Deterministic vessel motion prediction based on a wave radar forecast

A new development aiming to improve the safety and/or operability of offshore operations is deterministic motion forecasting. Various parties target at developing a radar which is able to detect wave trains. This deterministic wave forecast can be used to forecast vessel motions up to several minutes ahead. With such a forecast a quiescent...

Deterministic Wave Prediction as Support for Launch & Recovery Operations: A study into applications of the waveradar in the Feadship Comfort System

Experience-based decision making by crew plays a key role in the safe and effective execution of maritime operations. For yachts and naval vessels, common operations can be identified as helicopter operations (take-off and landing), launch and recovery of small craft and (dis)embarkment to and from these small craft. All of these operations are...

Improved calculation method for the workability during pipe laying: Composition of a standard format

To support cost calculations for tendering a pipe lay project, the influence of weather conditions has to be incorporated by applying workability predictions for the pipe lay vessel. When assuming constant good weather conditions it is possible to accurately determine the duration of an offshore pipe lay project. In practice however, changing...