As the peratng regn s nt ndustrall develped, the d has t be a sel-supprtng unt. Ths has mpated n the desgn n the llwng was: - The d s tted wth ts wn pwer generatn and mahner sstems. All mahner s lated n the sde walls the d. As the sdewalls are ept small r maxmum lear wdth nsde the d, the mahner spaes are desgned t be extremel mpat. - Whle mst latng ds are nneted t external resures, ths d s able t stre and dstrbute ts wn nsumables (uel and resh water) and stres. - The d s tted wth ranes and repar altes as external equpment s hardl avalable n the peratng area. Ths nfuenes the arrangement the s de walls: a gantr rane s tted n eah s de. - The ammdatn s tted nsde the sde walls. G E N E R A L FLoA TiNG DRyDock V u y k E n g i n e e r i n g R o t t e r d a m 17 16 As earl as the end 2003 chng Fu Shpbuldng Tawan, ntrated Vu Engneerng Rtterdam r the desgn a fatng drd t be bult at ther shpard n kahsung. The d wll serve as a repar alt n the Republ Marshall islands. in ths regn shng s the man setr and therere the d s manl desgned r mantenane and repars purse seners and eeders. our spe was the nept desgn, bas desgn and detaled engneerng the d, and part the equpment. The d has been desgned ardng t the rules r lassatn Det Nrse Vertas. design and engineering Dock particulars: Length pntn 104.80 m Breadth extreme 28.52 m Depth mld. 11.70 m Docking Capacity: Ne tt l tng apa t 3 500 t n Maxmum length 96.00 m Maxmum wdth 19.58 m Maxmum draught 6.55 m The arrangement/mah ner the d s pt m zed r eas peratn and relablt. Ths resulted n an arrangement wth the pntn dvded nt several tan znes, eah perated b ts wn pump rm. Fr redundan, eah pump an be b-passed t ther znes. The pumps are lated nsde the pntn t maxmze the een the ballast sstem. As the peratng regn s surrunded b prtete d rals, the d has been desgned t mnmze envrnmental pllutn. in rder t llet spra water rm mantenane wr, the d s tted wth a mdern blge water lletn sstem. Ths nssts ur blge wells at the rners the pntn. These wells llet all waste water rm the d fr. Frm there the water s dstrbuted t a blge water lletng tan, whh s nnete d t a separatn unt. Ater sme delas n the buldng press, the d suessull perrmed ts rst dng n 2007. in the llwng perd the d was used multple tmes at the shpard n Tawan, beause the enm grwth requred extra altes. in ths perd the wner, wth Vu Engneerng Rtterdam as a nsultant, nvestgated the best sutable latn r the d. Fr several pssble latns n the ntended lagn, we engneered a mrng sstem t whh the d wll be attahed n the uture.