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Derecktor Delivers Pilot
Boat To Sandy Hook
Monday, October 09,
2000
The New York and New
Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots
took delivery of
America, the first of
their new 53-ft. Pilot
Boats built by Derecktor
Shipyards in Mamaroneck,
NY. The New York and New
Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots
operate in one of the
busiest ports of the
U.S. and keep their
boats stationed near
Ambrose Light, tied up
to a mother ship. From
there the Pilot Boats
can quickly respond to
calls from incoming
ships as they approach.
America was designed by
Camarc Small Ship
Designs, a U.K. firm
headed by Naval
Architect Alistair
Cameron. It is a modern
boat with a fast
efficient hull design
that is designed to
provide a top speed of
25 knots with an
extremely smooth ride.
The boat is built to be
very maneuverable and
boasts a series of
safety features intended
to aid the pilots in
their tough daily duty:
heated decks and
handrails, forward raked
windows on bridge for
maximum visibility of
deck area and of
boarding pilots, port
and starboard side doors
for direct exit of pilot
from the shelter of the
deckhouse to the ship's
boarding ladder. There
is also a MOB recovery
system on the stern
comprising a custom
articulated platform and
A-frame hoist with a
rear steering station to
maneuver the boat from
the stern deck while
performing MOB recovery.
Pilots boarding ships by
the traditional means of
Jason's cradle or
Stoke's ladder are
constantly at risk and
often end up in the
water. This new MOB
recovery system adds a
significant margin of
safety to pilot's
operations. The new boat
is powered by two
Detroit Diesel 8V 2000
that drive two Hy Torq
29-in. props with a
pitch of 35-in.. A
Northern Lights 12 KW
generator provides power
for the onboard systems
including year-round
climate control.
Navigation equipment
includes a Simrad
digital chart plotter
integrated with radar
and GPS for extremely
accurate positioning at
all times. The duty
cycle is expected to be
an average of 3,000
hours per year. Slow
speed cruising will
account for between
25-50 percent of the
operating hours and the
remainder will be at
full service speed In
the last few years
Derecktor Shipyards have
established themselves
as a leading
manufacturer of high
speed ferries in North
America. Among their
recent deliveries is the
Derecktor 45m --
reportedly the largest
fast passenger ferry
built in the US -- a
turbine-powered ferry
capable of a service
speed of 53 knots, which
makes it the fastest
passenger-only ferry
ever built in the world.
Among the significant
factors in the success
of the vessels built by
Derecktor are the very
high standard of
aluminum fabrication and
machinery installations
as well as the weight
conscious approach to
vessel construction.
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