RV SANNA

Vessel Profile

Home port:

Nuuk, Greenland

Home port Coordinates:

Latitude: 64°10 N Longitude: 51°44 W

Organisation & Address:

Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland

Vessel Web site address:

https://natur.gl/faciliteter/skibe/

Link to Vessel Schedules:

Please contact vessel operators for scheduling details.

Normal Area of Operation:

Coastal area in West Greenland.

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
32,3	10,0	4,88		548	*ice-reinforced	No	10 knots	7	7

*hull is ice-reinforced according to rules for navigation in coastal area in Greenland

Technical Detail

Laboratory Facilities (fixed and temporary):

Two wet and one dry laboratories with fume hood, a chemical laboratory, cold and freezer laboratory and a 80C freezer

CTD/Plankton sampling:

No CTD available

Multi-Beam(s)/ Sub Bottom profiling:

Shallow/medium water depth multi-beam system (Reson SeaBat T50-‘Extended Range’), high resolution system (1000m)

Fisheries Echo Sounders/Sonar:

EK80 38, 120, 333 KHz

USBL:

Coring/Sampling Capabilities:

Gravity core (3/6m), user corers max 6m. Max deployment depth 600m (better performance inshore). Box Core and Day Grab

Winches:

Trawl winches are equipped with 2000m wire, CTD winches 1500 m

Communications:

Satellite broadband system 222kbps/yyy kbps, Iridium, GDM phone

Special features:

Suitable for:

Suitable for carrying out a wide variety of scientific surveys operations in inshore coastal water and near coastal water. Vessel capable of pelagic and demersal trawling to 1000 m, Fishery acoustic surveys, Hydrographic surveys, Mooring deployments, Benthic surveys

Scientific Limitations:

Vessel capability to support ROV deployment:

Support Offered to EurofleetsPlus Users:

All Vessel equipment will be made available to Eurofleets users on request. Technical support on vessel equipment will be available during the entire survey

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
2021	West Greenland	E.G. 1 or 2 week May – September	Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Aasiaat
2022	West Greenland	E.G. 1 or 2 week May – September	Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Aasiaat

Contact Details

Applicants are welcomed to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application with the operator of RV SANNA at RV@natur.gl

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

Up to 7 scientific scientist can embarked without certification.

Are additional medical checks required

None

Survival training certification required for joining vessel

List of acceptable equivalent certification:

None

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

None

Diplomatic clearance required for area of operation

Additional clearances required for area or type of activity

None specified.

Greenland National Coastal Research Vessel. 32,3m long, delivered in 2012. Operates >160 das per annum.