Boat launch and recovery specialist Vestdavit has secured an order to supply three new Norwegian Coast Guard vessels with davits[ds_preview] equipped for polar conditions, in a project which also calls for installation of a deck-mounted transfer system for rapid deployment. The ships are being built by Vard Group as a new generation of search-and-rescue, surveillance, and oil recovery vessels. Each vessel will get – among other Vestdavit compinentns – one telescopic TBD-10000L davit system plus two PLR-5003KV units, built to standards for minimum availability of 330 days a year up to upper Sea State 5. The davits will be winterized for full functionality in temperatures as low as -25°C, as required in the Polar Code. The TDB -10000L is a hydraulically-operated 10 T SWL single point telescopic davit suitable for handling auxiliary boats at hoisting and lowering speeds of 40 m/min. Project specifications include a dynamic shock absorber system, a constant tension solution and hydraulic boat-guiding arms.
