ferry profile Boknafjord
Three lanes of cars can be loaded or discharged simultaneously
so close to each other they can shout to one another if they need to!”
The bridge was specifically designed to match
Fjord1’s existing ferries. “The owner has a lot of crew members alternating between ships, so there should be minimal differences between each bridge,” said Mr Oksnes. Norwegian firm, Sigurd Solberg delivered and installed all the navigation equipment. Fore and aft the vessel is a standard design which
matches its predecessors and suits the existing harbour installations. Turnaround time is minimised as three lanes of cars can load simultaneously on the upper car deck (deck 3). Cars access the lower vehicle deck via openings in deck 3. When the bow ramp hatch covers are closed, vehicles can park on top of them. Mr Oksnes commented, “There is 1.5m difference between high and low tide at the harbours so the ramps on both the ferry and ashore have to be adjusted to fit together, depending on the tide level.” Fjord1’s Mr Bekkenes reported that with a full
load, the vessel would take just seven minutes for its turnaround. “Cars don’t usually have to travel up or down to any other levels when they board, so it’s really easy for them. For average traffic levels, turnaround time would only be around three to four minutes.” Mr Oksnes added, “If you save three or four minutes in each harbour, you can reduce the speed during the voyage accordingly and save fuel.”
22 I Passenger Ship Technology I Spring 2012
The passenger facilities were designed by Fjord1 itself. Deck 5 houses a cafeteria and lounge at either end of the vessel, while the galley and the cold stores are located midships. In the previous vessels the passenger flow through the cafeteria was slow, so the owner wanted to ensure the design was as efficient as possible. “A new design will make it easier and quicker for passengers to pick up the food they want and go to the cashier,” commented Mr Oksnes. “The layout is based on the owner’s experience with other ships.” A selection of Norwegian companies supplied the materials for the accommodation areas; Maritime Montering provided insulation and furnishing, the lounge chairs were from West Mekan Produksjon, Libra provided GRP doors, Beha Hedo delivered the kiosk and pantry equipment and Teknotherm supplied the food refrigeration systems. The minimum crew number is nine but adding in catering staff and trainees, Mr Bekkenes reported there could be up to 20 crew on board. There are 16 cabins available for crew, with around half being double cabins. Galley staff will not stay on board, but the rest of the crew will perform two- week shifts.
Safety equipment on board includes two 300-people MESs and three 51-people liferafts. Noreq provided a fast
while Autronica Fire & Security supplied the fire extinguishers. PST
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