Specifications
Okeanos Explorer Specifications (OMAO , pdf, 1023.53 KB)
Designer | Halter Marine |
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Builder | VT Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi |
Launched | October 28, 1988 |
Delivered | September 10, 2004 |
Commissioned | August 13, 2008 |
Length | 224 ft. |
Breadth | 43 ft. |
Draft | 16.83 ft. Bow Thruster retracted 20.08 ft. Bow Thruster lowered |
Depth to Main Deck | 5.92 |
Hull Description | White |
Displacement | 2062 tons |
Emergency Speed | 12 |
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Cruising Speed | 10 knots |
Range | 9600 nm |
Endurance | 40 days |
Endurance Constraint | Food |
Commissioned Officers/Mates | 6 |
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Engineers, Licensed | 3 |
Engineer, Unlicensed | 3 |
Deck | 7 |
Survey | 2 |
Stewards | 3 |
Electronic Technicians | 2 |
USPHS Medical Officer | 1 |
Total Crew | 27 |
Scientists | 22 |
Single Staterooms | 12 |
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Double Staterooms | 13 |
Four-person Staterooms | 2 |
Total Berths | 46 |
Forward Mess Room | 8 |
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Aft Mess Room | 20 |
Third Mess | 10 |
Radars (X and S Band) | S-band Furuno/FAR 2837S/Bridge X-Band Furuno/FAR 2827X/ Bridge |
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GPS and DGPS | Furuno/GP-150/Bridge (Both models) |
Gyro Compass | SG Brown Meridian/TSS/Bridge |
Deepwater and Shallow Navigational Echosounders | Furuno/FE-700/Bridge |
ECDIS | Transas/Navi-Sailor 4000/Bridge |
AIS | Furuno/FA-150/Bridge |
GPS and DGPS | C-Navi Gator GPS and GPS from SCS |
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Gyro Compass | Gyro repeater from SCS |
Deepwater and Shallow Navigational echosounders | EK-60 from SCS |
ECDIS | Display of bridge ECDIS via video feed |
Charting Program with Ship’s Position | Nobeltec |
Type | Location | Ft.2 | Description |
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Wet Lab | 01 Deck | 260 | Area available for wet operations, chemical samples, etc. |
Dry Lab | 01 Deck | 132 | Survey space with scientific computers and counter space |
Electronics/Computer Lab | 01 Deck | 216 | Control room for ROV, mapping, and scientific operations |
Climate Controlled Space | 01 Deck | 140 | Computer server, network, and data storage room, must maintain cool temperature for electronics in this space |
Staging Bay | Main Deck | 320 | ROV hangar, stores ROV and equipment |
Dry Lab | Main Deck | 128 | ROV workshop, provides counter space for ROV related work/repairs |
Conductivity, Temp., Depth (CTD) With Water Samples | Seabird SBE 9-11 Plus CTD |
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Multibeam Equipped for Hydrographic Surveys | Kongsberg EM-302 |
Thermosalinograph | SBE-45 FastCat Micro |
Expendable BathyThermographs (XBT) Capable | Deep Blue/Sippican MK-21 XBTs |
Dive Team Equipped | 4 person working diver team aboard |
Single Side Scan Equipped | SIMRAD EK-60 |
Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) Equipped | Deep Discoverer and Seirios |
Scientific Computer System Equipped | SCS v4 |
Knudsen CHIRP | Sub-bottom profiler |
Applanix POS/MV 320 | Location, heading, attitude |
Description | Units | Data Source |
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VWR - Relative wind speed and angle | KTS | RM Young Wind Sensors |
GLL - Geographic Position (Lat/Lon) | Lat/Long | DGPS Satellites |
MTW - Mean Temp. for Water | Deg. C | Thermosalinograph |
HDT - Heading (True) | Deg.T | Gyrocompass |
OSD - Own Ship Data (Ship course & speed) | Deg.T/ KTS | Ship input/GPS |
ZDA - Time and Date (UTC. d. m, yr, TZ) | Time | GPS |
Digital barometer | mB | |
ROV environmental data | Deg.C/ m | |
Digital air thermometer | Deg.C | |
Doppler speed log | KTS | |
Tensiometers for all cranes/winches | lbs. | |
Flourometer (measures chlorophyll) | µg/L | |
Relative humidity | % | |
Sound velocity probe | m/s |
Type | HP | Length | Max. Persons | Comments |
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Rescue Boat (SOLAS Approved) | 250 | 22 | 9 | Willard 670 SOLAS Fast Rescue Boats (FRB), Jet drive propulsion |
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) | 250 | 22 | 9 | Willard 670 SOLAS FRB, Jet drive propulsion |
Dynamic Positioning Capable | Beier IVCS 2000 |
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Compressed Air | Used for filling SCBA bottles and SCUBA diving cylinders |
Dynamic Positioning Capable | Kongsberg K-POS DP-11, ship operates using dynamic positioning during ROV and various other operations. |
Access to Clean Electrical Power | Ship provides clean power in various locations for sensitive electronic equipment |
Deck Equipment
Quantity | 1 |
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Manufacturer | Markey |
Model | COM-10V |
Drive | 460V, 3-Phase, 60 Hz, 7.5 HP, 1200 RPM |
Max. Pull | 3,300 lbs. |
Max. Depth | |
Drum Capacity | 3,000m of 0.25" Galvanized wire rope |
Type of Cable Installed | Galvanized wire rope |
Length of Cable on the drum | |
Location | O-2 Deck, Starboard Aft of EX-1 |
Quantity | 1 |
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Manufacturer | Markey |
Model | DESH-5 |
Drive | Electric motorAC Vector Drive, automatic brake |
Max. Pull | 15,000 |
Drum Capacity | 8,000 m of 0.375" electro-mechanical cable |
Type of Cable Installed | .375” electromechanical cable |
Length of Cable on the drum | |
Location | O-2 deck above ROV hanger |
Quantity | 1 |
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Manufacturer | Dynacon |
Model | 766 |
Drive | Electro-Hydraulic Power Unit |
Max. Pull | 20,000 SWL lbs |
Drum Capacity | 10,000m of .681" fiber optic power cable |
Type of Cable Installed | 8,000m of .322" conductor cable |
Location | 2 Deck Aft of propulsion space |
Quantity | 1 |
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Manufacturer | Hydra Pro |
Model | HP46/18KE |
Boom Length | 46 ft. |
Lifting Capacity | 12,000 lbs. at 20' radius |
Location | Aft working deck, Starboard |
QUANTITY | 1 |
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MANUFACTURER | Hydra Pro |
MODEL | HP40/13KESO |
BOOM LENGTH | 40 ft. |
LIFTING CAPACITY | 14,000 at 15' radius |
LOCATION | Aft working deck, Port |
Quantity | 1 |
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Type | Moveable |
Clearance over the Side | 12 ft. |
Horizontal Clearance | 15 ft. on deck |
Safe Working Load | 20,000 lbs. |
Location | Working Deck Aft |
Quantity | 1 |
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Type | Moveable |
Clearance over the side | 8 ft. |
Safe Working Load | 3500 lbs. |
Location | O-1 Deck Starboard |
Quantity | 2 |
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Manufacturer | Vestdavit |
Model | PLR Steel, AFrame FCR |
Hoisting Capacity | 7,900 lbs. |
Location | O-2 Deck Port /Starboard |
Boat type | RHIB |
Quantity | 2 |
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Type | Stockless, bower |
Weight | 3,762 lbs. |
Port Anchor Chain Length | 120 fathoms |
Starboard Anchor Chain Length | 105 fathoms |
Medical Facilities
One medical treatment room containing one berth for patients. Emergency and first-aid equipment aboard, administered by MedPIC. USPHS medical officer onboard.