MV Confidante

PoR / ON / Class

Kirkwall / 901825 / MCA International Load Line

Length/beam

28.4 / 7.3 metres

Draft/GT

2.0 metres / 208 T

Service Speed

15 knots

Survey Room

2 x 50 sq m. laboratory areas

Accommodation

2 x single berth, 5 x twin berth, en suite, + crew

Construction / Built

Aluminium ; built 1989, rebuilt in 2000

Engine/ Generator

2 x 380HP Detroit Diesels ; 4 cylinder Volvo AD31DP 150hp

Propulsion

Twin screw + 60 HP bow thrust

Endurance

Up to 14 days depending on task

Navigation Equipment

Dual radar (Simrad/Furuno) ; Simrad AP35 autopilot ; Speed log ; Koden GPS ; GMDSS (VHF/ Inmarsat C) ; AIS ; Navtex ; Cellphone ; Sperry Gyrocompass ; Intercom ; Simrad CA50 chart plotter system.

Fittings

Low level recovery platform aft ; Twin A frame & booms for side-scan and magnetometer ; Hydraulic winch ; Small electric Capstan ; Skeg keel and recessed propellers (for minimum depth operations) ; Wire sweeping booms ; Powered grab winch for bottom samples ; Through-hull hydraulic pole mounted sensor adaptor (for USBL, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler).

Survey

EM 3002D dual head Kongsberg multi-beam (hull mounted) ; Integral velocity sensor ; Kongsberg EA400 30/210kHz single-beam survey sounder (hull mounted).