PC_Pilot_card_v1_1.pdf
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- PROVIDE TWO TUGS AND ONE PILOT NOAA SHIP PISCES
- Solicitation number
- 1333MK27Q0003
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This document is a pilot card and ship specifications reference for the NOAA Ship Pisces (R-226), a research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Pisces is a 209-foot (63.8-meter) research ship built in 2008 with a call sign of WTDL and IMO number 9349071. The vessel has a beam of 49'3" (15m), length between perpendiculars of 58 meters, and a gross tonnage of 2,218 MT with a displacement of 2,479 MT. The ship features a single-screw diesel electric propulsion system with a Beckerman rudder and a bow thruster rated at 966 HP. Operational draft ranges from 19.4 feet with centerboard up to 29.7 feet with centerboard down, with air draft of 78'5". The pilot card documents required operational confirmations including anchor, whistle, radars/ARPA, speed log, gyrocompass, magnetic compass, VHF, and GPS/ECDIS/AIS systems. Key maneuvering characteristics include a maximum rudder angle of 40 degrees, 28-second rudder response time from full left to right, minimal squat effects at various speeds, and a bow thruster that becomes ineffective over 4 knots. The vessel's command and control tables provide throttle settings, RPM, and speed in knots for both ahead and astern operations across multiple command conditions (Dead Slow through Emergency), with maximum shaft RPM dependent on the number of generators online, ranging from 40 RPM with one small generator to 134 RPM with two big and two small generators.
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NNOOAA SAA Shhiip Pp Piisscecess ((RR--22226)6)
Attachment B Pilot Card for Pisces
General Information
• Ship Name - Pisces
• Call sign - WTDL
• Year Built - 2008
• Port of departure
• Ships Agent (if applicable)
• Confirm following equipment has been tested and is operational:
o Anchor o Whistle o Radars/ARPA o Speed log o Gyrocompass o Magnetic compass o VHF o GPS/ECDIS/AIS
• Known inoperative or slow-to-respond equipment
• Lookout/anchor watch posted and means of communication
Specifications
• Length overall (LOA) - 209’ (63.8m)
• Beam - 49’3” (15m)
• Length between perpendiculars (LBP) – 58 m
• Distance from bridge-to-bow and bridge-to-aft rail – To bow 23.4 m To stern 32.3 m
• Drafts – 19.4 ft C/B up / 29.7 ft C/B down
• Vertical Clearance - 78’5” (air draft)
• Gross tonnage, net tonnage, displacement – Gross 2218 MT / Displacement 2,479 MT
• Rudder type – Beckerman
Passage Plan
• Review Passage Plan
• Load condition
• Pre-arrival/Pre-departure Checklist Complete
• Speed required/expected
• Position to meet tugs
Engineering
• Main propulsion: type and horsepower – Single screw
• Thruster horsepower - 966 HP
• Restriction to plant - None
Maneuvering Characteristics
• Stopping distances calculated in both time and distance – Have conversation
• Maximum speed through the water at which engines can be reversed – Use Thruster
• Time required to respond to engine order changes - Minimal
• Maximum rudder angle – 40 degrees
• Time from left full to right full rudder – 28 seconds
• Turning Radii (for various speeds) – Small (have conversation)
• Speed through the water vs. ordered speed
• Squat at various speeds/depths – Minimal
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