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Schlumberger Private 

VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS 

M/V GECO TAU 

 

Volstad reserves the right to alter specifications without prior notice. 
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Schlumberger Private 

Communication Equipment, Compliant With Gmdss Requirements 

Radio Station Licence No. 23694-N 

Class / Corr. Category 

Ship / Air Craft Radio 

Icom IC-A200 22973 & Dittel FSG 5 (Portable) 271-

9743 

Helicopter Beacon 

Skanti TU 8250B, 410KHZ. 

Transceiver unit type: TRP8250S.Ser.no.584472 

Transmitter / Receiver, Main (Mf) 

Sailor “Compact” RE 2100 / RM 2150 / RM 2151 /Multi 

Alarm box H2184/Remote Alarm H1604B 

Transmitter / Receiver, Main (Vhf) Sailor “Compact” 1x RM 2048 

Transmitter / Receiver, Main (Dsc) 

Sailor DSC RM 2042 (1 x Radio Room ) 

(1 x Bridge ) 

Radio, Portable, Uhf Motorola GP 344 

Radio, Portable, Vhf 4 Navico Axis 250 

Booster Unit For Portable Radio (Uhf) Nil 

Emergency Radio Beacon (Epirb) TRON 40S 

Radar Transponder 2 x Jotron Tron SART 

Radio, Lifeboat, Vhf N/A 

Satellite Communications 

Inmarsat Type B Nil 

Inmarsat Type C Sailor Transceiver H2095B 97205793 

Inmarsat C/Radiotelex 2 x Sailor printer H1252B/2 x Monitor H1640 

Inmarsat Telex No./ Fax.No. +870 335 29 4011 / +870 335 29 4012 

V-Sat +44 207 576 6866 & +1 469 484 5166 

Telefax Machine 

1x Brother MFC 1770 & 1 x Panasonic UF-128M 

Brother - F77310929; Panasonic - 0593 111 3893 

Internal E-Mail & Pc-Network VSAT 

E-Mail Address To Vessel pc@tau.westerngeco.slb.com 

Safety Equipment Crew 

Lifeboat Type / Capacity/ No. Of Boats N/A 

Engine, Lifeboat N/A 

Liferafts Type /Capacity Viking & DSB 

Number Of Life Rafts 

1 x Viking 20 per. 1 x DSB 20 per. 

4 x DSB 25 per. ( 1 x Viking 6 per. ( MOB) ) Total 7 rafts

20 pers.: Viking - MO 110102; DSB - 47541 

25 pers.: DSB - 51135, 51244, 51133, 51141 

LIFEJACKETS No. 

29 x Kon Tiki Seamaster; 31 x Kon Tiki 88; 39 x Kon Tiki 

69 

Survival Suits, Thermo Insulated 43 x Helly Hansen E305-7; 3 x Helly Hansen N6 Nordik 

Working Suits, Thermo Insulated Nil 

Man Overboard Boat (Mob) Type MP-741 Springer 

Engine, Mob And Speed Of Boat 1x Volvo TAMD 41P 200hk 

Waterjet And Gear Drive, Mob 1 x Vopser T, PP90 

Work Boat Nil 

Engine Work Boat And Speed Of Boat Nil 
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Machinery Equipment 

Air Source, Hp Compressors 3 x Sulzer Burckhardt B5S – 1.55 

Air Capacity, Each And Total (Cfm) 3 x 1600 CFM (Total 4800 CFM) 

Hp Compressor Drive Motors 3 x Asea MF 5602,440V,1195A,660kw,585rpm,60hz 

Main Engine Or Electric Prop. Motors 2 x Deutz SBV9M 628 – 2250 Hp / 1656 Kw 

Auxiliary Engines (Generator Drive) 2 x Deutz SBV6M 628 – 1468 Hp / 1055 Kw 

Redundancy Propulsion, Az-Thruster N/A 

Vessels Total Brake Hp / Kw For Prop. 4500bhp / 3312bkw 

Main Engines, Power Supply

1 x ASEA GBL 630m, 440 V,1400 Kw 

1 x GE 630m, 440V, 1400 kw

Propeller Type, Main Propulsion Hjelseth A225 P 90/4 

PROPELLER And THRUSTER CONTROL N/A 

Propeller Blade, Spare N/A 

Generators / Alternators 2 x Leroy-Somer LSA VS65-8P, 440V, 1000 Kw 

El. Power, Useful, Out From M.S.Board 3400KW 

Ups Power To Instrument Room 1 x Merlin Gerin EPS 2000, 60KVA 

Power Supply Instr.Room Back -Up 1 x Stamford MC 234C, 220V,50KVA,131amp, 

Emergency & Harbour Gen. Engine 1 x Deutz F12L 413F, 200Kw, 272 Hp, 1800rpm 

Emergency & Harbour Generator 1 x Stamford MC 434 C , 440V, 158 KW 

Fuel Back-Up System For Aux. Eng. N/A 

Cooling System For Aux. Engines 1 x Low and High temperature freshwater system, 

Bow Thruster 1 x Brunvoll SPX VP600 440 KW 

Stern Thruster N/A 

Fresh Water Generator (Fwg) 1 x Evaporator Atlas AFGU S-31, 12 m3/24h 

Boiler, Exhaust Gas & Oil Fired Nil 

Steering Gear 1 x Tenfjord I-12M 260/26M 430 

Sewage Treatment Plant ORCA II A-70