Polar Icebreaker

Vard Marine Inc.

2930 Virtual Way 1880 South Dairy Ashford Rd 85 Albert Street
Suite 180 Suite 425 Suite 1502
Vancouver, BC V5M 0A5 Houston, TX 77077 Ottawa, ON K1P 6A4
Tel: + 1 604 216 3360 Tel: + 1 713 981 2012 Tel: + 1 613 238 7979
vancouver@vard.com houston@vard.com ottawa@vard.com
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VARD 203 NO. Specifications

DESIGNER: Vard Marine Inc. The VARD 9 203 is an Antarctic vessel designed for the MAIN PARTICULARS MAIN MACHINERY
Chilean Navy to perform multiple missions operating in
BUILT BY: ASMAR Shipyards the Antarctic Polar Circle. The missions include logistics Length overall 109.8 m 360’-3” Main engines 2 x 4,700 kW 2 x 6,303 hp
OWNER: Chilean Navy support, search and rescue, and scientific research Length waterline 102.4 m 335’-11” 2 x 1,865 kW 2 x 2,501 hp
vessel. Breadth moulded 21.0 m 68’-11” Bow thruster 1 x 2,000 kW 1 x 2,682 hp
DELIVERY: TBC Depth main deck 10.6 m 34’-9” Emergency generator 1 x 500 kW 1 x 670 hp
Design draft 7.2 m 23’-7”
DESIGN: VARD 9 203
LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE Liferafts 4 x 16 persons inflatable
Lifeboats 2 x 67 persons fully enclosed
Installed power 9,000 kW 12,068 hp SOLAS compliant
Speed 3.0 kn, 1.0m ice 16.0 kn water
Range 14,000 NM DECK MACHINERY
Endurance 60 days
Cargo cranes 2 x 20 MT @ 20m
CLASS Geophysical winch 2 x 10 MT
Towing winch 4 MT
LR 100A1 Research/Supply Ship, Ice Class (PC5), Gilson winch 5 MT
IWS, LMC, UMS, DP(AM) CTD winch 4.6 MT
CTD davit 6 MT
CAPACITIES T-davit 3 MT
Work boat davits 2 x 7.4m
Fuel oil 2,202 m3 581,839 USG
Fresh water 153 m3 40,629 USG SCIENCE EQUIPMENT
Water ballast 1,885 m3 498,043 USG
Aft A-frame 10 MT capacity
Coring boom 10m core capacity
AVIATION

Heli-fuel 86.0 m3 22,719 USG COMPLEMENT

Hangar 2 x medium lift
Medium lift helicopter Super Puma AS332L 120 persons