Jet propelled tender (Discovery class)


High speed tender Particulars:
Shipyard		Engelaer Shipyard B.V., Beneden-Leeuwen The Netherlands
Type of ship		High Speed Tender
Built		1999
Main dimensions		* Length o.a. : 21,17 m. * Length b.p. : 17,41 m. * Width : 6,34 m. * Draught : 1,09 m.
Speed		28 knots
Gross tonnage		54 GRT
Net Tonnage		16 NRT
Engines		2 Caterpillar 12-cylinder 4-stroke diesel engines, type 3412E Ditta, total output 2 x 720 kWh at 2100 r.p.m.
Propulsion		2 water jets make Hamilton, type HM 571 with a reduction gear 1.85:1, make ZF, type BU 250
Generator set		4-cylinder diesel engine, make ONAN, type MDKAE with output of 16 kWh at 1500 r.p.m.
Steering Gear		Electric/hydraulic (wheel and lever)
Classification		American Bureau of Shipping Notation 100A1 Pilot Boat AMS
Certificate of Seaworthiness		Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate
Sailing area		30 NM of the Dutch coast
Building material		* two "Sailor" type RT 2048 receiver/transmitters * Leica DGPS type LMX 400 * GMDSS type Sailor VHR DSC RM 2042 * Raytheon Navtex, type NCR 300 A * Gyro stabilised "Bridgemaster E" radar + slave * Gassens&Plath gyro compass + mother/daugther system * Cassens&Plath T12 Magnetic compass + repeater * Robertson automatic pilot, type AP9 MK II * Electric/Hydraulic steering gear for waterjet buckets/nozzles * Echo sounder * Norse searchlight * CSI electronic alarmsystem * Two liferafts 16 persons each * Life safety device integrated in aft deck electr./hydr. Operated * Sufficient firefighting equipment * Survival suits and life vests

Crew
All ships are operated by a crew of three, consisting of a captain, mate and sailor/engineer.

There is always a vessel available, 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There is a shorebased engineer to safeguard the availability of the vessels.

Through regular education and training the crewmembers have a good knowledge of the waters and environment in which they operate.