Fully automatic integrated gangway
Through integrated mission planning, automated vessel manoeuvring and autonomous gangway connection, K-Walk introduces an innovative approach to personnel and cargo transfer during Wind Farm construction and maintenance operations.
K-Walk takes a new approach to increasing productivity and efficiency for Walk-to-Work vessels. While providing a completely safe, automatic, motion compensated gangway for the fast transfer of personnel and materials, integration enables more efficient approach and settlement at wind turbines and more effective logistics.
Benefits
Operability
- Integrated mission planning and automated vessel manoeuvring
- Integrated with Dynamic Positioning System (K-Pos) for a fully automatic connection using precision reference systems and increasing operability by reduced manning (controlled from DP bridge)
Productivity
- Slope-less transfer of personnel and cargo
- Integrated lift for step-less transfer
- Increased operational weather window due to roll compensation of pedestal
Efficiency
- Improved efficiency through Hybrid AC design solution
- Integrated Energy control with advisory tools
- Energy management accounting for DP dynamics
Technical data
- Significant wave height: < Hs 3.5m
- Weight: ~95 tones
- Live load capacity: 3 x personnel + 1000 kg of cargo
- Height of pedestal: Max 22 m
- Telescopic gangway: 20 +/- 4 meter
- Minimum internal width of gangway bridge: 1200 mm
- Minimum free walk height 2100 mm
- Material: Steel
Pedestal
- 330°slewing range
- Tilted Pedestal ± 8°
- Roll Compensation for operations < Hs 3.5m
- Height Adjustable
Integrated Lift
- 2000 kg load carrying capacity
- Internal dimensions 1600 x 2800 x 2200 mm (W x D x H)
- Door dimensions 1200 x 2100 mm (W x H)
- Automatic docking towards heave compensated gangway bridge / king
- Synchronized lift and gangway control systems
- Direct access to / from storage area, weather deck
Control System
- Kongsberg K-Walk Control System is specially designed for gangway operations and is fully redundant
- The controller unit contains two powerful control computers and I/O units to provide an interface to motors, instruments, sensors and dual LAN interface for other Kongsberg Systems
- The Gangway Control System is designed for seamless integration with Kongsberg Dynamic Positioning system, K-Pos and Vessel Control system, K-Chief by means of network connections
Integrated Operator Environment and Dedicated Gangway Views
- Single window operational environment
- Innovative levers and touch solutions
- Adjustable and retractable screen and seating positions for total viewing
- Gangway view with status, sensor, reference and position information
Certification
- Designed to DNVGL-ST-0358 Certification of offshore gangways for personnel transfer - Edition December 2015
Services and support
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24/7 Technical support
Our 24/7 technical support team is there to help at any time, day or night, wherever your vessel is.
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Conversions, retrofit and refit
We understand the importance of having the right parts, available in the right place, at the right time.
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Training
Ensure that your crew is properly and thoroughly trained. This will reduce operational risk, downtime and maximise return on asset investment.