Anchor handling tug supply vessel

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AHTS Normand Master alongside the Balder at Thunder Horse Oil Field
AHTS Balder Viking handling anchors for the Semi-submersible Platform Transocean Arctic
Examples of AHTS vessels
File:Bourbon Orca in Stavanger 2012.jpg
AHTS Bourbon Orca shown in 2012, was first ship built with an Ulstein inverted X-bow in 2006.
ROV at work in an underwater oil and gas field. The ROV is operating a subsea torque wrench tool on a valve on the subsea structure.


Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels are mainly built to handle anchors for oil rigs, tow them to location, anchor them up and, in a few cases, serve as an Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV). They are also used to transport supplies to and from offshore drilling rigs.

Many of these vessels are designed to meet the harsh conditions of the North Sea, and can undertake supply duties there between land bases and drilling sites.[1][2] They also provide towing assistance during tanker loading, deepwater anchor handling, and towing of threatening objects.

AHTS vessels differ from Platform supply vessels (PSVs) in being fitted with winches for towing and anchor handling, having an open stern to allow the decking of anchors, and having more power to increase the bollard pull. The machinery is specifically designed for anchor handling operations. They also have arrangements for quick anchor release, which is operable from the bridge or other normally manned location in direct communication with the bridge. The reference load used in the design and testing of the towing winch is twice the static bollard pull.

Even if AHTS-vessels are customized for anchor-handling and towing, they can also undertake, for example, ROV (remotely operated underwater vehicle) services, safety/rescue services, and supply duties between mainland and offshore installations.[3]

References

External links

http://www.ottomarine.com/ahts.html