Marine Insurance Associates Amsterdam 22 maart 2010
WindCat Workboats
History 2000 Neil M. Clarkson Robbert M. van Rijk Renewable energy Intermediar Consultant Fisheries Need of Vessels
Offshore access systems Existing offshore access systems in the oil/gas industry EU: Heli, Supply vessel, crewbasket, Frog. US/Gulf: same, plus crewboats. New challenges due to the development of offshore windfarms No design criteria for vessel, stable platform, high speed. Purpose: Transporting maintenance engineers and components, safe and efficiently HSE requirement, wave heights. How many vessels a) construction period b) maintenance period How many turbines per vessel How many technicians per vessel / day
How it all started Started in 2000 development of vessels trial and error
WindCat Unique points Safe transfer in excess 2 meter swell Proven safe transfer method over 130.000 in the last 3 years Comfortable relaxing accommodation for technicians Highly experienced skipper / crew and shore side backup Efficient speedy transfers Economical operation of vessel
Proven stable platform
WindCat Workboats
Present fleet WindCat Mk 1 WindCat Mk 2 WindCat Mk 3 WindCat 1-4 WindCat 5-8 WindCat 9-16 operating Windcat 17 25 being build EVOLUTION
Windcat 15 Beatrice field United Kingdom WindCat 1 Q7, WndCat 12 OWEZ WindCat 3 & 4 Robin Rigg United Kingdom WindCat 7, 14, 16, 17 & 18 Horns Rev2, Denmark WindCat 2 Arklow Windfarm Ireland WindCat 5 Burbo Bank United Kingdom WindCat 11 Thorton Bank, Belgium WindSpeed 3 Gunfleet Sands United Kingdom WindCat 8 & 7 Greater Gabbard United Kingdom WindCat 9 & WindCat 10 Lynn Inner Dowsing United Kingdom WindCat 20 Greater Gabbard United Kingdom
Safety of operations Safety = first and highest priority QHSE manual Clean safety record over full fleet after 130.000 of transfers Proven step over system Highly experienced crews Training program for new crews Regular drills including clients technicians when possible ISO 9001 in progress External QHSE auditor 2010 WindCat QHSE manager to be employed
Experience gained Up to today over more than 130.000 safe transfers without incidents Accessibility is key for any satisfactory offshore operation Position of boatlanding in current/tide direction Height of boatlanding Type of boatlanding / ladder / stairs Strength of boatlanding Future ladders / inclined ladders / Labour Law Mooring berths, for fuelling up safe 24hrs access in port Vessel and people tracking
Presently under construction WindCat 21 and 23, MK 3, short wheelhouse, MTU main engines, Hamilton WaterJet WIndCat 24,25,26, MK 3, long wheelhouse, MTU main engines, Servogear VP WindCat 101, MK 4, fully classed DNV, 50 pax, 4 x MTU, Servogear VP Presently under design WindCat MK 3,5 fully classed DNV, 24 pax, MTU main engines, Servogear VP, German waters WIndCat MK 3,5, MCA classed < 24 mtrs, MTU main engines, Servogear VP. Typical bad weather vessel UK WindPower, small catamaran scatter vessel, one point hoisting point.
Presently under construction WindCat 23
Other offshore systems Ampelman Self stabilizing platform Based on proven technology of flight simulator Movement input from vessel Ampelman Modular, stand alone, plug and play system Vessel to be used as mother vessel if necessary
Other offshore systems O-as Offshore Solutions
Other offshore systems Swath Abeking & Rasmussen
Future Offshore Access Solutions Near shore - Far offshore Round ½ - Round 3 Upto 25 mile - 25 to 100 miles Fast crew vessel - platform crew accommodation Workable wave heights & windspeeds
Future Offshore Solutions Accommodation platforms Windsolution, C-Bed EON substation. KS Energy, Titan 2 Dong Energy substation.
New design WindCat MK 4 Round 3 demonstrator vessel DNV Classed Pax notation 40 50 passengers 30 knots cruising 32 knots max speed 8 ton cargo capacity
New design WindCat MK 4 Round 3 demonstrator vessel
New design WindCat MK 4 Round 3 demonstrator vessel
Complementary to existing offshore systems Increase in swh expected 2 mtr + guaranteed Complementary to helicopters Complimentary to Suppliers Quick emergency response Quick oil response Quick oil recovery Survey and dive support vessel
New design WindCat MK 3,5 Increase comfort at sea with seastates over swh 2 mtr Increase and guarantee access over swh 2 mtr Classed version 24 pax MCA version 12 pax
New design WindCat MK 3,5
New design WindCat MK 3,5
New design WindCat MK 3,5
Type of preferred boatlanding Jacket spiral access staircase
Vessel mooring recommendations Safe berthing in all weather conditions, no lost of time due to tide Multi point for fast bunkering Pontoon with 16 amp shore supply Refuse collection point and waste water
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