Professor Shtokman completed his voyage. Professor Shtokman completed his voyage Shtokman scientific ship when it goes to sea

The research vessel Professor Shtokman is the fourth vessel in a series of four Project 430 vessels built at the Stx Finland Turku shipyard, Turku, Finland. Named in honor of the Soviet oceanologist Vladimir Borisovich Shtokman.

This series of vessels is designed to conduct oceanographic, geological and physical research in the world's oceans, including in the tropical and Arctic regions. Unlimited sailing class.

R/V "Professor Shtokman" IMO: 7703027, flag Russia, home port Kaliningrad, building number 332, built January 16, 1979. Shipbuilder: Stx Finland Turku, Turku, Finland. Owner and operator: Russian Academy of Sciences - Institute of Oceanology named after. P.P. Shirshova.

Main characteristics: Tonnage 1297 tons, deadweight 561 tons. Length 68.7 meters, beam 12.4 meters, draft 4.2 meters. Speed ​​13.5 knots, economical 10 knots. The crew is 34 people. On board the vessel there are 6 laboratories with 21 workplaces, with a total area of ​​95 m2. The ship can accommodate 26 scientists. There are 32 cabins on board, including: 2 luxury cabins, 12 single cabins, 14 double cabins, 6 triple cabins.

Engine type: diesel unit.

Main engine: RB16M358, 2000 hp. Auxiliary engine: diesel generators - 3 pcs., power 185, 160, 50 hp.

Steering device: A6.3/350 E, electro-hydraulic machine; steering wheel type: Simple streamlined; Drive power - 8 kW.

On board the vessel there is:

Radio navigation equipment: Gyrocompass “Kurs - 4” - 2 pcs.; Log "IEL -2m" - 1 piece; Coordinate finder: Magnovox navigation network, Laurent C-ESZ-700, NOV TEX NCR-300, NOV STORDUKS NK -14 FILIPS, REGAL DECCA C1-140/4, RADIO DIRECTION FINDER KDF-SEP-TOS-LND(FR6) Echo sounder NEL-10 - 1 set.

MF/HF radio transmitter “BRIG” - 1 set; Radio receiver "Cycloid" - 2 sets; GMDSS equipment area A3 “SAILOR” consisting of: Telex terminal MF/HF - 1 set; MF/HF radio station 250 W - 1 set; DSC MF/HF - 1 set; VHF r/st with DSC unit - 2 sets; INMARSAT - S - 1 set; INMARSAT-mini-M - 1 set; VHF radio-portable GMDSS “AXIS-250” - 3 sets;

EPIRB COSPAS-SARSAT “TRON-40S” - 1 set; Radar transponder RT-94 SART - 2 pcs; VHF r/st “Akatsia” - 1 piece; KVU "Berezka" - 1 set; Navtex NCR-300A - 1 set; Teletype LO-300 - 1 set; ARQ complex MX-80 and teletype LO-300 - 1 set;

Electronic key “EKM-4” - 1 piece; Radar Bridgemaster C181/4 - 1 set; Radar FURUNO - 1 set; DGPS Philips MK-10 - 1 set.

Loading device: Crane-2 pcs. load capacity 3 tons. U-frame bow - 1.4 tons; U-frame aft - 1.2 tons.

Scientific winches: Cable winch “STD” - Power 24Kn; cable - Power 55Kn; Trawl - Power 40Kn; Seismic - Power 9Kn; Cable - Power 16KN.

Hydroacoustic equipment: Echo sounder “ELAC-ENIF” - 1 pc.; Echo sounder “ELAC-NBS” - 1 piece; Log "IEL-2" - 1 piece.

By 2006, the ship had made 74 voyages to various areas of the World Ocean, including Arctic and equatorial latitudes. Significant work was carried out on the vessel: the discovery of a large oil and gas field on the shelf of the Barents Sea, called the “Shtokman Field”; study of the structure of the Red Sea rift; conducting the first Soviet comprehensive expedition to the Amazon basin; obtaining new data on the Azores Current; sailing along the Northern Sea Route; study of seismic activity in the area of ​​the telephone exchange under construction in Bushehr (Iran) and others.

In recent years, the R/V Professor Shtokman has been widely used in the study of the Baltic, Barents, White and Kara seas: their hydrophysics and geophysics, geology and geochemistry; in monitoring the burial sites of toxic substances and spent units of ship's automatic transmission systems, which pose a potential threat to the biosphere of these basins.

(Used materials from the site ocean.ru).

In October 2014, the ship explored more than 40,000 square meters. km of the Kara and Barents Seas to assess the environmental consequences of developing oil and gas fields.

R/V "Professor Shtokman"
Deck diagram of the R/V "Professor Shtokman"
R/V "Professor Shtokman"

The ship was named in honor of the outstanding scientist Vladimir Borisovich Shtokman (1909-1968), who headed the ship from 1946. theoretical studies of hydrophysical direction at the Institute of Oceanology named after. P.P. Shirshov RAS, the founder of the famous school of physicists and oceanologists.

Specifications

• Purpose: Scientific research
• Ownership: Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Flag: Russia
• Call sign:UAUQ
• Home port: Kaliningrad
• Class: KM (*) L1 special purpose ship
• Shipowner: Institute of Oceanology named after. P.P. Shirshov RAS
• Place and year of construction: Finland, 1979
• Main dimensions: Gross tonnage - 1297; Net capacity - 309; Displacement - 1611 tons; Maximum length - 68.87 m; Design length - 60.73 m; Width - 12.42m; Max draft - 4.7 m;
• Speed ​​- 13.5 knots; economy - 10.0 knots;
• Crew/Scientific staff:34/26
• Engine type: diesel unit
  Main engine Type: RB16M358 Power 2000 hp Auxiliary engine: Diesel - generators - 3 pcs. Power 185,160,50 hp
  Steering device Type: A6.3/350 E, electro-hydraulic machine, Steering wheel type: Simple streamlined; Drive power - 8 kW.
• Ship's electrical network: power 380V, 50Hz; Household 220V, 50Hz.
• Fuel/water reserves - 260 t/100t (drinking), 80t (washing).
• Fuel consumption: on the move -5.0 t/day; in the parking lot 1t/day.
  Autonomy: fuel 50 days, water 40 days
  Desalination plant capacity: 10 t/day.
• Incinerators: “UNEX F-2”
• Radio navigation equipment: Gyrocompass “Kurs - 4” - 2 pcs.; Log "IEL -2m" - 1 piece; Coordinate finder: Magnovox navigation network, Laurent C-ESZ-700, NOV TEX NCR-300, NOV STORDUKS NK -14 FILIPS, REGAL DECCA C1-140/4, RADIO DIRECTION FINDER KDF-SEP-TOS-LND(FR6) Echo sounder NEL-10 - 1 set.
  MF/HF radio transmitter “BRIG” - 1 set; Radio receiver "Cycloid" - 2 sets; GMDSS equipment area A3 “SAILOR” consisting of: Telex terminal MF/HF - 1 set; MF/HF radio station 250 W - 1 set; DSC MF/HF - 1 set; VHF r/st with DSC unit - 2 sets; INMARSAT - S - 1 set; INMARSAT-mini-M - 1 set; VHF radio-portable GMDSS “AXIS-250” - 3 sets;
  EPIRB COSPAS-SARSAT “TRON-40S” - 1 set; Radar transponder RT-94 SART - 2 pcs; VHF r/st "Akatsia" - 1 piece; KVU "Beryozka" - 1 set; Navtex NCR-300A - 1 set; Teletype LO-300 - 1 set; ARQ complex MX-80 and teletype LO-300 - 1 set;
  Electronic key “EKM-4” - 1 piece; Radar Bridgemaster C181/4 - 1 set; Radar FURUNO - 1 set; DGPS Philips MK-10 - 1 set.
• Loading device: Crane-2 pcs. load capacity 3 tons. U-frame bow - 1.4 tons; Feed U-frame - 1.2 t
  Scientific winches: Cable winch “STD” - Power 24Kn; cable - Power 55 Kn; Trawl - Power 40Kn; Seismic - Power 9Kn; Cable - Power 16KN.
• Hydroacoustic equipment: Echo sounder “ELAC-ENIF” - 1 pc.; Echo sounder “ELAC-NBS” - 1 piece; Log "IEL-2" - 1 piece.
• Scientific premises: A total of 6 laboratory premises for 21 workplaces, with a total area of ​​95 m2.
• General description of the cabins: “Lux” cabins (hall, bedroom, bathroom - bath, toilet) - 2; Single rooms (bed, sofa, bathroom unit - shower, toilet) - 12; Double rooms (2 beds, sofa, washbasin) - 14; Triple rooms (3 beds, sofa, washbasin) - 6.
• Hold volume: bow -62m 3 stern - 88m 3

In recent years, the R/V Professor Shtokman has been widely used in the study of the Baltic, Barents, White and Kara seas: their hydrophysics and geophysics, geology and geochemistry; in monitoring the burial sites of toxic substances and spent units of ship's automatic transmission systems, which pose a potential threat to the biosphere of these basins. According to its technical and economic indicators, the vessel is easy to operate and has a steady demand for scientific expeditions.

At oil and gas license areas in the Kara and Barents Seas, an assessment of the background state of the environment was carried out and ecological and fisheries mapping was carried out. The work was carried out by specialists from the Institute of Environmental Design and Survey (IEPI) and the Institute of Oceanology named after. P.P. Shirshov RAS, who in October 2014 returned from a long voyage of the research vessel “Professor Shtokman”. The research was carried out over a month and covered more than 40,000 square meters. km of licensed areas.

The main goal of a comprehensive study of the waters of the Kara and Barents Seas is to develop a Program for conducting environmental monitoring for the future exploitation of oil and gas license areas. To carry out comprehensive research, specialists collected more than 1,000 samples of sea water, bottom sediments, bacterio-, phyto- and zooplankton and other hydrobiological samples.

During the work on the vessel “Professor Shtokman”, specialists from the Institute of Economics and Pedigrees and the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences discovered an unusual distribution of hydrological and hydrobiological characteristics of the waters of the Kara Sea, which specialists will analyze during further office data processing. Based on the results of environmental work in the Kara and Barents Seas, an assessment will be made of the impact of the planned development of licensed areas on the environment, and a preliminary forecast of damage to aquatic biological resources will be given.

The research vessel "Professor Shtokman", owned by the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has visited almost all areas of the world's oceans. The task of the current scientific expedition is environmental monitoring of a section of the Black Sea in the Gudauta region, where the possibility of oil production is being considered.

In the laboratories on the ship, materials and samples obtained at the site are studied. Some samples are processed on site, others, requiring more detailed study by specialists, will be analyzed at the end of the expedition. Scientists are already concluding that sea water in Abkhazia is the cleanest on the entire Black Sea coast.

The last time such a large-scale study of the sea in the waters of Abkhazia was carried out was back in Soviet times. Today's monitoring provides unique data on the ecological state of the sea, which provides a starting point for monitoring the situation during possible oil production. Microorganisms, water, and soil in the study area, covering an area of ​​about 4 thousand square meters, come under the close attention of scientists - chemists, microbiologists and others. km.

A bathometer - of one design or another - is found on every oceanographic vessel; it is the main instrument for taking water samples from various depths. The device allows you to take water samples at a certain horizon and prevents its mixing with water of other depths when rising to the surface.

Microbiologist Alexander Gozenko collects material for research using a plankton grid. The grid is lowered to the required depth, sometimes reaching 100 m, the trapped plankton is pumped out and measurements are taken.

Soil samples are dried in such fabric bags at the stern of the ship. Signed samples will go to institute laboratories for more detailed biochemical and chemical analysis.

"Professor Shtokman" was built in 1979 in Finland, and during its long research life it has been on more than 100 scientific voyages. The vessel's home port is Kaliningrad.

This simple device - a metal disk painted white suspended on a rope with markings - is jokingly called by scientists the very first scientific instrument. The Secchi disk determines the transparency of the water: the depth at which the disk completely disappears from view is considered an indicator of transparency. In the Gudauta bank, the transparency indicator was recorded at 17.5 m.

Spare anchor of "Professor Shtokman".

The ship's wardroom serves as both a dining room and a relaxation room. The ship has a good library and films.

The helm of "Professor Shtokman". And although the control of the ship is computerized, as in the good old days, the captain has to stand at the helm.

In the captain's cabin, high technologies of the 21st century and the 20th century coexist peacefully. The ship is equipped with several GPS navigators, but there are paper maps on the table.

This romantic way of communicating with the crew is in working order, but already serves more as a decoration for the ship, and captain Sergei Sergeev also communicates with the outside world via satellite phone.

"Professor Shtokman" in the Sukhumi port is waiting to sail to the open sea. During the expedition, more than 400 samples were taken, a huge amount of material was collected that had never been collected in Abkhazia before. This year, work on environmental monitoring will continue.

P.S. Despite all the efforts made by Rosneft to preserve the environment. Abkhaz society is very wary of the idea of ​​oil production in Abkhazia. Oil production, especially at sea, is always a big risk, but experts assure that modern production methods and the safety measures taken make it possible to reduce this risk to a minimum. On the one hand, at such an important moment for the formation of our state, we can receive the necessary financial resources, but on the other hand, the ecology of our small country is often at stake. A special attitude towards nature is part of the mentality of the Abkhaz people, reflected in their ancient religious beliefs and preserved in modern society. The land itself is sacred for Abkhazians. For example, in the mountains of Abkhazia it is still considered unacceptable to speak loudly, swear, or generally behave in an unworthy manner.