ROV PHOCA

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Logistics and Ship Requirements

Transport:

  • 20' Transportcontainer (ROV, LARS, winch etc.)
  • 20' Control- and Power/Workvan (s. right)
  • additional storage room for spares etc. 

Total weight: approx. 30 t

 

Ship Requirements:

  • Dynamic positioning
  • Deck's capacity for control / workvan on 20' container footprint + winch on 10' footprint + ROV 
  • A-frame at stern with SWL of 5 t (height 8 m, width 5 m) with auxiliary winch
  • Power Supply: control container: 380–400 V /50 Hz/ 63 A; winch: 380 V-400 V/ 50 Hz/ 32 A (Hotel Power)
  • Power Supply Winch: 380-400V / 50 Hz/ approx. 125 A

 

ROV PHOCA has been deployed off medium sized and large research vessels, e.g. the German         RV POSEIDON (now Sea-Watch 4), RV ALKOR, RV SONNE, RV POLARSTER and the Dutch RV PELAGIA (operated by NIOZ).

  • Scientific Head

    Dr. Friedrich Abegg
    GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
    Wischhofstr. 1-3
    D-24148 Kiel
    Technology & Logistics Centre
    Tel.: 0049 431 600-2134
    Fax: 0049 431 600-2680
    E-mail: fabegg(at)geomar.de 


    Technical Head

    Martin Pieper (Dipl. Ing.)
    Technology & Logistics Centre
    Tel.: 0049 431 600-1688
    Fax: 0049 431 600-2680
    E-mail: mpieper(at)geomar.de 


    Scientific Advisor

    Dr. Peter Linke
    Technik- & Logistikzentrum
    Tel.: 0431 600-2115
    Fax: 0431 600-1601
    E-mail: plinke(at)geomar.de