RV SIMON STEVIN

Vessel Profile

Home port:

Oostende Belgium

Home port Coordinates:

Latitude: 51.237 Longitude: 2.922

Organisation & Address:

Flanders Marine Insitute – VLIZ

Wandelaarkaai 7 8400 Oostende Belgium

Vessel Web site address:

http://www.vliz.be/en/rv-simon-stevin

Link to Vessel Schedules:

http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/midas/plan.php

Normal Area of Operation:

Eastern part of English Channel and southern part of the North Sea. AO largely comprised between Le Havre (0E), Hull (54N) and Willemshaven (7E)

Max No of EF+ Days:

Vessel details:

Length	Breadth	Draught	Gross Tonnage	Ice class	DP	Service speed	Max No. Scientific Berths	No. of EF+ Scientific Berths
36	9.4	3.5	458	–	DP0	12Kn	10	10

Technical Detail

Laboratory Facilities (fixed and temporary):

One wetlab of 16m², One dry lab of 12m²

CTD/Plankton sampling:

SBE25 mounted in SBE55 coastal carrousel (6*5L bottle)

Standard plankton nets available

Videoplanktonrecorder available

Multi-Beam(s)/ Sub Bottom profiling:

Kongsberg EM2040

Innomar SES Quattro (mobile)

Fisheries Echo Sounders/Sonar:

USBL:

GAPS

Coring/Sampling Capabilities:

3m vibrocorer, up to 100m deployment depth capability

Winches:

2x 6t trawl winches, 300m depth capability

6m lifting heigth

1t CTD winch, 300m depth capability

1t side A-frame, 2.5m lift height

Communications:

GSM, local Microwave WiFi up to 20km offshore

Satellite 512/512kbps

Special features:

Silent operations ICES209 up to 8Kn

Suitable for:

Suitable for both demersal and pelagic coastal fishing activities

1 20ft & 1 10ft containers can taken onboard

Scientific Limitations:

Winches allow only up to 100m waterdepth operations

Endurance of vessel is limited to 5days (10 scientists onboard).

Vessel capability to support ROV deployment:

Vessel is capable of operating medium sized ROV’s. VLIZ owns and operates ROV Genesis from the vessel. http://www.vliz.be/en/rov-genesis

Support Offered to EurofleetsPlus Users:

Dedicated shiptime for EF+projects, including all available equipment (see http://www.vliz.be/en/equipment). Technical support provided.

Vessel availability by location and by year/time of year for Eurofleets+:

Year	Location	Availability by Month	Ports of operation in the period of availability
2020	Vessel operates by definition in Belgian coastal waters and adjacent areas	Vessel operates on a daily basis with regular availability of multiple day campaigns. Cruise schedule available per 6 months.	Oostende
2021	Vessel operates by definition in Belgian coastal waters and adjacent areas	Vessel operates on a daily basis with regular availability of multiple day campaigns. Cruise schedule available per 6months.
2022	Vessel operates by definition in Belgian coastal waters and adjacent areas	Vessel operates on a daily basis with regular availability of multiple day campaigns. Cruise schedule available per 6months.

Contact Details

Applicants are welcomed to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application with the operator of RV Simon Stevin at andre.cattrijsse@vliz.be

Medical certification required for joining the vessel and the list of acceptable certificates.

No medical certification needed

Are additional medical checks required

Survival training certification required for joining vessel

List of acceptable equivalent certification:

Additional certification required e.g. Ship security awareness / other

Diplomatic clearance required for area of operation

Yes when in Dutch, French or UK waters

Additional clearances required for area or type of activity

Research tasks within offshore windmill parks require approval of WMP operators