Geosurveyor XVI 01

Westerschelde 14 March 2018

 

Name

GEOSURVEYOR XVI

Type

Catamaran survey & support vessel

Call sign

MDQU7

Flag

United kingdom

Port of registry

London

Previous flags

2008 - 2018 Belgium, Zeebrugge - Call sign: OROO

GT

15 t

Length

11,00 m

Breadth

4,87 m

Draught

0,90 m

Speed

Max: 28,0 knots

Cruising: 20,0 knots

Built

2008

Main engine

2x Cummins inboard each 220 bhp

Propulsion

Fixed propellers

Electric installations

12 Volt /24 Volt / 220 Volt

Support activities

Site investigations

Diving & ROV support

Geophysical surveys:

Multibeam

Singlebeam

High resolution seismic

Side scan sonar

Magnetometry

Cable & Pipe route surveys

Bottom and sediment sampling

Density and shear strength measurements

Survey equipment

Sounding MB: Kongsberg EM3002 dual head multibeam system

Sounding SB: Knudsen 320 – 210/33 KHz

Heading / Motion: IxBlue Octans III attitude sensor

Positioning: Septentrio PolaRx3e dGPS receiver

Soundvelocity: Odom Digibar sound velocity probe and Valeport MiniSVS

Software: QPS Qinsy acquisition computer system

Electric: Solid state convertor and UPS

Control and navigation

Radars - Raymarine

DGPS Positioning - Raymarine

Echosounder - Raymarine

AIS - Raymarine 950

GMDSS - Mc Murdo

Communications

VHF:

Sailor RT 5022

Navman 7100

Handset GMDSS MC Murdo

Safety

Liferafts: 6 Persons covered

Life Jackets: 6 - SKB

EPIRB: Jotron Epirb 406/121,5 MHz

SART: Jotron Sart

Tank capacities

Fresh water: 10 litres

Fuel: 2x 600 litres

Crew

6

Owner

GEO xyz bvba

Harelbeekstraat 104D

B-8550 Zwevegem

Belgium

Latest data adjustment

22 March 2020