Vessel Profile
OGS – Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale
Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c – 34010 Sgonico (Trieste) – ITALY
Please contact vessel operators for scheduling information.
Antarctica (Ross Sea & surrounding areas), Indian Ocean, Arctic Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Length |
Breadth |
Draught |
Gross Tonnage |
Ice class |
DP |
Service speed |
Max No. Scientific Berths |
No. of EF+ Scientific Berths |
80m |
17m |
7,5m |
4028 GT |
ICE05, Icebreaker |
YES |
12 Kts |
50 |
12 |
Technical Detail
1 Wet lab, 1 Dry Lab
CTD and Rosette sampler, SBE911 CTD with 12 bottles
Shallow Water MBES & Deep Water MBES (to be installed)
Oceanic Sub Bottom Profiler
SBES Simrad EA600 – hull mounted (to be installed)
1 HiPAP, 1 HPR400
Box Corer, Grab
Gravity corer (to be installed)
Hydraulic winch suitable for SSS
CTD winch w/t 6000 meter cable
GOFlow dedicated clean winch (6000m kevlar cable)
Magnetometer winch
Fishery winch
Satellite VSAT system for internet connection, Fleet 77 and Iridium (voice only)
On request: Multi Channel Seismic
ACQUISITION: Geometrics CNT-2 recording system with 300m long digital streamer (96 channels).
Seismic solid state streamer Sercel 428 Sentinel 1500m
SOURCES: Sercel GI Guns 4x210cu.in., Sercel G guns 4x250cu.in., Sercel Mini GI Gun 1x60cu.in.
COMPRESSOR: BAUER electric up to 2500 l/min (Container 20 feet)
Seismic, Bathymetric, Oceanographic and Multipurpose
Yes
Vessel availability by location and by year/time of year for Eurofleets+:
Year |
Location |
Availability by Month |
Ports of operation in the period of availability |
2020 |
Ross Sea & surrounding areas Pacific and Indian oceans Unavailable due to Dry Dock (May/June) |
Jan – April July- Dec
|
TBC TBC but likely in New Zealand
|
2021 |
Ross Sea & surrounding areas Mediterranean Sea via Indian Ocean Arctic |
Jan – March March – May Summer |
TBC
|
2022 |
Ross Sea & surrounding areas Pacific and Indian oceans |
Jan – March April – December |
TBC but likely in New Zealand |
Contact Details
Applicants are welcomed to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application with the operator of RV Laura Bassi at e-mail address: fcoren@inogs.it
Medical certification required for joining the vessel and the list of acceptable certificates.
STCW seafarers medical is required.
Are additional medical checks required
No
Survival training certification required for joining vessel
List of acceptable equivalent certification:STCW personal survival techniques certificate is not needed if not involved in active deck operations.
Additional certification required e.g. Ship security awareness / other
None
Diplomatic clearance required for area of operation
Yes, for operation in Territorial Waters and neighbouring EEZ’s. (when applicable). Required to be submitted by Chief Scientist
Additional clearances required for area or type of activity
For Seismic operations refer to local authorities regulations
