Marine Aluminium AS has received a contract to provide the U.S. offshore vessel agency Hornbeck Offshore Services a helideck for its new conversion undertaking. The 21-meter helideck has a touchdown capability of as much as Sikorsky S-92-sized helicopters.
As beforehand reported by Offshore Engineer, Hornbeck Offshore will convert certainly one of its lately acquired 280-foot offshore provide vessels (OSV) to a service operation vessel (SOV) to satisfy the rising demand of the U.S. offshore wind market, in addition to to serve the calls for of the offshore flotel market.
The Marine Aluminium AS helideck will probably be equipped from Norway as a equipment bundle for last meeting on the Eastern Shipbuilding Group shipyard.
The helideck will probably be outfitted with a Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System (DIFFS), CAP 437 9th ed compliant lighting stairs and accessways, and different gear.
In addition, Marine Aluminium will design and provide the lightweight aluminium assist construction for the helideck, which improves vessel stability in comparison with a metal construction.
