bulkhead doors meet solas stability compliance (rfa argus) id 41501_original_41501
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8/9/2019 Bulkhead Doors Meet SOLAS Stability Compliance (RFA Argus) Id 41501_Original_41501
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RFA ARGUS , ROYAL NAVY, UK
RoRo ConversionsBulkhead doors meet SOLAS stability regulations
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As part of a major upgrade and life extension project,the UK Navy’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus wasconverted to undertake a new primary role for receivingcasualties, with a secondary task of helicopter training.
Major equipment upgrades were also undertaken to
increase the vessel’s operational capabilities and upgradeit to meet future regulations for SOLAS, sewage treatmentplants, fire and watertight integrity.
The conversion solutionMacGregor’s RoRo conversion team received the contractto design and build watertight and weathertight bulkheaddoors, according to SOLAS rules and regulations. It alsoprovided installation assistance.
Client: A&P Falmouth Ship Repair YardVessel• RFA ArgusCompleted in 2009•
Design and hardware delivery•
Installation assistance•
Built to Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR) classication•
requirementsSOLAS stability regulation compliant•
Watertight and weathertight sliding bulkhead doors,•
located on hangar deck, on port and starboard sidesWatertight and weathertight top hinged bulkhead doors,•
located aft of the rampWatertight and weathertight small sliding bulkhead door,•
located on hangar deck, starboard side.
The ship has undergone a conversion that redefines its keyrole. Built in Italy in 1981 as the container vessel ContenderBezant, it was taken out of merchant trade during theFalklands war and entered naval service in 1988, primarilyserving as an aviation training facility. Now Argus serves as aPrimary Casualty Receiving Facility (PCRF) providing facilitiesincluding two operating theatres and 100 beds. As a logisticsship it can be adapted to transport various quantities ofequipment very quickly.
Robust and reliable sliding bulkheaddoors have been tted onboardRFA Argus; they incorporateinnovative technology and aredeveloped from proven designs.
drive gypsy withhydraulic motor
roller
wheel
upper cleat
pushing cylinder pushing cylinder
lower cleat
upper cleat roller
idler gypsy
Sliding bulkhead doors
RFA Argus is a casualty receiving ship, capable of
treating 100 service/civilian personnel, and an aviationtraining facility; it can carry up to 500 service personnel
and has been designed to accommodate diverse anddemanding roles.