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Opielok looks towards offshore wind

By: Tom Russell 26/11/2015 Opielok Offshore Carriers

General Vessels

In January 2016 Opielok Offshore Carriers’ (Opielok, the company)) will proceed with the commissioning of OOC NER, a 26 metre crew transfer vessel. The company stated that this will mark the start of their fleet expansion program aimed towards offshore wind.

OOC NERZ (bottom left) is the company’s first of four crew transfer vessels built in compliance to German regulations and certified for the transport of personnel and goods to offshore installations.

OOC NERZ’s passenger area features variable seating arrangements, business class recliner seats for up to 36 passengers, a full galley, lounge, a separate changing room, PPE storage, a heated and ventilated drying room, air-conditioning and eminently low noise and vibration levels.

OOC NERZ has crew rest and sleeping accommodations for 24/7 operations and can additionally load 10/20 ft containers. The company stated that the vessel can also be used to conduct fuel transfers, dive and ROV operations and afterdark assignments.

The vessel is powered by a Volvo Quad IPS drive system coupled to joystick controls and a dynamic positioning system. Safety features include a helicopter winching area on the foredeck, a helicopter hoist-able stretcher, an AED and other first aid equipment.

Opielok Offshore Carriers is also currently engineering the modification of one of its 72 metre DP2 OSVs to serve offshore wind farm requirements as a Walk-2-Work, accommodation vessel. Opielok further explained that the vessel can perform guarding services and perform coordination duties which include cargo runs, supply replenishment and fuel and fresh water transfers.

The vessel will receive a motion compensating gangway system, extended accommodation for up to 40 passengers, and an additional daughter boat for passenger and spare transfers in up to moderate weather conditions. This vessel has a sea endurance of approximately one month, which allows charterers to plan extensive offshore campaigns with less need of port calls. The daughter vessel also means the OSV can be deployed to wind farms as an offshore base for personnel during long duration maintence.

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