Vessel Profile
French Oceanographic Fleet Management, Ifremer Brest,
165 Sainte Anne Road, CS 10070, 29280 Plouzané, France
North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea in the area 10-60 N,
40W-35E and on a case by case basis depending on annual
operation plan.
|
Length |
Breadth |
Draught |
Gross Tonnage |
Ice class |
DP |
Service speed |
Max No. Scientific Berths |
No. of EF+ Scientific Berths |
|
|
73.65 |
14.90 |
6.1 |
2803 UMS |
Ice II + Polar Code |
No |
11 knots |
25 |
25 |
|
Technical Detail
- Scientific room (35 m²) + scientific control room (70 m²)
- Automated sorting room (130m²)
- 4 laboratories, 84 m² :
hydrology: 24 m² ; physics: 18 m² ; chemistry: 15 m²& biology: 27 m²
Docks and mission equipments
- Conservation dock fish 0°C (33 m²)
- Freezingdock fish -20°C (23 m²)
- Freezing tunnel -40°C
- Mission docks
- Capacity to carry 5 x 20ft containerized labs.
- Underway T+S,
- Thermosalinometer
- Ferry box with PC02, Fluorometer, thermosalinometer, pH
- Meteorological sensors.
Towed and lowered plankton nets (Including Multi-net)
Full ocean depth multi-beam system (EM302) to 8000m, Medium and High resolution systems: EM2040 (500m).
ADCP 38, 150 kHz
SBP IxSea
EK 80 @ 18,38, 70, 120, 200, 333 Khz, ME70
No
Max deployment depth 6000m. Box Core and Day Grab
ï 2 winches for trawl ropes : L 4500 m
ï CTD winch (8000 m x 10.85 mm)
ï Hydrographic winch : 8000 m x 6 mm
ï Netsonde winch L 2000 m
ï Dredging winch L 600 m
Satellite Broadband system, 2056kbps/512 Kbps, Iridium, GSM phone and VOIP system
Silent vessel (ICES 209)
Trav ocean Tubes for mobile acoustic equipments
Multipurpose silent research vessel. Suitable for carrying out a wide variety of scientific survey operations in offshore and deep-sea locations. The vessel is adapted to accommodate a variety of Remotely Operated Vehicles.
Vessel capable of pelagic and demersal trawling to 2200m, Fisheries acoustic surveys, Hydrographic survey, Oceanographic surveys, Mooring deployments, Seismic surveys, ROV Surveys, Benthic surveys
No gravitational coring
Yes
All vessel equipment will be made available to Eurofleets Plus 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+:
|
2020 |
Normal operating area as above |
July, August, first mid September |
Brest, Toulon |
|
2021 |
Normal operating area as above |
July, August, first mid September |
Brest, Toulon |
|
2022 |
Normal operating area as above |
July, August, first mid September |
Brest, Toulon |
Contact Details
Applicants are welcomed to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application with the operator of RV Thalassa at e-mail address: Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr
Medical certification required for joining the vessel and the list of acceptable certificates.
The following certification is required:
Confidential medical information
Note please contact Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr for any queries regarding certification further information here http://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/campagnesscient/Aptitude-medicale (english version) and recommendations to medical practitioners regarding medical contraindications for embarkation concerning non-mariner professional personnel (English version)
Are additional medical checks required
Yes if additional diving activity during the cruise
Survival training certification required for joining vessel
List of acceptable equivalent certification:None but SCTW personal survival techniques training is recommanded
Additional certification required e.g. Ship security awareness / other
None but ships security awareness knowledge is recommended
Diplomatic clearance required for area of operation
Yes for operations in the states EEZ’s. Required to be submitted to Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr 8 months prior to the cruise. Link to the form: http://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/campagnesscient/Demande-de-travaux-dans-les-eaux-etrangeres
Additional clearances required for area or type of activity
Additional clearances for operations:
– in special areas of Conservation (Marine Natural parks, protected marine areas, …)
– seismic operations: Required to be submitted to Francois.Perroud@ifremer.fr 8 months prior to the cruise.
Link to information concerning risks for marine mammals: https://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/content/download/132369/file/ASTI-2019-148_VFsigne-Protocole-Protection-Mammiferes-Sismique.pdf
Link to acoustic noise requirements and protocol for seismic emissions: https://www.flotteoceanographique.fr/Les-campagnes/Campagnes-mode-d-emploi/Documents-de-campagnes/Controle-des-risques-sonores-pour-les-mammiferes-marins
– access and benefit-sharing established by Article 14 of the Nagoya Protocol (https://absch.cbd.int/)
Other requirements for other jurisdictions to be addressed via diplomatic clearance process.
Fisheries research vessel, 73 m long, delivered in 1996.
The primarily fisheries-based missions are :
- Population ecology
- Fisheries stock assessment
- Study of fish resources distribution over time and space
- Fishery and product processing techniques
The ship carries out other types of missions:
- Geosciences and physical oceanography
- Deployment of the ROV Victor 6000
