‘Spirit of Britain’ / 'Spirit of France'

Customers: P&O Ferries, STX Finland Oy Rauma Shipyard
Owner: P&O Ferries
Shipyard: STX Finland Oy Rauma Shipyard

Main dimensions:
Passengers	1,750
Lane meters	2,800 m
LOA	213.0 m
Breadth	30.8 m
Draught, scantling	6.7 m
Max. LSA	2,200
Passenger seats	2,179
Crew	150
2 main ro-ro decks for trailers and other ro-ro vehicles; 3rd ro-ro deck for caravans and private cars

Commission for the Owner:

Consulting in business development, supply of statistics and data for business model
Feasibility studies for vessel sizing and characteristics
Feasibility Project
Outline Project for first yard tendering
Project Development including: Life saving arrangement and simulations based on chutes and liferafts only, verification of safety case; manoeuvring configuration and simulations to guarantee safe and scheduled operation in both harbours up to wind speed of 50 knots; optimization of layout and subdivision configuration based on SOLAS 2009 and Stockholm Agreement; optimization and simulation of ro-ro deck and harbour ramp arrangement for triple decks and unsymmetrical positioning, comparative studies of ro-ro deck configurations with different casing arrangements; study of Safe Return to Port specification and arrangement
Support in Authority and Class discussions, especially concerning vessel safety

Owner Customer Benefits:

Special Features:

High capacity with efficient loading and unloading arrangement
Hull form and propulsion system designed for actual service conditions in shallow water
High manoeuvrability

Commission for the Yard::

Deltamarin designers participated in the basic design at shipyard in hull, outfitting, machinery and safety teams.
Well coordinated and checked 3D production design of 2/3 of the ship in schedule.
Detail Design package including:

Yard Customer Benefits:

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