Floatel Victory
Floatel Victory is a semi-submersible accommodation and construction support unit designed for worldwide operation (except Norway) with emphasis on some of the harshest environmental conditions in the world, such as the Northern North Sea.
The unit is designed to meet a majority of 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 Victory accommodates 560 people in one and two bed cabins and has large recreational areas, including mess room and various types of day rooms, gymnasium, internet lounge and cinema. The unit has a telescopic gangway for client personnel to transfer between Floatel Victory 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 Victory is certified to the following ABS class notations:
✠ A1, Accommodation Service, Column Stabilized Unit, Fire Fighting Vessel Class 2, ✠ AMS, ✠ DPS-3
Particulars
Rig Type | Semi Submersible Accommodation Vessel |
Design | Keppel FELS SSAU 4000NG |
Builder | Keppel FELS Shipyard, Singapore |
Flag | Bermuda |
Delivery | November 2013 |
Dimensions
Length over all | 124 m |
Breadth over all | 79 m |
Length of pontoon | 98.2 m |
Breadth outside pontoons | 53.4 m |
Main deck height above base line | 29.6 m |
Operating Conditions
| Transit | Survival | Operation | |
|---|---|---|---|
Draft excl. thrusters | 7.5 m | 11.6 m | 16.8 m |
Draft incl. thrusters | 12.7 m | 16.8 m | 22.0 m |
Displacement | 18 872 MT | 22 778 MT | 26 931 MT |
Air Gap | 12.2 m | 7.0 m |
Capacities
Potable water | 1 000 m³ |
Fuel oil | 1 800 m³ |
Deck load capacity (Transit) | 800 MT |
Deck load capacity (Operation & Survival) | 2 190 MT |
Open Deck area | 1 200 m² |
Fresh water generation capacity | 225 m3/24h |
Cabins
Air-conditioned living quarters for 560 people in 42 single bed cabins and 259 two-men cabins. 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 250 people per sitting. Recreational areas include a shop, cinema, internet lounge, recreation rooms, games room and gymnasium. Dirty coffee shops for Client adjacent to gangway staircase. |
Client Offices
Client Office | 35-40 workstations on the Main Deck level, arranged in open plan area. |
Dirty Office | 40-50 workstations located on the Main Deck level, adjacent to gangway staircase. |
Conference Room | Adjacent to Client Offices, equipped with communication facilities. |
Hospital
A fully equipped hospital is located on the Upper deck level with 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 five bed capacity. |
Lifesaving
Lifeboats | 10 * 100 pax davit launched enclosed 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 ABS rules and CAP 437 requirements: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helicopter deck diameter | 28.5 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum allowed landing weight | 15.6 MT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction Support
Two diesel–hydraulic deck cranes, located port side forward and starboard side midships, with the following onboard lifting capacities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Crane Main Hoist | 120 MT lifting capacity at 20 m radius. 45 MT lifting capacity at 46 m radius. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starboard Crane Main Hoist | 64 MT lifting capacity at 14 m radius. 21 MT lifting capacity at 46 m radius. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auxiliary Hoist (both Cranes) | 15 MT lifting capacity at 51 m radius. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warehouses (165 m²) available for Client use are arranged on the forward part of Upper Deck. Areas on Main Deck can be utilized as Client workshops. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station Keeping
The positioning system is built and approved according to ABS class notation DPS-3 and mooring notation TAM-PL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DP 3 system | KONGSBERG K-Pos DPM-32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thrusters | Six azimuth thrusters, each 3 200 kW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mooring system | 10 point chain mooring: 70 mm, breaking strength 526 MT. Mooring legs to be pre-laid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery
Main Engines and Generators | Six fresh water cooled diesel engines generating sets, 3 745 ekW each. |
Emergency Generator | One emergency diesel engine generator, 880 ekW. |
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