Attachment_J.1_Statement_of_Requirements_REV_2_072922.pdf

NOAA Class B

Attachment J.1

Statement of Requirements

Revision 2

July 29, 2022

Solicitation No.

1305M222RNMAN00157

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Table of Contents

000 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

042 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

045 CARE OF THE SHIP

70 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION

71 ACCESS

073 NOISE, VIBRATION AND RESILIENT MOUNTINGS

075 THREADED FASTENERS

78 MATERIALS

79 STABILITY

80 ACCESS FOR MAINTAINABILITY OF EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY

096 WEIGHT CONTROL

100 HULL STRUCTURE

111 SHELL AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

114 SHELL APPENDAGES

115 STANCHIONS

130 DECKS

131 WORKING DECKS

133 DECK FITTINGS AND TIE DOWNS

162 STACKS

170 HULL STRUCTURAL CLOSURES

171 MAST AND FLAGSTAFF

172 FOUNDATIONS

184 NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND SCIENTIFIC ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (SES)

ALIGNMENT

191 FIXED PERMANENT BALLAST

200 PROPULSION PLANT

202 MACHINERY CENTRALIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS (MCCS)

233 DIESEL ENGINES

235 ELECTRIC PROPULSION

252 MAIN CONTROL STATION

256 MACHINERY COOLING WATER SYSTEMS

259 DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION AIR AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

262 LUBRICATION SYSTEMS

300 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC PLANT AND CABLING

302 MOTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

303 ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION

304 EMERGENCY GENERATORS

305 BATTERIES & SERVICE FACILITIES

306 POWER CONVERSION EQUIPMENT

307 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.62

322 SCIENCE WIREWAYS

324 SWITCHBOARDS AND PANELS FOR ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHTING

330 REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING SYSTEMS

400 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS

402 GENERAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS

403 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NAVIGATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND

MISSION ELECTRONICS

405 ANTENNAS

420 DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEM (DPS) AND AUTOPILOT

421 NON-ELECTRICAL AND NON-ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION AIDS

422 NAVIGATION LIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND SEARCHLIGHTS

423 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

424 ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, ACOUSTIC

426 SCIENTIFIC ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (SES)

427 SHIPBOARD AND SCIENTIFIC COMPUTER SYSTEM (SCS) NETWORKS

432 TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

433 PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM

434 ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

436 ELECTRICAL ALARM, SAFETY AND WARNING SYSTEMS

438 INTEGRATED BRIDGE SYSTEM (IBS)

439 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM

441 EXTERIOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

451 SURFACE SEARCH RADARS

480 SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION

494 SCIENTIFIC METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEMS

500 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

503 PUMPS

504 INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENT BOARDS

505 PIPING

506 VENTS, SOUNDING AND OVERFLOW ARRANGEMENTS

507 MACHINERY AND PIPING SYSTEM DESIGNATION AND MARKING

508 INSULATION FOR MACHINERY AND PIPING

509 THERMAL INSULATION AND ACOUSTIC ABSORPTIVE TREATMENT FOR DUCTS

AND TRUNKS

512 HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

514 CONDENSATE COLLECTION

516 REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

521 FIREMAIN SYSTEM

524 SEAWATER SERVICE SYSTEM

528 PLUMBING, DECK DRAINS AND VENTS

529 BILGE AND BALLAST SYSTEMS

531 FRESHWATER PRODUCTION SYSTEM

532 FRESHWATER SERVICE SYSTEM

533 POTABLE WATER SYSTEM

534 MACHINERY AND COMPONENT DRAINS

541 FUEL FILL AND TRANSFER SYSTEM

551 COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEMS

555 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS

556 HYDRAULIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

561 STEERING SYSTEMS

565 ROLL STABILIZATION TANK

568 BOW THRUSTER

573 WEIGHT AND MISSION HANDLING SYSTEMS

581 ANCHOR STOWAGE AND HANDLING

582 MOORING AND TOWING FITTINGS

583 BOATS, BOAT HANDLING AND STOWAGE

593 POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS

600 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTFITTING AND FURNISHINGS

602 HULL DESIGNATION AND MARKING

603 DRAFT MARKS

604 LOCKS, KEYS, AND TAGS

611 HULL FITTINGS

612 LIFERAILS, LIFELINES AND STANCHIONS

613 FLAG HOISTS, FABRIC COVERS AND CURTAINS

621 NON-STRUCTURAL BULKHEADS AND PARTITIONS

622 FLOORPLATES, GRATINGS, LADDERS, HANDRAILS, AND HANDGRABS

624 DOORS, HATCHES, SCUTTLES AND MANHOLE COVERS

625 WINDOWS, FIXED PORTLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS

631 PAINTING

633 CATHODIC PROTECTION AND MARINE GROWTH PREVENTION

634 DECK COVERING

635 INSULATION

637 SHEATHING

638 THERMAL INSULATION FOR REFRIGERATED SPACES

640 REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVING SPACES

644 SANITARY SPACES, FIXTURES AND ACCESSORIES

645 LEISURE FACILITIES

651 FOOD SERVICE SPACES

652 HOSPITAL

655 LAUNDRY

661 SHIP’S OFFICES

662 MACHINERY CONTROL FURNISHINGS

663 PILOT HOUSE, CHART AREA, ACQUISITION STATION, AND AFT CONTROL

STATION

664 DAMAGE CONTROL LOCKER

665 WORKSHOPS

667 LABORATORIES

670 STOWAGE REQUIREMENTS

671 SPECIAL STOWAGE

672 STOREROOMS

Statement of Requirements Attachment J.1

000 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

42 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

This Statement of Requirements (SOR) describes the performance requirements for design and construction of a 30 day endurance NOAA Class B Charting and Survey vessel

(Class B) for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

This SOR does not include a complete statement of all Regulatory Body requirements necessary to satisfy the classification and certification requirements of Section 070 and United

States Regulatory Bodies. The Contractor shall ensure that all such Regulatory Body requirements are met. The Class B hull form and allowable locations of certain transducers as presented in Attachment J.8 Project Peculiar Documents are to be followed by the Contractor without deviation, unless specifically approved in advance by the Government.

42.a Equivalent Equipment

Where equipment is specified herein by manufacturer’s name, make, or model number, the manufacturer’s specifications and performance characteristics are included by reference in

Attachment J.5 Equipment Salient Characteristics. The Contractor may propose equivalents to these equipment selections for Government approval by submitting an Equipment Equivalency

Certificate.

When lesser dimensions and weights, or superior performance, acoustic characteristics, service, material, and maintenance characteristics are demonstrable and are to the advantage of the ship’s function and mission, the equivalent item may, with Government approval, be acceptable, provided specified requirements are met.

42.b Definitions

Acronym/Ter m

Definition

ABS American Bureau of Shipping

ACS Aft Control Station.

ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler.

AIS Automatic Identification System.

ANSI American National Standards Institute.

ANTS Acoustic Navigation and Tracking System

API American Petroleum Institute.

'Area' or 'net area'

Unless otherwise defined, means the available arrangeable area.

’As approved,’

’to approve’, The approval by, the requirements of, or the selection of the Government.

Additionally, the terms ’approved’ and ’required’ may also mean approved

Definition

‘approved’, ’as required’, ’required’, and

’as selected’ or required by a Regulatory Agency or Regulatory Body. Wherever these terms are used without further qualification, it is the approval, decision, or direction of the ConRep or Regulatory Bodies, as appropriate, that is required. Where an item is required to be submitted for approval, work shall not proceed, except at the sole risk of the Contractor, until notification of approval is received. In the event the subject item is not approved, rationale will be provided, and subject effort shall not proceed until such time as a satisfactory and mutually agreeable resolution has been resubmitted and approved. Where the Contractor desires to deviate from the requirements of the contract, compliance with the Configuration Management clause (C-7) of the contract is required.

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning

Engineers.

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials.

BERP Bolted Equipment Removal Plate.

Blackwater Wastewater from toilets, bidets, or other sanitary fixtures used to collect or clean human waste. Includes bath, sink, and scupper drains from ship's hospital.

CCTV Closed Circuit Television.

CFE Contractor-Furnished Equipment.

CFR Code of Federal Regulations.

COLREGS or

72 COLREGS

The International Rules formalized by the Convention on the International

Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, and subsequent amendments, as applicable.

Construction -the construction of the ship to meet the requirements identified in this SOR.

Construction

Representative or ConRep

The Government’s on-site representative for construction or their designated representative.

Contractor The firm that holds the prime Contract with the Government for design and construction of the ship.

CRES Corrosion Resistant Steel, as specified in Section 078.

Definition

CTD Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth.

DAU Data Acquisition Unit.

DEF Diesel Emission Fluid

DFT Dry Film Thickness.

DGPS Differential Global Positioning System.

DIM Distributed Isolation Material.

DPS Dynamic Positioning System.

ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System.

ECR Engineering Control Room

EMI Electromagnetic Interference.

EPLA Electric Plant Load Analysis.

ESS Energy Storage System

ET Electronics Technician.

FCC Federal Communications Commission.

FDA Food and Drug Administration.

First Tier and

Subtier

References

Any referenced document which is directly cited for use or application by an identifying number or name in this SOR is a first tier reference for each particular use or application for which it is so cited. Any document which is cited in a first tier reference, or in a document referenced therein, is a subtier reference. A document which is a subtier reference in one application may also be a first tier reference in another application when it is cited directly.

Good Marine

Quality

Constructed of materials unaffected by moisture, sea spray, extremes of temperature, and other hazards of the marine environment, and has been designed and constructed to perform its intended function in the marine environment conditions, plus the dynamic motions and cyclic loads imparted in a marine environment. The item shall further be designed and constructed for ease and safety of operation under dynamic conditions and shall require minimum maintenance.

Government The United States Government.

Definition

GPS Global Positioning System.

Greywater Wastewater from baths, sinks, washing machines, or galley. Does not include blackwater or bath, sink, scupper drains from ship's hospital.

HPU Hydraulic Power Unit.

HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning.

IACS International Association of Classification Societies

IBS Integrated Bridge System.

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Immediate access

The space, location or compartment shall be within the same subdivision, be located on the same deck and share a common boundary through which the space can be accessed via no more than a single intervening door from the referenced location. The intervening door shall be non-tight unless one of the spaces is exterior.

IMO International Maritime Organization.

IMU Inertial Measurement Unit.

INMARSAT An international telecommunication company.

ISO International Standards Organization.

Laboratories Includes all spaces identified by name as laboratories as well as the ET Shop, and Scientific Server Room.

LAN Local Area Network.

LED Light Emitting Diode.

LVDC-DIST Low Voltage Direct Current - Distribution. ABS Notation for low voltage direct current distribution systems.

MARPOL The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.

MCC Main Control Console.

MCCS Machinery Centralized Control System.

MCR Maximum Continuous Rating.

MCS Main Control Station.

Definition

MEPC Marine Environmental Protection Committee.

MRB Master Reference Block.

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

NFPA National Fire Protection Association.

NIBS Navigational Integrated Bridge System

NMEA National Marine Electronics Association.

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

NVIC USCG Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular.

NVR Network Video Recorder

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

OBWHT Oily Bilge Water Holding Tank.

ORST Oil Residue Sludge Tank

Owner The United States Government or its authorized representative.

PLC Programmable Logic Computer.

"Provide" and

"provide and install"

To provide all services, labor, materials, systems or equipment to accomplish a requirement. This includes test equipment.

Ready access The space, location or compartment shall be within the same subdivision, no more than one deck away and with no more than two intervening doors from the referenced location.

Regulatory

Body

Includes ABS, USCG, FDA, USPHS, OSHA, FCC, and any other industry or Government agency which oversees the construction of the ship, or component or assembly, as required by Federal law.

Regulatory

Body

Requirements or Regulatory

Requirements

Those regulations and interpretations issued by cognizant Federal or international agencies, and the rules and requirements of the American

Bureau of Shipping.

Definition

RMS Root Mean Square.

SAE Society of Automotive Engineers.

Sea state When the term ‘sea state’ is used within this document, it is in reference to those defined by STANAG 4194. When the term ‘sea state’ is preceded by the preposition ‘in’, this refers to the mean of the range (significant wave height, sustained wind speed) for the sea state. When the term ‘sea state’ is preceded by ‘through’, this refers to the upper limit of the range for the sea state. For example, ‘in sea state 4’ would refer to a significant wave height of 1.88 m, and ‘through sea state 4’ would refer to a maximum significant wave height of 2.5 m.

SCC Ship Control Console.

SCS Scientific Computer System.

SES Scientific Electronic Systems

Sewage Wastewater from toilets, which likely contains pathogens, and can also contain greywater and STP effluent.

SLA Service Life Allowance

Small craft Generic term for crewed and uncrewed boats, launches, vehicles, and equipment. Applies to surface craft and underwater craft.

SNAME Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

SOLAS International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea.

SOR Statement of Requirements.

"Space and weight" or

"reserve space and weight"

Space, weight and support service reservations shall be provided. Space and weight items shall be incorporated in design analyses and used in the design and selection of service system components and installation.

The intent of each space and weight reservation is that the vessel be ready for installation of the equipment at delivery. The design shall account for any/all associated impacts by incorporating reservations such as: space, weight, buoyancy, power (capacity, configuration and segregation), cableway, space ventilation, space drainage, control interfaces, cooling system, and noise impacts. The vessel shall have the capability to carry ballast to compensate for uninstalled equipment, for which space and weight are required.

Definition

Support services for space and weight items shall be terminated within the compartment affected, ductwork shall be sized for load, and water and air piping shall be terminated on the interior side of compartment bulkheads unless otherwise specified. Electrical service for space and weight items shall be carried to the intended power distribution panel or load center.

SSAS Ship Security Alert System

SSDG Ship Service Diesel Generator

SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council

SSV Single System Vendor

STANAG NATO Standardization Agreement

STP Sewage Treatment Plant.

Survey Launch Crewed launch for near shore survey operations, see Attachment J.3 Crewed Survey Launch

Requirements

T/S Toilet/Shower.

THD Total Harmonic Distortion.

TLI Tank Level Indicator.

Tonne Metric ton (1,000 kilograms).

UNOLS University National Oceanographic Laboratory System.

UPS Uninterruptible Power System.

USBL Ultra-Short Baseline

USCG United States Coast Guard.

USPHS United States Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human

Services.

USSG United States Steel Gauge.

VCHT Vacuum, Collection, Holding, and Transfer (system).

VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol.

VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal.

Definition

WERP Welded Equipment Removal Plates.

Wherever

Practicable

Means that the requirement shall be affected where feasible.

To ensure commonality of understanding, definitions of words used throughout the SOR are those contained in Webster's third edition Unabridged Dictionary.

42.c Effective Issue

Where industry standards or Government Specifications are referenced, the issue or revision in effect on the date of issue of the Request for Proposals shall apply, unless a specific revision is called out as part of the reference.

Where manufacturer's type, model, or other commercial designation is referred to herein, the characteristics in effect on the date of submission of the Contractor’s final proposal shall apply. Where computer operating systems, model numbers, or other commercial design actions have been superseded since submission of the Contractor’s final proposal, new model numbers or designations may be utilized, provided the equipment salient characteristics associated with the new designation are the same as, or superior, to those associated with the superseded designation, as defined by the Equivalent Equipment requirements of Section 042a.

42.d Order of Precedence

In case of inconsistency between the requirements of the contract, this Statement of

Requirements and documents referenced herein, the following order of precedence applies:

1. The contract requirements.

2. Statement of Requirements.

3. Project Peculiar Documents.

4. First tier references.

5. Subtier references.

Silence of one document with respect to details or requirements in another document shall not be considered an inconsistency. Project Peculiar Documents are referenced documents developed specifically for this design. No departure from details of a project peculiar document may be made.

45 CARE OF THE SHIP

45.a Hull Protection During Outfitting

The Contractor shall adequately protect the underwater part of the hull from underwater corrosion prior to ship delivery. Strict control of welding and electrical grounding shall be maintained for the protection of the hull, stern tube, and other hull appendages. An impressed current cathodic protection system shall be provided for the hull immediately after launching and until delivery of the ship. The potential of the hull shall be held in the range of -800mV to -859 mV (silver - silver chloride cell) in order to provide protection against corrosion of the hull. In freshwater locations the Contractor shall maintain a hull potential of in the range of -750 mV to -

900 mV (silver - silver chloride cell) during the time the ship is afloat. The Contractor shall log the hull potential daily for the first three weeks after the ship has been launched and weekly thereafter. The cathodic protection system shall be compatible with the underwater paint system applied.

45.b Launching

The Contractor is responsible for the safe launching of the ship at a time and manner as agreed upon by the Contractor and the Government. A launching plan including launching calculations shall be prepared in accordance with ABS requirements and approved by the

Government before launching.

70 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION

70.a General

The ship, equipment, fittings, and workmanship shall be of good marine quality. The ship, equipment, and fittings shall be designed and constructed in accordance with ASTM F1332, Standard Practice for Use of SI (Metric) Units in Maritime Applications to the maximum extent practicable. The Human Engineering principles of ASTM F1166, Standard Practice for Human

Engineering Design for Marine Systems, Equipment and Facilities, shall be followed for design of controls and indicators and for interfaces with machinery and gear handling systems.

Primary design considerations are safe operation, acoustic survey capabilities, and the capability to launch and recover multiple small craft in the open sea under sea state 5. Operations will be conducted in coastal and deep ocean areas.

Speed, Range and Endurance

The ship shall be capable of the following speeds in the full load condition including service life allowance (SLA):

1. Sustained Cruising Speed: 12 knots (minimum) in Sea State 2 (0.3 m significant wave height)

2. Survey Speed: 10 knots in Sea State 4 (1.88 m significant wave height)

The ship shall be designed to function continuously during a 30 day, at sea deployment without sustaining a system failure that cannot be corrected at sea, or that results in degradation of mission capabilities

Operating profiles for major missions are defined in Table 070-1. The ship shall have a

30 day endurance with full complement and a transit range of at least 9,600 nautical miles at

Sustained Cruising Speed.

Ship shall be capable of Zero-Discharge operations for 7 days with the full complement onboard.

Launch and recovery of scientific equipment requires use of main crane, CTD Handling

Bay equipment and/or a stern A-Frame, as well as installed winches. Operations require shipboard data processing and sample analyses in the laboratory spaces, using scientific instrumentation and the data processing network (Scientific Computer System)..

Table 070-1: Notional Annual Operating Profile

Mission Element

Cruise Type (Annual)

Example

Transit

Missions

Small Boat

Mission

Example

Mammal

Survey

Survey

Dive/CTD

Pier-Side-

Repair

Transit 40 Days 10 Days 10 Days 25 Days 10 Days

On Station (Charting

Ops)

40 Days

On Station

(Small Boat Ops)

10 Days

40 Days

15 Days

Between Stations 20 Days 10 Days

Ocean Research

10 Days 10 Days

20 Days

Total Days 40 30 20 125 55 95

Note: The above mission profiles represent multiple missions performed on an annual basis. No single mission will exceed 30 days of continuous operation at sea.

70.b Regulatory Body Requirements

The ship shall be designed, constructed and classed for unrestricted service under current

ABS Marine Vessel Rules with the following notations: ✠A1, ✠AMS, Ⓔ, ✠ACCU, ✠DPS-1, Ice Class C0, HAB+(WB), BWT, CRC, NIBS, LVDC-DIST, and UWILD. The ship shall be issued a Statement of Voluntary Compliance (SOVC) to demonstrate compliance with MARPOL

ANNEX IV and that the sewage treatment plant is certified under the provisions of IMO

Resolution MEPC.227(64).

The ship shall be constructed and certificated in accordance with 46 CFR Subchapter U, Oceanographic Research Vessels, and shall comply with applicable federal regulations. The ship shall be issued a Certificate of Inspection (COI) by the USCG. The Alternate Compliance

Program shall not be utilized.

The Summer Load Line assignment shall correspond to a displacement of not less than full load plus SLA.

The Contractor shall obtain and provide Panama Special Tonnage Certificate, Suez Canal

Special Tonnage Certificates, United States and International Certificates of Admeasurement

(using both regulatory and registry tonnages), Deratting Exemption, Certificate of Sanitary

Construction by the US Food and Drug Administration, certificates of compliance with

MARPOL and the following SOLAS certificates:

1. Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.

2. Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.

3. Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate.

The contractor shall obtain and provide Polar Ship Certificate for a Category C ship, intended for service in low air temperature, with a Polar Service Temperature of -20oC, and a 5 day expected time of rescue. Ship operations are limited to Light ice conditions as defined in

MVR 6-1-5/3.3 TABLE 2 and Ice Class C0 design service temperatures in MVR 6-1-5/33.3

TABLE 15.

The ship shall be designed, constructed, outfitted, and documented such that the

Government can obtain a SOLAS Safety Management Certificate, Safety Management Plan, Vessel Security Plan, International Ship Security Certificate, International Safety Management

Code Certificate, and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan.

At a minimum the ship’s diesel exhaust emission shall meet the Tier IV EPA emissions requirements and the Tier III requirements of Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78. The most stringent combined requirements of state (all) and local (all) regulations shall also apply. Engine

International Air Pollution Prevention (EIAPP) certificates and an International Air Pollution

Prevention (IAPP) certificate shall be provided to the Government.

Materials shall meet the requirements of SOLAS and IMO Resolution MSC.61(67)

Adoption of The International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures (the FTP Code).

The ship shall be equipped to satisfy Panama Canal Transit Regulations.

The Contractor shall obtain and provide GMDSS certification for infrequent Sea Area A4 operation as described in Section 441.

Design and installation of electrical and electronic systems shall be in accordance with

IEEE Standard 45, IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Installations on Shipboard, and with the requirements herein.

70.c Principal Characteristics

The ship shall match the bare hull form provided in Attachment J.8 Project Peculiar

Documents. The contractor is responsible for developing arrangements, determining sub-division, determining structural details, identifying equipment, designing required hull appendages, and developing all other design elements required to comply with this SOR.

A LVDC electric distribution system shall be provided with an integrated diesel electric propulsion system. The propulsors and bow thruster shall permit continuous ship speed control from zero to maximum continuous ahead and astern speeds. The machinery control system shall maintain selected propulsor shaft speed within plus or minus 1 r/min under steady state conditions. The propulsion plant shall provide astern power as required by the regulatory bodies to meet maneuverability and station keeping requirements.

Diesel Fuel Marine, ASTM D975, Grade 2-D shall be used by fuel burning equipment.

Fuel rates shall be calculated in accordance with ISO 3026/1 and SNAME Technical and

Research Bulletin 3-49, "Marine Diesel Power Plant Practices," using an assumed calorific value of 42,700 kilojoule/kilogram (kJ/kg), assuming a tailpipe factor of 2.0 percent, and include a

10% margin. Fuel rates shall be calculated based on the stated speeds of the ship operating at full load condition plus SLA in calm water, fair weather, and with a clean bottom.

Fuel capacity shall be provided for the most demanding of the operating profiles derived from the Annual Operating Profile defined in Table 070-1. Fuel capacity required for each operating profile shall be calculated, assuming calm water conditions. Fuel capacity shall be based on the 24-hour average electric load for each operating condition. The total fuel consumption shall be calculated based on the fuel rates associated with all fuel burning equipment and their expected operating periods. The required fuel load shall include a reserve fuel allowance of 10 percent.

All gravity or pumped overboard discharges, except for weather deck drains, discharges from the uncontaminated seawater and scientific seawater sampling systems, and from the selectable main seawater discharge, shall be located on the port side. Overboard discharges shall be clear of launch and recovery locations for small craft.

Weather decks tops of all deckhouse structures shall be designed to prevent pooling of water. Deck drains shall cascade from upper to lower decks without interference to lower deck activity, and ladders shall be protected from drainage splashing.

70.d Maneuverability

Directional Stability - The ship shall be directionally stable at all speeds in all loading conditions. Directional stability shall be sufficient to meet maneuverability requirements while maximizing fuel economy.

Tactical Diameter - The ship shall be capable of achieving a tactical diameter of less than 3 ship lengths in either direction at trial speed, free route, at full load condition plus SLA in calm water, in fair weather with a clean bottom, without the use of the bow thruster.

Low-Speed Maneuverability for Sampling and Retrieving Operations - The ship shall also be capable of turning 180 degrees to either direction within one ship length at 3 knots, in seas up to 2.5 m significant wave height, in a 2.5 knot current and 30 knot winds acting in the same direction.

Zig Zag requirements - The average yaw overshoot angle from the second overshoot on shall be no more than ten degrees for a 10-10 zig-zag maneuver at all speeds at full load.

Station Keeping for Sampling and Retrieving Operations – The ship shall be capable of maintaining a watch circle of one ship length diameter on best heading in 2.5 m significant wave height, 3 knot current, and 35 knot wind, with all environmental factors acting simultaneously, and with wind and waves from the same direction. The angle between the current and wind/waves may vary from 0 degrees to 180 degrees. The Bretschneider short crested spectrum shall be used, with modal periods of 7, 9, 11 and 13 seconds to be considered as a minimum.

Precision Trackline - The ship and control systems shall have the ability to automatically and manually maintain track at a speed, through the water, between 3 knots and a speed corresponding to 100 percent MCR power in any direction over the bottom, in sea state 5 (3.25 m significant wave height) with a wind speed up to 35 knots and a current up to 2 knots, both from the same direction perpendicular to the trackline. The crab angle shall be considered the angle between the track and the centerline of the ship. The environmental angle shall be considered the angle between the track and the environment, such that when the environmental angle is zero, the environment is opposite the trackline heading. All ship speeds shall be speed through the water. A lateral trackline error shall not to exceed +/- 10 meters. Precision trackline operations shall be performed with and without a tow.

Slow Speed Trackline for Small Samplers and Towed Devices - The ship and control systems shall be capable of automatically and manually maintaining a trackline within 10 m with no restriction on crab angle at a speed of 1.0 knot, with a negligible towing resistance, in seas up to

2.5 m significant wave height, 3 knot current and 35 knot winds, for all environmental angles between 0 degrees and 180 degrees port and starboard.

Maneuvering performance shall be calculated to ensure compliance with these requirements. A

Maneuvering Performance Prediction Report shall be prepared in accordance with ABS Guide for Vessel Maneuverability.

The Maneuvering Characteristics shall be formulated from the Maneuvering Performance

Prediction Report and prominently displayed in the pilothouse in accordance with 46 CFR

196.19.

An analysis of maneuvering performance shall be provided to show compliance with all requirements. A maneuvering performance prediction report shall be provided.

70.e Seakeeping

The ship motions performance shall be evaluated in 2.5 m significant waves at vessel speeds of 0 and 12 knots, and in 4.0 m significant waves at 0 and 4 knots. For each significant wave height, an appropriate range of spectral modal periods shall be considered in both long crested and short crested waves. The Bretschneider spectrum shall be used.

A passive, free surface type roll stabilization tank shall be used to achieve the required performance. The tank shall be sized to provide the required performance and effective stabilizing moments with the proper phase differences for all expected operating conditions.

Section 565 provides additional requirements for the roll stabilization tank.

Ship equipment and personnel are considered fully operable if the following criteria are met at full load displacement with SLA and at arrival without SLA:

1. Vertical accelerations less than 0.15 g (root mean squared (RMS)) at Main Deck amidships at deck edge.

2. Lateral accelerations less than 0.05 g (RMS) at Main Deck amidships at deck edge.

3. Roll less than 3 degrees (RMS)

4. Pitch less than 2 degrees (RMS)

The ship shall be able to maintain speeds from 0 to 10 knots and have an operability index of 1.0 through sea state four (2.5 m significant wave height).

The ship shall be capable of retrieving small craft per Section 583b.

Mast, structure, foundations, and superstructure shall withstand the dynamic forces produced by the motion of the ship in a seaway. Dynamic forces shall be calculated using DOD

Interface Standard 1399, Section 301A, Ship Motion and Attitude. Calculations shall use metacentric heights and centers of gravity from load cases developed for the stability analysis.

The highest calculated load factor shall be used to determine the dynamic load. A sea state of 8 and a roll constant of 0.68 sec/√m (0.38 sec/√ft) shall be used for calculations. Gravity shall be assumed to be 9.80665 m/sec2 (32.17405 ft/sec2)

70.f Ship Arrangement and Spaces

The ship shall be provided with properly equipped and outfitted enclosed and open spaces in order to allow the ship to accomplish all missions defined in Section 070a. As a minimum, the spaces described in this section shall be provided.

The Aft Working Deck, Small Craft Stowage, Maintenance Area, and the CTD Handling

Bay shall be located on the same deck. Freeboard at the Aft Working Deck, Small Craft

Stowage Areas, and the CTD Handling Bay, shall be as low as possible while meeting regulatory requirements.

70.f.1 Accommodations

Staterooms with permanent berthing and toilet/showers (T/S) shall be provided to accommodate the full complement of 48 personnel in accordance with Section 640.

Complement related facilities, services, lifesaving equipment, stores, and functions shall be based on a full complement of 48 persons.

70.f.2 Hospital Space

A hospital with T/S shall be provided, outfitted in accordance with Section 652

70.f.3 Public Toilets

A public washroom/water closet (WR/WC) shall be located in the vicinity of the working areas, on the same deck, and accessible without the need to enter the weather. A public WR/WC shall be provided on the Bridge Deck.

Public WR/WC facilities shall be provided in the vicinity of the galley/mess, the crew lounge, conference room, ship’s laundry, and exercise room. Areas grouped together on a deck within the same watertight boundary may share public WR/WC facilities.

Public WR/WC spaces shall be outfitted as specified in Section 644.

70.f.4 Leisure Spaces

A Lounge and an Exercise Room shall be provided. Each space shall be outfitted as specified in Section 645.

70.f.5 Food Service Spaces

The following food service spaces, outfitted as specified in Section 651, shall be provided:

1. Galley

2. Scullery

3. Messroom shall include the serving line and have immediate access to the Galley and

Scullery.

Minimum unobstructed clearance for main walking areas passing through the messroom, and also for serving aisles, measured from the service counter or outside edge of tray rail if present, shall be at least 915 mm (36 in). Minimum unobstructed clearance where consumables are dispensed or where soiled trays or dishes are disposed of shall be not less than 1220 mm (48 in). Where queues for food serving lines could form and are part of the main access walking area, the area or passage shall be clear of obstructions and not less than 1220 mm (48 in) in width.

70.f.6 Utility Spaces

The following utility spaces shall be provided:

1. Trash Room, equipped as specified in Section 593

2. Laundry outfitted as specified in Section 655

3. Engineer’s Workshop outfitted as specified in Section 665. The Engineer’s Workshop shall be located adjacent to the Main Machinery space.

4. Bosun's Workshop located in the vicinity of the aft Bosun’s storeroom, outfitted as specified in Section 672c

5. ET Shop, outfitted as specified in Section 667g

Additional utility spaces, such as fan rooms, vent trunks, refrigeration machinery rooms, battery locker, sewage treatment room, and fixed firefighting equipment rooms, shall be provided as necessary to meet the requirements of this SOR.

70.f.7 Ship's Office

Ship’s Office spaces shall be provided and outfitted as specified in Section 661.

70.f.8 Bridge

Ship control stations on the Bridge shall be located at the SCC, with secondary stations at the port and starboard control stations and at the ACS.

The Bridge shall be located and arranged to ensure the following minimum visibility requirements:

1. From the SCC, clear visibility of the horizon through an arc from at least 22-½ degrees aft of the port beam, forward and around to at least 22-½ degrees aft of the starboard beam, as well as visibility of the horizon directly aft.

2. 360 degree visibility of the horizon to an observer free to move within the Bridge in an area bounded by lines 3000mm either side of the centerline.

3. The port and starboard bridge control stations shall be located to permit unobstructed visibility from ahead to astern with a view of the water abeam at the waterline while standing at the control console. The starboard bridge control station shall have visibility of the CTD Handling Bay, Launch/Recovery Area, Starboard Small Craft

Launch/Recovery area, and the water immediately outboard thereof. The port bridge control station shall have visibility of the port Small Craft Launch/Recovery area and the water immediately outboard thereof. The rescue boat Launch/Recovery area and the water immediately outboard thereof shall be visible from either the port or STBD control station.

Exterior inclined ladders to access the Bridge from the foredeck and aft weather decks shall be provided. Exterior inclined ladder(s) to access the flying bridge/Marine Mammal

Observation Stations from the bridge shall be provided. Internal access to the Bridge from the level below shall be provided. This access shall have a door at the bottom of the ladder well, equipped with a red/white light control switch for the adjacent passageway.

70.f.9 CTD Handling Bay

A dedicated CTD Handling Bay shall be provided. The CTD Handling bay shall be located as near midships as practical on the STBD side. The CTD Handling Bay shall store the

CTD rosette and be outfitted as specified in Section 573j. The CTD handling systems shall have immediate unimpeded access to the water.

70.f.10 Maintenance Area

A Maintenance Area shall be provided, located along the ship’s centerline with immediate access to the Aft Working Deck. The Maintenance Area shall be outfitted as specified in Section 665c.

70.f.11 Small Craft Stowage

Four (4) dedicated deck areas along the deck edge shall be provided for the stowage, launch and recovery of small craft. Each small craft stowage area shall be outfitted with a launch and recovery system and sized as specified in section 583c.

Two (2) small craft stowage areas shall be provided on each side of the ship. One (1) stowage area on each side will be designated for crewed small craft and one(1) stowage area on each side will be designated for uncrewed small craft. Uncrewed small craft stowage areas shall be located aft of the crewed small craft stowage areas.

Small craft stowage areas shall be located forward of Station 16 and aft of Station 6 as shown in

Attachment J.8 Project Peculiar Documents.

70.f.12 Stores Landing Area

A stores landing area shall be provided that is capable of accommodating at least two (2)

48” x 48” x 48” tri-wall pallets with clear deck space for personnel to access both pallets. The stores landing area shall be located so that stores can be moved with a hand truck from the landing area to the Chill Stores, Freeze Stores, and/or Dry Provision Stores without use of a stair or ladder and without having to cross any coaming. The stores landing area shall be serviced by the stores crane specified in section 573e and may be accessible using a stores hatch or hatches.

If provided, stores hatches shall be watertight and sized to accept a 48” x 48” x 48” tri-wall pallet.

70.f.13 Clear Deck for Uncrewed Aerial Craft Operations

A clear deck space of at least 6.1 m x 6.1 m (20 ft by 20ft) shall be provided separate from working decks or Marine Mammal Observation Stations with clear approaches on 2 sides for small uncrewed aerial craft operations. There are no additional requirements for deck strength or outfitting.

70.f.14 Aft Working Deck

The Aft Working Deck shall be located at the stern of the ship with immediate access to the Maintenance Area.

The Aft Working Deck shall have a minimum clear area of 120 m2 (1,290 sq. ft.)

Ship service air, seawater, fresh water, electric power and communication services shall be provided to the Aft Working Deck and CTD Handling Bay.

A Stern Frame shall be located on the fantail to accommodate operations over the stern of the ship and shall be located in line with the Aft Working Deck access to the Maintenance Area.

70.f.15 Scientific Van Sites

Dedicated space shall be provided to secure five (5) ISO 668, freight designation 1CC vans. Two (2) van sites shall be located forward of the pilot house to accommodate single non-stacked vans. Two (2) van sites shall be located on the Aft working deck, one (1) of these van sites shall accommodate double stacked vans.

In addition to the requirements of Section 667i, all van sites shall meet the following requirements:

1. Vans must be oriented longitudinally (fore and aft of the ship).

2. Enough space must be available so that the ISO van doors may be fully opened when placed on deck, regardless of orientation.

3. Van placement shall not interfere with the operation or functionality of any equipment or specified access on the ship.

4. The van sites shall be clear of obstructions and sounding tubes and shall not block access routes.

5. Services to each van shall be provided with quick disconnect fittings located near the van site. Portable service cables and hoses shall be provided and shall be capable of being routed to each van without obstruction to access routes, other equipment or operations.

70.f.16 Lab Spaces

Laboratory spaces shall be outfitted as specified in Section 667.

A Wet Laboratory shall be provided with immediate access to the CTD Handling Bay and ready access to the Maintenance Area.

A Main Lab shall be provided with immediate access to the Scientific Server Room.

An Engineer’s Workshop shall be provided which shall have a nominal area of at least

30.2 m2 (325 ft2) and shall be located within immediate access to the Main Machinery Room and with good access to principal deck equipment. The workshop shall be outfitted in accordance with Section 665a.

An Electronic Technician’s (ET) shop shall be provided with a minimum area of 27.9 m2, (300 ft2) outfitted in accordance with Section 667g.

70.f.17 Transducer Room

Underwater transducers, and the self-noise hydrophones, shall be located in the

Transducer Room. The Transducer Room(s) shall have a minimum clear height of at least one full deck, except that an additional overhead allowance may be required for selected stem mounted transducers. The Transducer Space shall be located on centerline, in an area which eliminates the effects of hull induced flow disturbance. Access to the Transducer Room(s) shall be from within the ship via a hatch or scuttle. Overhead access shall be provided for removal of the largest piece of equipment in the space to pass through the deck above and off the ship.

70.f.18 Controlled Equipment Room

A dedicated lockable space shall be provided to house the following equipment at a minimum: Inertial Reference System Inertial Measurement Unit; the gyrocompass master compasses and control units; and the sonar transceiver equipment rack and power supplies. The

Controlled Equipment Room shall be environmentally controlled and located low in the ship near the Transducer Room to meet the cable length restrictions of the equipment. The Controlled

Equipment Room shall have ready access to the Transducer Room.

70.f.19 Scientific Server Room

A Scientific Server Room shall be provided to house electronic racks supporting the

Main Lab. The Scientific Server Room and shall be outfitted in accordance with Sections 427 and 667.

70.f.20 Marine Mammal Observation Stations

Marine Mammal Observation Stations shall be provided on the top of the Bridge, port and starboard, open to the weather and shall be outfitted and arranged in accordance with Section

667.

70.f.21 Dive Locker

A Dive Locker shall be provided. The Dive Locker shall be located with immediate access to the aft working deck. The space shall accommodate gear stowage for five (5) divers, tank filling and a dive air compressor operating space. Required diver gear is listed in Section

671g.

70.f.22 Storerooms and lockers

All storerooms and storage lockers provided shall have the same deck to overhead height as the rest of the deck they are located on.

At a minimum the following storerooms and lockers shall be provided, sized, and outfitted in accordance with Section 672:

1. Two (2) Bosun’s Stores one (1) located in the vicinity of the forward mooring deck, one (1) located in the vicinity of the aft working deck.

2. Deck Gear Lockers

3. Mooring Line Storage

4. Frozen Galley Stores with immediate access to the Galley.

5. Chilled Galley Stores with immediate access to the Galley.

6. Dry Provision Storeroom with immediate access to the Galley.

7. Medical Stores, lockable, located adjacent to the Hospital space

8. Repair Parts Stores

9. Galley General Stores with ready access to the Galley.

10. Ship’s Stores with a lockable partition in the storeroom

11. Engineer’s Consumable Stores

12. General Bulk Stores

13. Uncrewed Systems Spares Repair Locker with immediate access to the Maintenance

Area

70.f.23 Damage Control Lockers

Two Damage Control Lockers shall be provided, one forward and one aft. At least one

Damage Control Locker shall be accessible from the weather. Damage Control Lockers shall be outfitted in accordance with Section 664.

Damage Control lockers shall be full height of the deck they are located on.

70.f.24 Chemical and Paint Stowage

A Ship's Chemical Storeroom for bulk stowage of scientific chemicals, reagents, chemically treated scientific samples; and a Paint Locker for stowage of paint and respective additives and solvents, shall be provided with a minimum volume of 10 m3, each.

Both the Chemical Storeroom and Paint Locker shall be equipped with adjustable shelving and tiedown points and shall have the capability to maintain the space temperature between 13C and 35C. High and low space temperature alarms shall be provided at the Main

Control Console and on the Bridge.

The Chemical Storeroom shall meet the applicable fire boundary, fire suppression, and ventilation requirements of paint lockers.

The two lockers shall be labeled as “Chemical Storeroom” and “Paint Locker” respectively.

70.f.25 Linen Lockers

A minimum of one linen locker shall be provided on each deck containing Staterooms.

Linen lockers shall be sized to hold two (2) full sets of linens for the staterooms being serviced.

Linens include all sheets, blankets, and towels required to outfit each stateroom. Linen Lockers shall be outfitted per Section 670

70.f.26 Cleaning Gear Lockers

A minimum of one cleaning gear locker shall be provided on each deck. Cleaning gear lockers shall be located in the vicinity of Staterooms, Laboratories, the bridge, and Engineering spaces. A dedicated cleaning gear locker shall be provided to service the Galley and Mess

Room. A Cleaning gear locker shall be located in the vicinity of the aft Working Deck.

Cleaning Gear Lockers shall be outfitted per Section 670.

70.g Electromagnetic Environmental Effects

Radiators and receptors of electromagnetic energy and related electronics on the ship shall be designed and installed to ensure electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and to avoid hazards from electromagnetic radiation to personnel. Personnel at or enroute to normal operating stations, including the Marine Mammal Observation Stations, shall not be exposed to electromagnetic energy in excess of the limits established in IEEE C95.1, “IEEE Standard for

Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 0

Hz to 300 GHz.”

All HF transmit and satellite communications antennas shall be installed with non-metallic personnel guards located so as to provide a minimum distance of 1200 mm horizontal and 2400 mm vertical separation from any working areas, manned stations, and personnel access areas. All areas within this region shall be designated as hazard areas, by painting the deck, and provided with warning signs in accordance with IEEE C95.2, “Standard for Radio Frequency

Energy and Current Flow Symbols.” Areas outside this region that violate the safe levels as defined in IEEE C95.1 shall be identified as personnel "no loiter areas." Warning signs shall be provided to designate "no loiter areas."

Ship shall be capable of operating satellite communications, radars, and HF antennas while conducting Mammal Observation operations.

Automated control systems, communication systems and scientific electronic systems shall not respond spuriously to EMI from radiating sources or transients on power lines. Cables interconnecting power equipment items which utilize solid state high frequency switching devices and cables which carry high amplitude pulses shall be physically separated from more sensitive cables whose signal data would be distorted by induced interference. Table 070-2 provides minimum required cable separation distances. Cableway crossings shall be as nearly perpendicular as practical with maximum practical separation. Cables shall be routed within the ship structure and protected from electromagnetic radiation from on-ship transmitting antennas to the maximum extent practicable. All transducer cabling shall be shielded.

Cables routed in topside areas exposed to the weather shall be shielded. Shielding shall be accomplished through the selection and use of shielded cable or by routing cable through shielding conduit. Shielding conduit shall be rigid pipe, flexible metal hose, or enclosed wireways or trunks. Armored cable does not meet these shielding requirements. The outermost overall cable shield of shielded cables shall be grounded at weather deck or weather bulkhead penetration points. Pipes, metal tubing and waveguides routed in topside areas shall be grounded at deck or bulkhead penetration points. Tubing and pipes shall be grounded by welding or by a welded flange or shall utilize the method specified for cable shield grounding. Waveguides shall be grounded by replacing the weather flange gasket with an electrically conductive gasket.

Table 070-2: Cable Group Separation Distances (mm)

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