electric windlass with two 5 tonne warping drums
Deep hydrographic winch/capacity 5000 m x 9.5 mm diameter 4-core c
onductor cable.
Vertical plankton winch/capacity 1000 m x 7 mm diameter 4-core
conductor cable.
Lebus deepwater coring winch with capacity of 7 000 m of 12 mm
diameter steel cable
Towing/ Mooring winch comprising two warping drums and two clutched
towing drums, the
Port drum with a capacity of 2500 m of 12 mm diameter ten-core
conductor cable, and the
Starboard drum with a capacity of 2500 m of 12.5 mm diameter steel wire
rope.

Disclaimer:

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.