Arie Visser class
The ARIE VISSER class is an all-weather vessel that can sail under any circumstances. In years when the KNRM gained experience with the larger RIBs, showed that the radius of action of this class was too limited. It was therefore decided to build a greater variation of Johannes Frederik, the Arie Visser class. The Arie Visser has a total fuel capacity of 6100 liters, the boat provides a range of sixteen hours at full power. The fuel is spread over four tanks. The boat has a length of 18.80 meters, the largest of this type lifeboat ‘Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)’ in the world. The vessel is self-aligning in the event of capsizing. The boat is used under all weather conditions. On board is the most modern communication and navigation equipment installed. Include radar, satellite navigation, videoplotter, VHF, Navtex, mobile phone and mobile phone. Around the boat is a Pre-wetting system installed that the boat in a water mist shrouds to withstand heat in case of emergency at a burning ship. The boat is equipped with a small fire extinguisher system. Lifeboat type Arie Visser could take 120 rescued aboard.
The boat will therefore be capable of being launched and used in extreme conditions with the maximum safety for the crew members.
HABBEKESHIPYARD has built these larger variants of the RIB lifeboat drawn up by the architects Willem de Vries Lentsch in association with the KNRM http://www.knrm.nl/
Specifications
Length overall: 18.80m
Length of hull: 8.00m
Maximum Beam (over the tubes): 6.10m
Beam (hull): 5.04m
Draft: 1.03m
Weight: 28.3 ton
Fuel capacity: : 6100 liters
Performance: 34 knots
Action radius (full power): 16 hours
Material: Aluminium H321
Engines: 2x MAN D2842 LE413, 735 kW at 2100 rpm
Reduction: 2x Reintjes WLS 334 KA reduction ratio 1,645:1
Waterjets : 2x Hamilton 521 B
Class ABS Maltese Cross A1 Launch AMS (with notation ‘offshore rescue boat’)