Vessel Profile
French Oceanographic Fleet Management, Ifremer Brest,
165 Sainte Anne Road, CS 10070, 29280 Plouzané, France
Mediterranean Sea
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Length |
Breadth |
Draught |
Gross Tonnage |
Ice class |
DP |
Service speed |
Max No. Scientific Berths |
No. of EF+ Scientific Berths |
|
|
29.60 |
10.60 |
3.45 |
335 UMS |
No |
No |
9 knots |
8 |
8 |
|
Technical Detail
- Scientific control room and laboratory wet and dry (50 m²)
- Freezing dock fish -20°C
- Freezing tunnel -40°C
- Capacity to carry 1 x 20ft containerized labs.
- Underway T+S,
- Thermosalinometer
- Meteorological sensors.
Towed and lowered plankton nets (Including Multi-net)
Medium and High resolution systems: EM2040 (500m).
EK 80 @ 18,38, 70, 120, 200, 333 Khz, ME70
No
Max deployment depth 6000m. Box Core and Day Grab
ï 2 winches for trawl ropes : L 2700 m
ï Hydrographic winch : 5000 m x 10.8 mm
ï Netsonde winch 1500 m x 10 mm
ï Gilson winch 50 m x 20 mm
- 1 Station SMDSM
- 1 Inmarsat M Nera
- Itineris 8 W
- GSM Itinéris
- Inmarsat M
- Télécopie InmarsatT M
- Télex Inmarsat C
Silent vessel (ICES 209)
Multipurpose silent research vessel. Suitable for carrying out a wide variety of scientific survey operations in offshore and deep-sea locations. The vessel is adapted to accommodate a variety of Remotely Operated Vehicles.
Vessel capable of pelagic and demersal trawling to 2000m, Fisheries acoustic surveys, Hydrographic survey, Oceanographic surveys, Mooring deployments, Seismic surveys, AUV/HROV Surveys, Benthic surveys
No
All vessel equipment will be made available to Eurofleets Plus users on request. Technical support on vessel equipment will be available during the entire survey.
Vessel availability by location and by year/time of year for Eurofleets+:
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Year |
Location |
Availability by Month |
Ports of operation in the period of availability |
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2020 |
Normal operating area as above |
March, April, mid-September to mid October |
Toulon |
|
2021 |
Normal operating area as above |
Depending on Fleet Programming
|
Toulon |
|
2022 |
Normal operating area as above |
Depending on Fleet Programming |
Toulon |
Contact Details
Applicants are welcomed to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application with the operator of RV L’Europe at e-mail address: Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr
Medical certification required for joining the vessel and the list of acceptable certificates.
The following certification is required:
Confidential medical information
Note please contact Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr for any queries regarding certification further information here http://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/campagnesscient/Aptitude-medicale (english version) and recommendations to medical practitioners regarding medical contraindications for embarkation concerning non-mariner professional personnel (English version)
Are additional medical checks required
Yes if additional diving activity during the cruise
Survival training certification required for joining vessel
List of acceptable equivalent certification:None but SCTW personal survival techniques training is recommanded
Additional certification required e.g. Ship security awareness / other
None but ships security awareness knowledge is recommanded
Diplomatic clearance required for area of operation
Yes for operations in the states EEZ’s. Required to be submitted to Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr 8 months prior to the cruise. Link to the form: http://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/campagnesscient/Demande-de-travaux-dans-les-eaux-etrangeres
Additional clearances required for area or type of activity
Additional clearances for operations:
– in special areas of Conservation (Marine Natural parks, protected marine areas, …)
– seismic operations: Required to be submitted to Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr 8 months prior to the cruise.
Link to information concerning risks for marine mammals: https://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/content/download/132369/file/ASTI-2019-148_VFsigne-Protocole-Protection-Mammiferes-Sismique.pdf
Link to acoustic noise requirements and protocol for seismic emissions: https://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/Les-campagnes/Campagnes-mode-d-emploi/Documents-de-campagnes/Controle-des-risques-sonores-pour-les-mammiferes-marins
– access and benefit-sharing established by Article 14 of the Nagoya Protocol (https://absch.cbd.int/)
Other requirements for other jurisdictions to be addressed via diplomatic clearance process.
Fisheries research vessel, 29.60 m long, delivered in 1993.
The primarily fisheries-based missions are :
- Population ecology
- Fisheries stock assessment
- Study of resource distribution over time and space
- Fishery and product processing techniques
The ship carries out other types of missions:
- Deployment of the AUV and HROV,
- Deployment of coring
