General Description
The vessel originally built as fishing training vessel (FV Chisio Maru) by the Japanese Government in 1989 was bought by NIO in 2008. Extensive modifications have been done to convert this fishing training vessel into a multi-disciplinary research vessel. The vessel has been registered under Indian Flag with a new name “RV Sindhu Sankalp”. With newly laid accommodation and modern scientific facilities.
Specification
YANMAR-S165L-DN420 ps @ 1200 rpm two sets; YANMAR – 4 CHL-TNA 72 ps @ 1800 rpm one set
Scientific Facilities
Scientific equipment:
Seabird CTD with water sampling - up to 6000 meters Shallow water Echo sounder (33/210 KHz) - up to 1000 meters Deep water Echo sounder (12 KHz & 20 KHz) - up to 6000 meters Sub-bottom profiler (CW) - up to 3000 meters Multibeam bathymetry shallow (EM 1002) - up to 1000 meters Multibeam bathymetry Deep (EM 302) - up to 4000 meters Differential Global Positioning System Automatic weather station
Deck equipment: (operational limit 4000 m)
CTD traction winch Direct pool winch Hydrographic winch A frame – 3 ton Spooler
Sampling equipments:
Grabs Corers (4-6 meters), Dredges Biological nets
Laboratories
Wet laboratory Data Acquisition Laboratory Multipurpose Laboratory
