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hooks to Duplex E standards so that all of its installations will be identical. It is already working with approval bodies to certify its upgraded system and in the near future it will perform the additional tests as required by IMO. Mr Reinke believes that the majority of existing hooks can be upgraded during annual servicing. Markus Barner, the head of Fassmer’s lifeboat
division, added that some operators are likely to ask the manufacturer to replace non-Fassmer hooks with their solution in the future. “We will be prepared with retrofit packages for these requests,” he said. Fassmer is also concerned about how the
additional testing and upgrades will be carried out. Mr Barner said, “Are shipowners aware that the change must be performed by 2019? Is there the willingness to do this at the earliest or latest point and how does it fit into the service programme of the vessel?” Mr Reinke added, “When you have a certain period to carry out upgrades, it is usually busiest at the end of the period. At the moment we have capacity to handle inspections and upgrades but there could be coming problems for everybody.” The company launched its XXL range of lifeboats in 2009 and the first cruise ship equipped with
these was the 153,000gt Norwegian Epic in 2010. The final Costa newbuilding in the Concordia class, the as yet unnamed hull 6203, will also feature the same lifeboats when it is delivered in 2014 from Fincantieri’s Marghera yard. The XXL can carry 313 people and is well suited for larger vessels. Mr Reinke commented, “With these larger
boats, owners can save
around 25m and 25 per cent of space, as well as nearly 40 per cent of installation length. Two of these 12.5m boats can accommodate the same amount of passengers as three or four conventional 9.6m/150-person lifeboats.” This model also features a double entrance and good manoeuvrability. “It also has twin engines, so the system is fully redundant,” he added. Fassmer lifeboats were also installed on Costa
Concordia itself. These met IMO requirements to launch in a list of up to 20 degrees or trim of up to 10 degrees. Mr Barner believes that if the order to evacuate had been given as soon as the accident took place, then all lifeboats may have been able to launch. “This issue is not limited to the technical angle,” he said. “Whether or not the listing angle requirements are too small, there are many action points that have to fit within this chain.” PST
Carnival Breeze gets Navalimpianti davits
Carnival Cruise Lines contracted Navalimpianti to provide fixed outboard launching systems (FOLS) and telescopic davits for its newbuild, Carnival Breeze. The Italian manufacturer supplied 18 FOLS with a hydraulic winch suitable for partially enclosed lifeboats carrying up to 293 people each, and two telescopic
rescue hydraulic davits with electric
winches suitable for rescue boats with a capacity of six people. Furthermore the scope of supply included two hydraulic power units to operate the hydraulic winches and two portable electric motors for emergency hoisting. The FOLS were designed to allow the lifeboats
to be installed outboard below the protrusion of deck five. The boats are launched directly from, and recovered to, their stowed positions, dispensing with the need to swing them out prior to launching. The HW 200 hydraulic winches feature continuous and progressive lowering speed control and a stationary
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multi-disk brake in conjunction with a hydraulic speed brake system, which provides redundancy if either system fails.
Navalimpianti provided 18 fixed outboard launching systems for Carnival Magic and will be repeating this for sister, Carnival Breeze
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