NEW 12m pilot boat & SAR boat (with twin waterjets)

The Design:
Dedicated for tough military/paramilitary/professional missions in rough open seas and hostile environments, the boat features a truly high volume hull with high freeboard throughout whole hull length for platform dependability which is combined with best functionalities layout, deck working/berthing/boarding safety and simplicity with all systems interfaces to be strategically located and easily reached, just as shown in the GA drawings.

The Engineering:
The boat is engineered for many years of over-use in heavy seas with heavy-duty construction from structures to the fittings and the installations.

Hull length: 10.8m
L WATERLINE:10.6m
Breadth:3.6m
Depth Moulded: 1.85m
Height Overall:3.2m(from keel to roof)
Lightship Displacement: Approx. 8t
Full-load displacement: Approx. 9.5t

DECK FUNCTIONALITIES:
Aft deck:
Designed as working deck with the parameter of the deck well protected by raised deck bulwarks and heavy-duty grab railing; The aft deck is designed to be separated from the rear deck by a laterally constructed deck coaming with two over-sized deck draining ports to go through the bottom of the deck coaming to allow deck water to be quickly discharged overboard;

Side decks:
Designed as passageway to allow 360 degrees of walk around the wheelhouse and also to allow berthing and boarding to other ship directly from the shoulders; Overhead grab railing will be added on the external top side of the wheelhouse for side berthing and boarding safety.

Fore Deck:
Designed as working deck with direct access from the CL to the bow boarding station; safety boarding rail will be provided on the sides of the bow boarding station;

DECK FUNCTIONALITIES AND CAPACITIES
Rear deck:
Two MOB platforms together with grab railing located portside and starboard of outboard motors installation well to allow survivors to be easily retrieved and safely rescued;

Aft deck:
Designed as working deck with the parameter of the deck well protected by raised deck bulwarks and heavy-duty grab railing; The aft deck is designed to be separated from the rear deck by a laterally constructed deck coaming with two over-sized deck draining ports to go through the bottom of the deck coaming to allow deck water to be quickly discharged overboard;

Side decks:
Designed as passageway to allow 360 degrees of walk around the wheelhouse and also to allow berthing and boarding to other ship directly from the shoulders; Overhead grab railing will be added on the external top side of the wheelhouse for side berthing and boarding safety.

Fore Deck:
Designed as working deck with direct access from the CL to the bow boarding station; safety boarding rail will be provided on the sides of the bow boarding station;
Two raised boarding stations are fitted on the shoulders to allow berthing and boarding operations from the shoulders from/to the commercial ship.

DECK EQUIPMENT:
1 x 18kg HHP stainless steel anchor, designed to be manual operated and placed inboard of the hull in its dedicated anchor locker in order to secure a free forward working deck and avoid the hanging anchor from rocking to the forward hull section by heavy seas;
4 x Double bitt bollards constructed from aluminium and above watertight bulkheads which will be integral also for the functionality of fairleads and lifting lugs

CABINS LAYOUT AND FUNCTIONALITIES
For wheelhouse:
1 x wheelhouse on main deck, laid out with 4 x shock-mitigating seats together with 1 x I-shaped sofa and storage space under the sofa;
1 x storage space under the console station accessed from forward CL of the wheelhouse.
1 x watertight hatch access as means of escape to the forward weather deck.

INTERIOR FITOUT
To be of high quality commercial fitout with hard-wearing finish.
The interior fitout panels are preliminarily to be FORMICA fireproof panels or similar with dark gray color throughout (or subject to user preference).
The control station is designed to be of light color or dark gray.

TOOL KITS:
One general service tool kits for the mechanics and one general service tool kits for the electrics will be supplied in two dedicated tool boxes with the boat which will allow easy servicing to nearly all mechanical interfaces and electrical interfaces

CABINS VENTILATION:
The wheelhouse is designed to be naturally ventilated via low profile ventilators and two sliding windows on the front of each side.

SHIPPING EQUIPMENT:
1 x Custom fabricated, mild steel welded boat cradle will be supplied with each boat for fixing the boat firmly onboard of commercial ship for ocean transit safety.