Detailed characteristics

  • Length overall: 29.60 m
  • Beam: 10.60 m
  • Draught: 3.45 m
  • Displacement: 264 tonnes
  • Gross tonnage: 335 UMS
  • Diesel capacity: 32 m3
  • Fuel consumption: 3.4 m3 per day in transit
  • Stabilization: none
  • Crew: 8
  • Scientists, technicians and hydrographers: up to 8
  • Average operating speed during passages and cruises: 9 knots
  • Range: 8 days at 9 knots
  • Freshwater ballast: 18 m3
  • Wastewater ballast: 2 m3
  • Construction: 1993, OCEA, Sables d’Olonnes
  • Owner: IFREMER
  • Operator: Genavir
  • Flag: France
  • Classification: Bureau Veritas
  • Type: Coastal oceanographic research vessel.
  • Call Sign: FKJB
  • IMO number: 9052056
  • Registry number: ST819589 H
  • MMSI number: 227 403 000
  • Scientific Operations Room and laboratory, 50 m2
  • Freezing tunnel
  • Cold room
  • Articulated stern gantry, WLL 5 tonnes
    • Launching via central well, 1.30 m x 1.30 m
    • Hydrology winch, s-steel cable, length 3200 m, diameter 6.45 mm
    • CTD winch, electromechanical cable, length 3200 m, diameter 6.45 mm
  • Oceanology winch, cable length 5000 m, diameter 10.8 mm, pulling force at average diameter 4.5 tonnes
  • 2 fishing winches, cable length 2700 m, diameter 16 mm, pulling force at average diameter 4.5 tonnes
  • Warp measurement system, Marelec
  • Gilson winch, cable length 50 m, diameter 20 mm, pulling force on drum 5 tonnes
  • 2 trawl net reels, 3.5 m3 and 2.5 m3
  • Netsounder winch, cable length 1500 m, diameter 10 mm
  • 1 automatic net hauler, pulling force 2 tonnes
  • 1 longline hauler, pulling force 0.8 tonnes
  • 1 pivoting davit with drums for coaxial cable, length 100 m & diameter 11 mm, length 68 m & diameter 28 mm
  • Afterdeck crane, variable outreach, WLL 5.3 tonnes radius 2 m & 0.6 tonnes radius 12.50 m
  • Foredeck crane, variable outreach, WLL 3.4 tonnes radius 1.80 m & 0.58 tonnes radius 9.10 m

Network: 80 sockets, 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps. WiFi in working and living areas. Renewed in 2012.

Servers and data storage: VMWare virtualization, 15 TB of storage for scientific data. Renewed in 2012 and 2019.

Monitoring: Wall of 6 screens connected via an Avocent analogue video array to all the acquisition and operating stations. Renewed in 2012.

Satellite communications: Ku-band VSAT (1 m) and FBB 500.

Software:

  • Acquisition and archiving unit: Techsas
  • Scientific logbook: CASINO+ 
  • Data processing of fishing sensors and multibeam echo sounders: Movies-3D/ HERMES
  • Submersible data and video processing: ADELIE
  • Information and video display aboard ship: Techsas
  • GIS display of fishing data: FishView 
  • Navigation echo sounder, FURUNO  28 kHz & 200 kHz
  • Electromagnetic log, ANTHEA BEN Marine
  • Gyrocompass, BROWN SGB 1000 S
  • Integrated navigation system, CINNA
  • Electronic charts, OLEX
  • Differential GPS receivers
  • AIS, DEBEG 3401
  • Automatic pilot, ANSCHUTZ NP60
  • Radar, FURUNO
  • Propulsion: 2 diesel engines, SACM
  • 2 generating sets
  • Regulated and uninterruptible power supply featuring static inverters, 220 V / 50 Hz
  • 2 variable pitch propellers 
  • 1 GMDSS console
  • 1 Inmarsat M Nera
  • Itineris 8 W
  • GSM Itinéris
  • Inmarsat M
  • Fax: Inmarsat M
  • Telex: Inmarsat C