Keeping wind farm support vessels up to speed

As a marine electronics specialist, we are hardly strangers to the Offshore industries and particularly in the North Sea.

Our quayside service centre in Aberdeen was set up in 2010, by its then international owners, putting a specific service centre for the North Sea offshore maritime industries right on their doorstep.

The later purchase of Aberdeen and Grangemouth by Charity and Taylor, based in Great Yarmouth extended our North Sea coverage and capability.  And it has been further enhanced by our membership of the international Aage Hempel group.

Our capability in this field is built on the skills of our engineers, who are not just trained to deal with marine electronics, for which they are highly qualified, but also schooled, trained and qualified in the issues faced by the various maritime industries, each with their own specialist activity.

In the case of Offshore Wind farms, our marine electronics engineer’s training includes that of any other offshore worker, safety being uppermost.        

And we understand, like all ships and maritime activities, there are shared needs for safety, compliance and operational efficiency. Ongoing maintenance, spares and repairs, replacement and renewal of equipment are vital to maintaining effective offshore operations.

Offshore Support Services include:

• Highly qualified and accredited engineers
• 24/7 Specialist electronics support
• Engineers trained and equipped for all types of marine operations
• Spares and repairs for almost all major makes and types of equipment
• Onboard installation and commissioning
• Unique financial options on the renewal and replacement of equipment

Typical Equipment requirements include:

• Radar Vessel Traffic Monitor Systems with central control of radar network from Standby vessel or shore side.
• Remote VHF/UHF over VPN/ Internet network with repeater stations for central control.
• Class Radio, GMDSS and VDR/SVDR Surveys
• VSAT Communications
• TVRO and Distribution systems
• Gyro supply and service
• Differential Positioning with Iridium correction service.
• AIS supply service
• Crane VHF/UHF systems
• 4G/5G networks
• Inmarsat / Iridium equipment and airtime