Sea Trials with Regard to Design and Operational Limits of Fast Pilot Vessel MS VOYAGER. International Conference SURV 4, Surveillance, Pilot and Rescue Craft for the 21st Century. Held in Gothenburg, Sweden on May 13-14, 1997

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Sea Trials with Regard to Design and Operational Limits of Fast Pilot Vessel MS VOYAGER. International Conference SURV 4, Surveillance, Pilot and Rescue Craft for the 21st Century. Held in Gothenburg, Sweden on May 13-14, 1997

J. Pinkster / J. M. J. Journee

The fast, 28 knots, seagoing 18 metres pilot vessel MS VOYAGER is a new type of tender, which propelled by two waterjets, with a hull being constructed from aluminium and a deckhouse constructed from specially developed composite materials. In order to assess the actual quality of the design, the vessel was extensively tested in 1994 during normal operating conditions with regard to vibrational conduct, vessel motions and maneuvering characteristics, as well as actual hull mechanical stress levels. In the present paper a description is given regarding these full scale tests and the resulting data and analysis thereof. It was found that mechanical vibration levels on board were below acceptable levels. Transient loading of the vessel's structure, during fast free sailing in adverse weather conditions as well as unwanted collisions during pilotage, resulted in problems related to fatigue of construction members.

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Title :

Sea Trials with Regard to Design and Operational Limits of Fast Pilot Vessel MS VOYAGER. International Conference SURV 4, Surveillance, Pilot and Rescue Craft for the 21st Century. Held in Gothenburg, Sweden on May 13-14, 1997

Contributors:

J. Pinkster (author) / J. M. J. Journee (author)

Publication date :

1997

Size :

30 pages

Type of media :

Report

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English