PIRIOU
registers an order for a Maritime Training Ship (MTS) to be operated by
navOcéan, a joint company created by PIRIOU and DCI. This 44-meter
ship will be delivered in autumn 2013 and will be named «Almak»
(«desert lynx») after a star of the Andromeda constellation.
The vessel will be used by DCI (The group specializes in providing operational
training courses based on the know-how of the French Armed Forces) for
training foreign naval forces.
Construction will be conducted by CHANTIERS PIRIOU, the naval construction
branch based in Concarneau, France, and its maintenance will be provided
by PIRIOU NAVAL SERVICES within the scope of a 10-year In-Service Support
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A multi-purpose training ship: close collaboration
has allowed PIRIOU and DCI to design a new generation maritime training
ship prototype, that is sturdy with high maneuevring capabilities, economical
in terms of investment and operating costs.
This training ship would be able to embark 7 crew members, 2 passengers
and 16 trainees and instructors. A spacious Bridge will offer 360°
vision; navigation equipment, notably radar and synthetic cartography,
will be equipped with repeaters in the training room; the ship's draft
will be optimized for the apprenticeship of navigation and manoeuvres
in coastal areas. Its endurance will allow one-week transits at 10 knots
without port of call.
The ship will spend 35 to 40 weeks per year at sea.
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