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Akademik Lavrentyev, Akademik Mstislav Keldysh Developed by Nordic Engineering, the modern-
and Akademik Ioffe – commissioned by the Russian ization design for Akademik Sergey Vavilov encom-
Academy of Sciences P. P. Shirshov Institute of Ocean passes the following:
Sciences within the framework of Science and Uni- – replacement of dedicated devices (oceanograph-
versities national project. ical winches, telescopic davits, aft gantry, cargo hoist-
It should be noted that Russia’s research fleet ing, aft and bow deck cranes);
numbers, as of the early 2022, about 110 vessels, of – replacement of mechanical equipment (oil/fuel
which 61 are sea-going ones (un- separators, air dehumidifiers, soundproof diesel gen-
der the supervision of the Russian erator, auxiliary boiler plant, pumps);
Проекты модернизации Maritime Register of Shipping) – replacement of shipboard systems (pipeline fit-
четырех научно- and about 50 are river- and sea/ tings, sewage treatment plant, ballast water treatment
plants, anti-heeling compressed air system);
river-going (under the supervision
исследовательских судов для of the Russian River Register). The – replacement of communication means (auto-
Института океанологии average age of the majority of in- matic telephone exchange, two-way loudspeaker com-
service research ships is quite high.
munication);
им. П. П. Ширшова РАН были Approximately 80% show high lev- – installation of main and backup radio equip-
разработаны АО «Нордик el of wear. Over the past decade, ment for operation in A1, A2, A3 and A4 navigation
Инжиниринг» в период с service and maintenance covered zones;
– replacement of navigation equipment;
mostly the existing fleet, with new
декабря 2020 по июнь 2022 года ships built only occasionally. – installation of research facilities (multi-beam
Between December 2020 and echosounder, bottom profile recorder, water course
June 2022, Nordic Engineering Retrofitting the Akademiks observation system).
Design documentation is in place for installing
developed modernization designs Modernization designs for the re- the Akademik Nikolay Strakhov with:
for four research ships operated by search ships operated by the Russian – special hull gear (3- and 12-ton capacity winch
the Russian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences P. P. Shirshov cables, stern and bow deck cranes, knee frames with
Institute of Ocean Sciences, were
manual drive for cable winches);
P. P. Shirshov Institute of Ocean developed by Nordic Engineering – mechanical equipment (auxiliary diesel genera-
Sciences between December 2020 and June tors, auxiliary boiler plant, temperature regulators,
incinerator, compressors, dehumidifier, separator);
2022. Akademik Nikolay Strakhov
is scheduled for renovation in 2022, – shipboard systems (pipeline fittings, wastewater
while Akademik Sergey Vavilov and treatment plant, desalinator);
SOZVEZDYE #39 Akademik Lavrentyev will be undergoing general repairs – integrated control system, loudspeaker com-
and re-equipment through 2023, and Akademik Mstislav munication, broadcasting equipment, automatic tele-
Keldysh and Akademik Ioffe through 2024. phone exchange.
The reasons for modernizing their research facili-
The following technologies will be replaced on-
инжиниринг ties and spaces are two – physical wear and obsoles- board the research vessel Akademik Mstislav Keldysh:
engineering cence of most of scientific devices, systems, rooms – propulsion (main engines, reduction gear, auxil-
and sensors as a result of decades-long operation. iary diesel generators, shaft-driven generators);
Once modernized, these ships will have an increased – lifting equipment for research purposes, includ-
capacity, ergonomic characteristics and functional ing deepwater submersibles handling cranes, cable
scope of their laboratories and onboard equipment. winches and knee frames;
– shipboard systems (separators, pumps, self-
22 They will be installed with new launching and lifting priming pump separator, incinerator, utility air
gear, and fixed measuring systems.