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RV Sanna

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Infrastructure Profile

Infrastructure Provider

Location/Home Port

Nuuk, Greenland

Organisation & Address

Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Kivioq 2, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland

Infrastructure Webpage 

Visit Website

Link to Vessel/Infrastructure Schedules (if applicable)

Visit Website

Normal Area of Operation

West Greenland, mainly near coastal waters

Maximum Number of Days Available

15 days

Overview

Length

32.3 m

Breadth

10 m

Draught

4.88 m 

Gross Tonnage

456 T

Ice Class Rating

Ice Reinforced

Dynamic Positioning (DP) Rating

No

Service Speed

10 knots

Maximum Number of Scientific Berths Available

8 berths available

Scientific and Technical Specifications

Laboratory Facilities

Two wet laboratories and one dry laboratory with fume hood, a chemical laboratory, cold and freezer laboratory and a 80C freezer

CTD/Plankton sampling

It is possible to deploy measuring devices (CTD) that record sea temperature and salinity and collect sea water and plankton from different depths

Multi-Beam(s)/Sub Bottom profiling

Multi-beam system: Reson SeaBat T50-‘Extended Range’

Fisheries Echo Sounders/Sonar

Simrad EK80 38 KHz, 120 KHz & 200 KHz

USBL

NA

Coring/Sampling Capabilities

Coring instrument can be deployed from the A-frame

Winches

A-Frame: lift (+) 2 ton and the crew can deploy and recover moorings

Communications

One web internet connection, 5 MB solution, MIR 4,096 Kbps, CIR 1.024 Kbps, Iridium, GDM phone

Suitable Surveys

Equipped with trawl winches, A-frame for handling various large tools for scientific investigations and several types of winches for handling smaller tools, e.g. bongo net, crab markers, long lines, hydrographic measuring instruments

Vessel capability to support ROV deployment

An AUV on 850kg and 5.5m long can be launched from SANNA from the A-frame or from a hydraulic crane (SWL 1.7 ton/ 10.5 meter)

Support offered to AQUARIUS users

Access to the vessel and full suite of vessel equipment will be made available where possible. Please check equipment availability with operator in advance.

Infrastructure Availability and Contact Details

Year 2025

1) Ilulissat (Disco bay) fiord around Uummanaq, Upernavik, Nuuk
2) July, August, September (Nuuk: April, September, October)
3) Ilulissat, Uummanaq, Upernavik, Nuuk

Year 2026

1) Ilulissat (Disco bay) fiord around Uummanaq, Upernavik, Nuuk
2) July, August, September (Nuuk: April, September, October)
3) Ilulissat, Uummanaq, Upernavik, Nuuk

Year 2027

1) Ilulissat (Disco bay) fiord around Uummanaq, Upernavik, Nuuk and possibly Tasiilaq (East Greenland)
2) July, August, September (Nuuk: April, September, October)
3) Ilulissat, Uummanaq, Upernavik, Nuuk, Tasiilaq

Contact email for applicants to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application

helle[at]natur.gl

Certification and Clearance Requirements

Medical Certification Requirements

Health certificate for seafarers and fishermen

Are additional medical checks required?

No

Survival training certification required for joining vessel

No

Additional certification required

No

Diplomatic clearance or other permits required and any relevant information about the application process

No

Any additional clearances required for area or type of activity

Genetic samples require clearances, and clearance for use of multibeam
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