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SWATH in Belgian Waters
Planning for the future
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A new way to board pilots
• Practical solutions for future challenges
– How to cater for larger and faster vessels
– Non Swath operable ships
– How to prepare ships for boarding operations
– How to guarantee a safe passage with draught
> 13,1 m
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How to cater for larger and faster vessels
• By extending the area in which pilot operationswill take place
• By operating at higher speed:
– Present boarding operations:
Maximum speed of 5 knots
– Future boarding operations (Swath operablevesels)
Minimum speed of 10 knots
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How to prepare ships for boarding operations
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Larger boarding area
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Non Swath operable ships
• Ships with a freeboard of less than 2,5 m
• Ships with large fenders at water level
• Submarines
• Ships with unsuitable ‘pilot doors’
In all not more than 25 % of the total number of
commercial ships
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How to prepare ships for boarding operations
• Creating a new area:
To align ships towards pilot operations;
• Swath operable ships:– Fixed distances between vessels aligned towards Swath
vessel adapt speed and course to optimum boardingoperation
– Allow vessels for which berth is not ready to joinanchorage area in the North
• Swath non operable ships:– Direct vessels toward SWATH mother ship
– Allow vessels for which berth is not ready to joinanchorage area in the South
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Large Alignment zone Station Vessel
Tender Swath operations
Anchorage to the North
Anchorage to the South
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Goals to be achieved
• Enhance safety of pilot boarding operations
• Enhance speed of operations under normalconditions
• Cater for ULCC (loa >300m, draught tideindependent > 13,1 m) with a dead slow speedof 9 knots
• Maintain same level of service for all othervessels
• Reduce time out due to bad weather from
40 days per year to 4 days per year
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