Floatel Superior
Floatel Superior is a semi-submersible accommodation and construction support unit designed for worldwide operation with emphasis on some of the harshest environmental conditions in the world, such as the Northern North Sea.
The unit is designed and approved for operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, thus meeting the world's most demanding regulatory requirements for offshore operations and is equipped with the latest Kongsberg Dynamic Positioning System for station keeping, certified to DP3 class. Floatel Superior accommodates 440 people in single bed cabins and has large recreational areas, including mess room and various types of day rooms, gymnasium, sauna and cinema. The unit has a telescopic gangway for client personnel to transfer between Floatel Superior and the host installation. A helideck, two deck cranes, a large lay-down area as well as workshops and warehouses support the client’s logistics, construction and storage activities.
Floatel Superior is certified to the following DNV class notations:
✠ 1A1 Column-stabilised Accommodation(N) Unit, BIS, DYNPOS(AUTRO), E0, HELDK, POSMOOR(ATA)
Particulars
Rig Type | Semi Submersible Accommodation Vessel |
Design | MSC/Keppel FELS DSS20/NS – DP3 |
Builder | Keppel FELS Shipyard, Singapore |
Flag | Bermuda |
Delivery | March 2010 |
Dimensions
Length over all | 101 m |
Breadth over all | 94 m |
Length of pontoon | 90.0 m |
Breadth outside pontoons | 64.5m |
Main deck height above base line | 35.2m |
Operating Conditions
| Transit | Survival | Operation | |
|---|---|---|---|
Draft excl. thrusters | 8.4 m | 13.0 m | 18.0 m |
Draft incl. thrusters | 12.6 m | 17.2 m | 22.2 m |
Displacement | 21 437 MT | 25 596 MT | 29 189 MT |
Air Gap | 14.5 m | 9.5 m |
Capacities
Potable water | 800 m³ |
Fuel oil | 1 800 m³ |
Deck load capacity (Transit) | 1 241 MT |
Deck load capacity (Operation & Survival) | 2 216 MT |
Open Deck area | 1 400 m² |
Fresh water generation capacity | 225 m3/24h |
Cabins
Air-conditioned living quarters for 440 people in single bed cabins, all with daylight. Each cabin fully outfitted with en-suite bathroom, telephone and IPTV with video on demand. |
Mess Rooms and Recreational Facilities
Galley and mess room facilities for 220 people per sitting. Recreational areas include a shop, cinema, recreation rooms, games room, gymnasium and sauna. Dirty coffee shops for Client adjacent to the gangway staircase. |
Client Offices
Client Office | 35-45 workstations on the Main Deck level, arranged in open plan area. |
Dirty Office | 15-20 workstations, located on the Tween Deck adjacent to the main changing room. |
Conference Rooms | 2 rooms, one adjacent to Client Office and one on Lower Deck, equipped with communication facilities. |
Hospital
A fully equipped hospital is located on 3rd Deck level with direct stretcher access to elevator and easy access to helideck. The hospital consists of three parts; a medical office, a clinic with examination and treatment facilities as well as a ward with two bed capacity. |
Lifesaving
Lifeboats | 8 * 63 pax free fall lifeboats. |
Life rafts | Inflatable life rafts for all POB as per applicable regulations. |
MOB boat | Davit launched self-righting boat, type Norsafe Mako 655. |
Gangway
Hydraulic Gangway, length 38.0 m with a telescopic action of +/- 7.5 m allowing the unit to remain connected in severe weather. |
Utilities over Gangway Utility piping available for transfer of compressed air, sea water, diesel, fresh water and IT to the Client installation via the gangway. |
Helicopter Deck
The helicopter deck with refuelling facilities complies with DNV HELDK notation and CAP 437 requirements: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helicopter deck diameter | 27.4 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum allowed landing weight | 14.6 MT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction Support
Two electro-hydraulic deck cranes located port side forward and starboard side forward, each with the following onboard lifting capacities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main Hoist | 50.0 MT lifting capacity at 36 m radius. 33.2 MT lifting capacity at 55 m radius. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auxiliary Hoist | 15.0 MT lifting capacity at 60 m radius. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Possible to re-wire the Main Hoist to reach up to 100 MT lifting capacity. Material handling crane with 5 MT lifting capacity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A workshop for welding and mechanical work (80 m²) and a warehouse with shelving (65 m²) are arranged on the forward part of the Main Deck level, available for Client use. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station Keeping
The positioning system is built and approved according to DNV (DP3) class notation DYNPOS(AUTRO) and mooring notation POSMOOR (ATA). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DP 3 system | KONGSBERG K-Pos DPM-32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thrusters | Six azimuth thrusters, each 3 200 kW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mooring system | 8 point wire mooring: 76 mm, 600 m, breaking strength 490 MT. Mooring legs to be pre-laid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery
Main Engines and Generators | Six fresh water cooled diesel engines generating sets, 3 530 ekW each |
Emergency Generator | One emergency diesel engine generator, 1 090 ekW. |
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