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Production of Norway. Te turbines will be installed on the top deck ofAker Smart 1 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO), which will operate in the Indian Ocean and will be maintained by Aker Borgestad Operations AS.


High Speed Code. Tis means the VES could create considerable savings in deck space and expense, as fewer systems are required to evacuate the same number of passengers. For example, a vessel with a MES capacity requirement of approximately 1300 can now install two VESs instead of the four systems previously required. USCG approval will also be amended as the


VES system is approved via mutual recognition agreement. VIKING was due to install slide systems on Corsica


Ferries/Forship’s M/S Mega Express Four in March. Tese new slides replace existing systems and will be used in conjunction with Viking 100-man liferaſts.


The three Peter Brotherhood steam turbine-driven generator sets onboard FPSO Aker Smart 1.


Te three generator sets each consist of a turbine,


gearbox, and generator, all mounted on a common bedplate which incorporates the oil system and a separate water-cooled condenser, mounted directly below the turbine’s exhaust. Aker chose Peter Brotherhood because of the


company’s experience in manufacturing steam turbine- driven generator sets for installation onboard FPSOs. Tese sets have to incorporate features to enable them to operate reliably in a floating environment where they can be affected by, for example, the pitch and roll of a ship.


Contact Peter Brotherhood Ltd, Werrington Parkway, Peterborough PE4 5HG, UK Tel +44 1733 292200 Fax +44 1733 292300 E-mail sales@peterbrotherhood.co.uk www.peterbrotherhood.co.uk


Lifesaving VIKING on the slide


VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has recently completed a new capacity test for its double slide evacuation system, the VES. Te system is reckoned to have the largest certified marine evacuation system (MES) capacity currently available on the market. Det Norske Veritas certified that the system


capacity is 657 persons within 30 minutes, according to SOLAS guidelines, or 386 persons within 17 minutes and 40 seconds for craſt sailing under the


The Naval Architect April 2008


Contact VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S, Saedding Ringvej 13, 6710 Esbjerg V, Denmark Tel +45 76 11 81 00 Fax +45 76 11 81 01 E-mail VIKING@VIKING-life.com www.viking-life.com


Services Imtech expands


services Marine technical service provider Imtech has expanded its service network with new branches in South Africa, Norway, and Panama. In South Africa it has acquired maritime services provider Pertec, in Panama an asset deal has been made with a local maritime company, while Imtech has opened a new branch of its own in Norway. Te Imtech and Pertec branches in Cape Town and


Durban will be integrated, leading to scale benefits, but Pertec’s management will remain to facilitate continuity. Te acquisition makes Imtech the leading maritime services provider and marine electronics distributor in South Africa. The Panama service branch is the result of an


asset deal with a local company called Seatroniks, and includes several maritime service specialists, materials, and a service ship. Te new branch will be reinforced with service know-how and maintenance concepts from the existing Imtech organisation. Te company has been active in Oslo since 1972,


but has now opened a base in Bergen to keep pace with the rising number of customers in Scandinavia.


Contact Imtech Marine & Offshore, Sluisjesdijk 155, 3087 AG Rotterdam, Te Netherlands Tel+31 10 487 19 11 Fax +31 10 487 17 02 E-mail info@imtechmarine.com www.imtechmarine.co.uk


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