The PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) MV Resolve was delivered from Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan in November 1994. The vessel is specially designed for carrying cars and trucks but she has also flexibility to carry high & heavy and other project cargo.
MV Resolve has a total capacity of 5741 cars (RT43) or 776 trucks and has a basic complement of 22 persons. MV Resolve has no sisterships.
The ship is built to the class of DNV (Det Norske Veritas) with the following designations DNV+1A1 Car Carrier MCDK,SC,E0.
Deck and Ramp system:
Heavy units are loaded on the strengthened decks 7 and 9, which can carry loads of 3 and 2 tons/m2 respectively. The other decks allow loads of 0.18, 0.75, and 1.5 ton/m2. For increased cargo flexibility deck no. 2, 6, 8, 10 and 12 are divided into hoistable sections.
The vessel is fitted with two loading and discharging ramps with entrance on deck 7. The stern ramp is arranged with a 35-degree angle of incident from the centre line with a ramp width of 7 m. Maximum capacity is 120 tons and 45 tons axle load. The midship ramp is arranged with a 90-degree angle and a ramp width of 5 m. The maximum capacity is 26.5 tons and 16 tons axle load. This arrangement with one stern quarter ramp on the aft starboard side and one midship ramp provides good flexibility for cargo operations.
Anchoring and Winches:
The deck machinery consists of six Mooring winches all with 2 drums. Three of which are placed forward on the forecastle deck and three on the aft mooring deck. In addition two MVS 15 W/Z anchor winches is fitted at the forecastle deck.
One hydraulic crane with a capacity of 6 tons is fitted on the starboard side amidships on main weather deck. This crane is used for provision and spare part handling.
Cargo Ventilation:
Fans evenly distributed throughout the vessel create good ventilation during loading and discharging operations. Axial flow fans with built in motor providing supply or exhaust with an air exchange rate of 10 times per hour at sea and 20 times per hour in port.
Machinery:
The propulsion machinery is a Diesel united-Sulzer 6RTA 62U engine with an output of 12980 kW at 109 rpm. The main engine is attached to a fixed 5 bladed propeller and fitted with remote control from the bridge and control room. For increased manuvering abilities there is one 1200 kW bow thruster installed. The vessel is equipped with a highly effective semi spade rudder.
For electrical power supply there are three diesel generators with an output of 780 kW each. To ensure sufficient power in emergency situations one 90Kw emergency generator is installed.
Navigational equipment/bridge:
Gyrocompass Tokimec TG5000 Keeps Nav instr. steady
Auto Pilot Tokimec PR 8000 Automatic steering
Radar No.1 (ARPA) 3cm Racal Decca with ARPA (Displays ships movements
Radar No.2 10 cm Racal Decca with ARPA & layout of the land )
Course Recorder Tokimec CR-1 To steer course accurately
G.P.S. No.1 Leica MX 400 GPS (Indicates vessel's accurate
G.P.S. No.2 JRC JCR-6000 MKII Position, course & speed)
WX Fascimile JAX 9A – JRC (Weather Charts & imp.
NAV-TEX TOKYO KEIKI Navigational warning info.)
Electronic Charts ECDIS Electronic chart Display vsl movement chart
Fathometer Furuno FE-880T Measure water depth
GMDSS Console Equipped with Furuno components and complete Thrane and Thrane software and communication possibilities with both Inmarsat B and C.
Interior:
All cabins are located on upper deck and the vessel is equipped with an activity room/gymnasium and separate TV-room for officers and crew to provide for the possibility of relaxing activities. Pilot cabin is placed on bridge deck for easy access to the bridge.
Security arrangements:
For fire extinguishing, the ship is fitted with a permanent installed 31.5ton CO2 fire extinguishing system for engine room and cargo holds. In addition there are a number of portable CO2, foam and dry powder extinguishers.
The vessel has 2 totally enclosed life boats with a capacity of 30 persons each. In addition there are five life rafts with a capacity 16 persons each. The vessel has 3 survival suits with heat resistant watertight enclosure.