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Displaying resource: R.V. Serpula  

Available At: Heriot-Watt University

• Resource classification: Vessel
• Resource type: Research vessel
• Centre or Unit: Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Heriot-Watt University
• Contact Email: d.b.harries@hw.ac.uk
• Contact Telephone: +44 (0)131 451 4297
• Contact Name: Dr. Dan Harries
• Resource number: 1
• Research Group:
• Capabilities:

  

  RV Serpula, which is moored at its Loch Creran base is a 26.5 ft Kingfisher which has an eight ton displacement hull, driven by a 130 HP Perkins Sabre diesel engine, giving a cruising speed of 7-8 knots.

  The vessel is rigged for small otter and beam trawling, grabbing, coring, plankton sampling and diving. She is regularly used for drop-down video, ROV, sidescan sonar and AGDS surveying.

  She has a roomy forward wheelhouse incorporating chart table and seating for 4, a small forward cabin furnished with two berths and cooker and a large open working deck, 11.5 ft wide.

  She is fully compliant with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Code of Practice for Small Workboats and holds a Category 3 certificate, allowing use up to 20 miles from a safe haven. She can carry up to 10 crew/passengers.

  Instrumentation:

  • Furuno differential GPS (ground station and EGNOS corrections)
  • Raymarine radar/plotter with C-Map chart system
  • Raymarine C120 plotter with Navionics Gold chart system
  • NMEA data stream for PCs
  • JRC colour fishfinder/log Forward-looking echosounder
  • Icom GMDSS-compliant VHF
  • ICS Navtex
  • Six 12 volt sockets

  Deck gear:

  • Aft gantry with derrick
  • Twin drum hydraulic winch
  • Electric anchor windlass
  • Deck wash
  • Diving ladder
• Standards Or Accreditations: Maritime and Coastguard Agency Code of Practice for Small Workboats (Category 3)
• Availability: Available
• Status: Active
• Context Of Use: Deployable in field – the boat, with skipper, is available for commercial contracts
• Keywords:

  Serpula, research vessel, Heriot-Watt

• Size: 8m
• Manufacturer:
• Date of Production: 01 January 1999
• Engine Capacity: Perkins Sabre diesel engine (130 HP)
• Length Beam: 3.5m
• Tonnage: 8
• Power: 12v
• Speed: 8 knots
• Machinery On board: Aft gantry with derrick; twin drum hydraulic winch; anchor windlass; deck wash; diving ladder
• Personnel (No.Of Onboard Crew): 10
• Further Information: Custom built research vehicle