I travelled to Norway on May 17th 2007 to join the Rem Etive as a crane operator, she was my 69th ship, and the first new build I was ever on, in fact she was so new, that she hadn't been officially named, that took place on the 19th.

At the Kleven shipyard.

The REM Etive is a 93.5 metre new build DP2 Multi Purpose Offshore Support Vessel, constructed to the proven Marine Teknik MT 6016 design. The vessel was delivered to TSMarine mid May 2007 from the Kleven shipyard in Norway and conforms to a high level of environmental class conditions required of vessels of this type in the offshore industry sector.

Sailing down a Fjord

TSMarine have the vessel on long-term charter and will be employing the vessel in various projects and contracts. The vessel will be configured to undertake many diverless subsea decommissioning and intervention activities; rigless well intervention services, wellhead and subsea infrastructure abandonment, subsea tree change-out and subsea construction support activities. Built to the new and demanding “Clean Comfort V “Norwegian standards the ship represents the latest in fuel efficient, low noise and vibration Dynamically Positioned Construction class vessels.

Spec.

• Clear free deck area of approximately 800m²

• Working moon-pool of 6.0m x 5.3m

• 140Te Active Heave Compensated crane

• Helideck for Sikorsky S92 dia, 21m

• Max speed 15,5 knots at dm = 4.5 m

• High quality accommodation for 100 persons

• Classification - DNV +1A1, E0, SF, Supply Vessel (hull only), Dynpos AUTR, Clean,

Comf-V(3), dk(+), Hl(2,5), LFL*, Ice C

Bridge arrang. according to NAUT OSV

CLASSIFICATION

DNV +1A1, E0, SF, Supply Vessel (hull only), Dynpos AUTR, Clean, Comf-V(3), dk(+), Hl(2,5), LFL*, Ice C

Bridge arrang. according to NAUT OSV

MAIN DIMENSIONS

Length overall: 93.50 m

Breadth: 19.70 m

Depth Main deck: 7.70 m

Depth Shelter Deck: 10.45 m

Max Draft: 6.30 m

Main Engines

Caterpillar 4 x 3516B 1901 bkW

Main Generators

Siemens 4 x 690 V/1823ekW 2027 Kva

Em./Harbour Generator

Caterpillar 3408TA 370 ekW

Main Prop. Thrusters

Rolls Royce 2 x AZP 100 /CRP 2200 kW

Main Prop. Thr. Drives

Siemens 2 x 2200 kW

Retractable Thruster

Rolls Royce UL 1201 883 kW

Tunnel Thrusters

Rolls Royce 2 x TT 2200 DPN 2x883 kW

PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITIES

Speed 16,0 knots

Gross tonnage 4200 GRT

Dead weight at SWL 4300 T

Net tonnage 1197 T

Ballast Water 2100 m3

Drill Water (s.q. 1,025) 1800 m3

Fresh Water 1460 m3

Fuel Oil (Inc. domestic) 1420 m3

MAIN FEATURES

Offshore Crane: Hydralift 1 x 140T @ 8m Active Heave Compensated

Deck Cranes: ABAS 2 x 5T @ 15m

Deck: Working deck area 800 m2

Moonpool: 6 x 5.28m

OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT

DP-system Kongsberg Maritime, SDP21, DPII

Cargo Pumps Gjerdrum, Electrical driven

HVAC Systems York Novenco, Chilled Water

Nav./Com. equipment

Integrated Aut. System Kongsberg Maritime, SVC-400

Water maker, 35 m³/24h

ACCOMMODATION

100 persons total

Loading a 40 meter long pipe at Ijmuiden Holland

These concrete mat stacks weigh 63 tons each.