These new lifeboats and davits have been specially engineered for the mighty Genesis class pair ( Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas), which are being built at STX (formerly Aker Yards) in Finland for RCCL.
The CRW55 lifeboat and LS45 davit more than doubles the capacity of existing designs, which until now have been limited by Solas regulations to a maximum of 150 persons for each boat. Leading lifeboat and davit manufacturer Umoe Schat-Harding, based at Rosendal in Norway, is building a 370 person capacity ‘mega’ lifeboat and davit system, designed for the safe evacuation of very large cruise ships. Then relocate the foam benches to the roof and glass them in place on either side of the sun deck.Two leading lifeboat and davit suppliers, Umoe Schat-Harding and Fassmer, have evolved larger lifeboat sizes to serve the evacuation requirements of latest generation cruise ships An easy way to do it would be to leave the bottom of the tank in place and cut off the exterior roof. I would like a flat roof on top for lounging. So I have an idea, but I am not sure it's a good decision. Second question: The benches built in on the sides of the boat are all non-structural, but they are filled with foam. Other option is to leave the existing floor and put the panels over it and lose an inch. The plywood should be wrapped in a couple layers of fiberglass I would think. My plan is to cut removable marine grade plywood and fit them in over the hull leaving room for the bilge water before. There is a light deck above the hull for bilge water. I removed the air tanks and the center row of seats. This bit is attached to the sprinkler valve. I think there is an air compressor attached to the engine, but not sure. The center row was removed, as were the 5 large air cylinders. You can see the tank in the ceiling below. This means the headroom is lower than normal. The water is forced out by 5 large compressed air cylinders that are in the bow. There is also a very large water tank built into the ceiling. What looks like handrails are actually sprinkler lines. There is a fire suppression system surrounding the entire boat. The lifeboat came from a Navy ship, so there is a bit more going on. I am struggling with AutoCAD as I write this to get the design computerized before I start building walls etc. The parent company in Norway is now Schatt Harding - they were bought out a few years ago by Palfinger (who are well known for HIAB type cranes). When you are planning your layout, you could perhaps use a spreadsheet to keep track of the estimated weights of items going into the boat. You have 6 tons of capacity to play with, but be careful - it is very easy to add weight to a boat, and more difficult to remove it (same as with people, hence why the 'average' weight has crept up to 184 lbs ) The average weight used for a passenger is usually around 80 - 85 kg per person, or 184 lbs in your case, as your boat was built in North America, and all the dimensions are imperial.
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She probably trims fairly level in her current 'light' condition (?), and then when the full complement of passengers are uniformly distributed on their seats, she should be sitting on her loaded water line. I think it would be better to try to keep your tanks at or near midships if possible. This allows them to be started and run before launching without any danger of over heating. Lifeboat engines are often air cooled, like an early Volkswagen, rather than water cooled.
Re the engine cooling 'radiator', are there pipes on the outside of the hull for 'keel cooling'?
If so, then as drawn it only has less than 4' of headroom (if I scale off the drawing, using the 32' length as a reference). In the side profile, is that a sort of flying bridge abaft the wheelhouse? Is the space to the right of the living room going to be the master cabin up forward?
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I presume that the bow is to the right (the engine hatch would not be in the bow - but usually engines on lifeboats are near midships), but if so, do you really want to have the generator and 'aux tank' (fuel tank for the generator?) in the bow?
Re the plan view sketch showing the proposed layout, it is too skinny - it should be about 25% wider to be in proportion to the length.Īnd if the length is 32', then the bunks are much too short, and the table is probably more for cocktails than for dining on re size.Īnd which end on the plan view is the bow? Thank you Douglas for posting the sketches above.
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