SHIPPING & MARITIME PROJECTS
Norton Consultants Pty can re-design, upgrade and commission the entire range of fire, emergency, shore power and communication systems used on the worlds shipping today. Our experience in essential power systems and automation allows us to provide the very best, most reliable systems for your next marine project.
Our design expertise includes compliance to current ABS, RINA, DNV, BV and Lloyds regulations.
MV 'SPIRIT OF TASMANIA'
Norton Consultants were engaged as specialist consultants by Taylor Bros Pty Ltd of Hobart, Tasmania, to design and document the aft extension of Deck 8 of the car ferries MV 'Spirit of Tasmania I' and MV 'Spirit of Tasmania II' sailing regularly between Melbourne, Victoria, and Devonport, Tasmania, to house additional aircraft-style seating.
Norton Consultants were also engaged to design and document the installation of additional crew accomododation on Deck 10 of MV 'Spirit of Tasmania III' before it entered service.
Services provided by Norton Consultants for these projects included design and documentation of all electrical power and lighting, public address and fire detection systems and integration of these systems into the existing systems on these vessels. All parts of the installation, including transformer and distribution board selection, were required to conform to the specific requirements of the
ABS (American Bureau of Shipping).
TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTERS
Norton Consultants were engaged as specialist consultants by Taylor Bros Pty Ltd of Hobart, Tasmania, to design and document the electrical services associated with two fully self-contained containerised Temporary Living Quarters for off-shore installation on Shell's Malampaya Gas Platform in the Phillipines.
These custom-built living quarters were designed for dual-use, being capable of being offloaded onto a P&O charter vessel for use as an ROV control room and specialist accomodation during yearly pipeline inspections, hence dual fire, PA and communications systems were required adding to the complexity of the final design. Highlights included:
- Compact electrical & lighting design for use in two different environments.
- ROV communications and patching design.
- Local area networking and telephone services.
- Fire & PA (dual systems - one for ship and one for rig use).
The modules were to be installed within a Zone 2 Hazardous Area whilst on the platform, adding further to the challenges of the design. The final result was a credit to the entire project team including representatives from P&O Maritime, Shell, Fluor, Taylor Bros, Covus and Norton Consultants.
POINT LONSDALE FOGHORN
Norton Consultants completed the Electrical and Mechanical design, installation and commissioning of a compressed-air powered foghorn below Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, in Melbourne, Victoria.
High reliability is a key factor in the design of navigational beacons and reduced voltage starting was required on the air compressor motor to ensure reliable starting with the lighthouse located at the far end of the utility supply.