RV SOCIB

Vessel Profile

Home port:

Palma de Mallorca

Home port Coordinates:

Latitude: 39° 33’ 47.42” N Longitude:2° 38’ 10.34” E

Organisation & Address:

ICTS SOCIB – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System. Parc Bit, Naorte, Bloc A 2ºp. pta. 3
Palma de Mallorca SPAIN. E-07121. Tel: +034 971 43 99 98. CIF: Q0700535H.

Vessel Web site address:

http://socib.es/?seccion=vesselPage&facility=vesselPage

Link to Vessel Schedules:

http://socib.es/?seccion=vesselPage&facility=schedulePage

Normal Area of Operation:

Western Mediterranean

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
23m	9m	1.75	172	–	Yes DP0	12 kts	8h: 13 12h: 10 16h: 9 24h: 7	8h: 13 12h: 10 16h: 9 24h: 7

Technical Detail

Laboratory Facilities (fixed and temporary):

Large wet, chemistry and water labs, Dry Lab

Fridge

Freezer: -20

CTD/Plankton sampling:

SeaBird SBE21 THERMOSALINOMETER: Continuous sea surface layer temperature and salinity data

Multi-Beam(s)/ Sub Bottom profiling:

-2 side poles are available to install seismic/acoustic instrumentation

-TELEDYNE 150 KHz ADCP

Fisheries Echo Sounders/Sonar:

-SIMRAD EK60 120 KHz scientific probe Echosounder

USBL:

-2 side poles are available to install seismic/acoustic/other instrumentation

Coring/Sampling Capabilities:

A-Frame: 4 m wide x 4.76 m high. 2Tn Max

Winches:

IBERCISA MO-H / 30 / 3000-8: 1,900 kg with bare drum, and 1,050 kg with full drum. Coaxial Rochester 8mm

IBERCISA MO-H / 30 / 3500-6: 800 kg with bare drum and 500 kg with full drum

Communications:

Satellite Broadband system, Iridium, GSM phone and VOIP system

Special features:

Ashtec 3D GPS 800 ADU

Suitable for:

Hidrography

Scientific Limitations:

Multipurpose research vessel. Suitable for carrying out a wide variety of scientific survey operations in coastal and offshore sea locations. The vessel is adapted to accommodate a variety of small (800 Kg) Remotely Operated Vehicles.

Vessel capability to support ROV deployment:

Yes, for small ROVs (800Kg max)

Support Offered to EurofleetsPlus Users:

None

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

35° 48’ 51,08” N 1° 58’ 32,80” E

43° 53’ 21,52’’ N 9° 15’ 20,87’’ E

Year	Location	Availability by Month	Ports of operation in the period of availability
2020	Palma de Mallorca	Any	Western Mediterranean European Ports
2021	Palma de Mallorca	Any	Western Mediterranean European Ports
2022	Palma de Mallorca	Any	Western Mediterranean European Ports

Contact Details

Applicants are welcomed to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application with the operator of RV Socib at ccastilla@socib.es/info@socib.es