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Great Ships off 2001 SCHOTTEL for the Shipping World Our product range embraces 360° steerable propulsion systems rated at up to 30 MW, manoeuvring devices, and also complete conventional propulsion packages. Through our worldwide sales and service network we offer economical and reliable solutions for every imaginable maritime application. So we can provide the right thrust for your vessel. SCHOTTEL, Inc. • 500 Industrial Blvd. • Sugar Land, Tx 77478 - USA Tel.: 2 81 / 2 74 04 75 • Fax: 2 81 / 2 74 04 90 • e-Mail: infoeschottel.com SCHOTTEL GmbH & Co. KG • Mainzer Strasse 99 • D-56322 Spay/Germany Tel.: + 49 (0) 26 28 / 6 10 • Fax: + 49 (0) 26 28 / 6 13 00 • e-Mail: info@schottel.de • www.schottel.de Ship Name Ship Type Shipbuilder Esperanza del Mar Hospital/Salvage Ship IZAR, Gijon yard Circle 241 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com As of September, 2001, the Spanish fishing and merchant fleet can count on a truly exceptional seagoing salvage and medical care facility: the ship Esperan- za del Mar, built by the Gijon yard of the Izar Group, for the Marine Welfare Insti- tute, a division of the Spanish Labor Ministry. There is no other ship in the world of this tonnage and characteristics built specifically for salvage and medical care at sea. This project is due principally to the initiative of the Marine Welfare Institute. When the time came to replace the old Esperanza del Mar, after more than 20 years of service, the Institute employed its long experience in the preparation of an exhaustive specifica- tion for the call for tenders for the build- ing of the new ship, and financed its construction and commissioning. Izar's Gijon yard produced an excel- lent design and built an extraordinary, highly innovative vessel capable of ren- dering complete service to those who require assistance at sea, with the contri- bution of ideas, technology and human resources from a broad range of Span- ish companies and professionals. The ship is also equipped with the means to carry out salvage operations and assistance to other ships in distress. Special attention was given to the safety of the ship itself, from the general arrangement and separation into com- partments to the launching and recovery of rescue craft. Other design criteria were maneuverability and low noise lev- els. For the latter, the Lloyd's Register, aside from the normal ship classification tasks, took charge of an exhaustive series of measurements and checkings that have demonstrated that the noise level is below that required by IMO. Based on the above-mentioned crite- ria, the following design criteria were defined. • Comfortable and safe accommoda- tions for 41 crewmembers, 17 patients and 30 victims recovered from accidents at sea. Provisions were made to allow for increasing the hospital bed capacity in the future. • Reinforced hull for navigation in icy water. • Capability to provide towage; fire- fighting; fuel, fresh water and electricity • Logistics support for repair work • Pollution control capacity • Scientific research container ship- ping capacity. A weather forecasting container can also be accommodated. • Hold for logistics support cargo in special situations, such as natural disas- ters. • Helideck (not a permanent installa- tion) and helicopter refuelling facility. The vessel design was carried out by the yard's technical department, in close co-operation with the technical and inspection personnel of the owner, the Marine Welfare Institute. Oliver Design participated in the first stages of the pro- ject in an area of maximum importance in a ship of this type: the architectural design and shapes of the superstructure and its decks. The ship, along with all its machinery and equipment was built according to the Rules and under the surveillance of the Lloyd's Register. Patient Care Spaces and Means Esperanza del Mar was designed, as the Director General of the Institute of Marine Welfare, as "a hospital equipped with the capacity to navigate". This con- cept has materialised in the design of the Hospital Deck, and around it all the Main Particulars - Esperanza del Mar Length, o.a 319 ft. (97.3 m) Length, b.p 279 ft. (85 m) Breadth, (molded) 58 ft. (17.7 m) Depth, molded, to main deck (7.7 in) Deadweight, design 1,400 dwt Draught, design 14 ft. (4.3 m) Scantling 18 ft. (5.5 m) Speed, trial at 90 percent MCR 17.3 knots Speed, service at 80 percent MCR 16.9 knots Cruise range 7,000n.m. Classification Lloyd's Register Stabilization equipment .Fin stabilizers and bell tank Main engines 2x four-stroke diesel engines Output 2 x 2,700kW/750 rpm Auxiliary engines 3 x 500kW/l,500 rpm Emergency genset 1 x 500kW/l,500 rpm Two reduction gears 750/219 Propellers 2 fpp Boilers 1 x l,000kg/h; 2 x 500kg/h Mooring equipment 2 x mooring windlass Accommodation 96 Patients 17 Rescued people 30 Crew 41 Apprentices 8 Hospital section Facilities: First aid room, Operating theater, Sterility room, X-ray room, Lab, Intensive care unit, Morgue Cargo section950 cu. m. (6TEU in hold, 3TEU on deck) Cargo crane SWL 10t/12-8m Special rudders 2 x flap type Thrusters lx350 kW Tow equipment One towing hook SWL 15 tons Life-saving equipment 2 x semi-close life-boat; 2 x semi-rigid rescue-boat; 1 x main salvage-boat Three special davits for fast rescue boat launching according to MSC/circular 809 30 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News
