Client: TI Geosciences

PROJECT:

Vessel Appraisal & Selection

A SQUARED

make it happen.

Our client had a requirement to find a suitable DP2 Offshore Construction Vessel to mobilise a complex spread of mechanical equipment for seabed geotechnical sampling.

The Challenge

500 tonnes of launch and recovery/sample handling ​equipment to be mobilised onto an OCV. Sample
handling system required a number of mechanical equipment items to interface with tight
dimensional tolerances. Ideal candidate vessel requirements included suitable deck space, deck capacity for equipment loads, accomodation and project office space.

Why A Squared?

Putting heavy mechanical equipment on vessels is routine for the A SQUARED team. We will:
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•  Create sensible & workable deck plans
•  Identify engineering issues early in a project being transparent and honest at all times
•  Help the Client select the best vessel

The Solution
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The A Squared team applied our extensive
knowledge and experience to:
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•  Quickly eliminate vessels that were not suitable
•  Carefully assess suitable candidate vessels
•  List them in order of compliance with  requirements
•  Select the most suitable vessel and carry out a survey. This  mitigates against surprises during project execution phase.

Key Achievements
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A Squared selected the most suitable vessel available for the client’s requirements. We identified potential issues early on and provided the Client with an in depth understanding of what the implications of our findings would be at the later stages of the project.

By carrying out a vessel survey, we were able to identify inconsistencies between as built drawings and vessel structure, an exercise for which the value cannot be overstated.