R/V "Jan Mayen" is a stern trawler with a hull built to top ice class (DnV Ice 1A), in 1988. During 1992 she was redesigned by Skipsteknisk a/s and refurbished at Båtbygg a/s as a research vessel. "R/V "Jan Mayen" has been chartered by The University of Tromsø since 1992 and the charter was recently extended until the year 2012.
Jan Mayen is a multipurpose vessel, designed for fishery and marine biological, geological and oceanographic surveys in open and ice covered waters (1-2 m drift ice). The range of investigations include fish resource assessments, hydrographic and trawl surveys, geological bottom sediment sampling and acoustic registrations of the sediment layers below the sea-bed. The vessel is equipped with modern instruments, and has especially designed features for improved acoustic surveying and bottom sediment sampling.
information and photos from the web pages
of Norway's Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and The Norwegian College of Fishery Science |
| Vessel Ownership | ||||
| Vessel name: | Jan Mayen | |||
| Vessel nationality: | Norway | |||
| Vessel operator: | University of Tromsø, Norwegian College of Fisheries Science | |||
| Vessel owner: | A/S Jan Mayen, Fosnavågen | |||
| Vessel web page: | http://www.imr.no/english/about_imr/vessels/jan_mayen | |||
| Vessel Activities and Operating Areas | ||||
| Vessel operating areas: | Most research activities will be carried out in the Barents sea and close to the ice rim. | |||
| Primary Logistics Provider | ||||
| Organization: | Univeristy of Tromsø | |||
| Address: | Norges fiskerihøgskole Universitetet i Tromsø 9037 Tromsø Norway | |||
| Telephone: | 77 64 60 00 | |||
| Name and title of contact person: | Jon E. Hansen and Odd Handegård | |||
| E-mail: | Jon E. Hansen: jone@nfh.uit.no Odd Handegård: oddh@nfh.uit.no | |||
| Contact person or agency web page: | http://www.imr.no/about/vessels/index.php?fil=janmayen | |||
| Availability and Cost | ||||
| Availability: | Various departments representing The University of Tromsø, the Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tromsø and the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen will be the main users of the vessel. Other national and international organisations or groups are welcome to charter the vessel. | |||
| Vessel Characteristics | ||||
| Vessel length in meters: | 63.8 | |||
| Vessel length in feet: | 209 | |||
| Beam (Breadth) in meters: | 13 | |||
| Beam in feet: | 43 | |||
| Displacement GRT: | 2052 | |||
| Year built: | 1988 | |||
| Vessel Performance and Capabilities | ||||
| Cruising speed (knots, open water): | 12.5 | |||
| Fuel capacity: | 574 cubic meters 151,600 gal | |||
| Propulsion power: | 3000kw/4080 BHP | |||
| Accommodations | ||||
| Number of scientist beds or berths: | 40 | |||
| Crew berths: | 11 | |||
| Scientist berths: | 29 | |||
| Communications and Data Systems | ||||
| Data acquisition: | Sonar (fishfinding) Furuno colour scanning CSH 70 Echosounder (fishfinding) Simrad EK-500 (38/120 kHz), Simrad/Mitsubishi colour monitors, 2 x HP Deskjet Echo integrator system BEI (Bergen echo integrator system) Bottom penetration echo sounder Geopulse 5430A, Geopulse 5210A, EPC 9800 Current profiler RDI ADCP-150 (Acoustic Doppler Cur. Pro.) Scanmar CGM Various sensors (height, spread, temp,..) Hydrographic equipment Seabird 911 Plus with compact rosette (12 btl.), fluorescence-meter Satelite comm. Thrane & Thrane Inmarsat-C, Mini-M satellite telefon UNIX workstation Sun Ultrasparc 5 (Video8 tapestreamer, CD-rom) Desktops 1 x Pentium PC, 4 x Compaq PIII 800 MHz with CDR, TP-Network | |||
| Laboratory Space | ||||
| Dry lab, Wet lab | ||||
| Lab space: | Data processing centre, 55 m2 This is the operation and analysis centre for all acoustic instruments and work stations. The room is also suitable for lectures and meetings. Diving store This is the storage room for diving equipment. Filling stations for bottles 200/300 bar (Bauer Capitano) Netmending room, 43m2 Suitable for construction and repair of fishing gear sections and other gear. Some space for net storage. Isotope room, 5.5 m2 Room with special equipment for the treatment of radioactive samples. Wet laboratory, 30m2 Initial treatment of samples including sediment cores, water samples and plankton. Samples are transported to the laboratory by an elevator Hydrography lab., 13m2 From this room the CTDO and hydrographic sampling instruments are operated via a hydraulic gate in the side of the vessel. Main lecture room, 40m2 Lecture room which accomodates 30. Equipped with overhead, dias etc. Lecture room, 23m2 Separated from the main lecture room by sliding doors. Working stations for scientific staff/students 1. Laboratory, 30m2 Separated from the lecture rooms by sliding doors. Equipped for further analysis and preparation of geological, plankton and water samples 2. Laboratory, 19m2 For analysis and preparation of fish, shrimps etc. 3. Laboratory, 24m2 Preliminary handling of fish and shrimp samples. Length measuring and weighing stations Freezing storage, 4m2 Storage of smaller fish/shrimp samples Cool storage 13+3.5m2 Storage of different types of samples (geol.core sections, plankton, etc.) Refrigerators 1 x 30°C and 1 x 80°C | |||
| Onboard Science Equipment | ||||
| Acoustic/Bathymetric Equipment: | Acoustic transducers: Echo sounder (fishfinding) Simrad split beam ES38-B, s.b. ES120-7 Echo sounder Scifish multibeam transducers Bottom penetr. echo sounder ORE 137 (16 elements) ADCP sounder RD-VM 150 Sonar sounder Furuno 180 kHz (CSH 70) Provisions for silent ship operation | |||
| Winches, Wires and Cables | ||||
| Onboard winches: | CTDO-winch Capacity of 4000 m cable Hydrography winch Capasity of 3000 m cable Dredge winch 1 x 3 tonnes, 3500 m wire (Ø 12 mm) Trawleye winch Capasity of 2400 m cable (Ø 11,4 mm) Trawl systems Double 50 m long trawlways for bottom trawling and 4 sweepline winches Net drum 1 x 25 tonnes (12.5 m2) for pelagic trawls | |||
| Other Science Features | ||||
| Other science-related features: | Transducer-centreboard A 3,5 x 1,0 m section can be lowered 3,5m below normal keel level. Carries all acoustic transducers Sediment core sampler 15 m long sediment cores can be taken from depths to 4000 m. Instruments can be operated through a trunk in the vessel Boxcores Different sizes are operated by cranes and trawl winches. Diving equipment Compressor, 200/300 bar Fishing gears Commersial sizes of shrimp and fish trawls, bottom and pelagic sampling trawls, plankton trawls Fish/shrimp plant 10,5 tonnes of fish or shrimps can be plate frozen/24 hours + fresh/iced fish/shrimps Crow's nest Placed 15 m above sea level on the roof of the bridge. Heated, 360° view | |||