LARS Base
• Base designed and constructed to support entire system without dependence on host vessel for structural strength and rigidity
• Deck sized to accommodate UHD class ROVs and TMS
• Safety grid walking platform
• Integral lifting eyes with full penetration welds
• Bolt on sacrificial plates for welding onto ship deck
• Enclosed base for spill containment with removable drain plugs
• All hydraulic lines protectively routed through base where possible
• Positive mechanical stops in deployed and transport position
• Yellow Fiberglass Gator Grating
LARS Boom
• Constructed of fabricated square tubing and plate steel
• Equipped with extension boom to permit safe deployment distance from vessel
• Telescopic boom fitted with Teflon wear pads for smooth extension and retraction
• Telescopic section hydraulic hoses routed inside an energy chain for neatness and protection
• Sized to provide a minimum of 1.5m of clearance between deck and frame of ROV in vertical position
• Dual marine grade floodlights
• All Hardware Teflon coated or Stainless Steel
LARS Docking Head
• Equipped with failsafe latching cylinders
• Nylatron sheave designed to slide vertically in cheek plates. This permits removal of umbilical cable from docking mechanism without removing mushroom termination.
• Latch Sensor System including proximity sensors for each latching finger and indicator lights on control panel.
• Umbilical wash down point
• All grade 8 bolts on docking head are xylene coated
LARS Controls
• Control provided for swing damping cylinders, slewing cylinders, vertical docking head, main boom, extension boom cylinders.
• All controls use spring centered proportional joystick arrangements except for latching fingers which are on/off.
• Main lift and extension cylinders equipped with failsafe counterbalance valves to prevent cylinder sink in the event of power loss or hose rupture.
Options
• DnV approved lifting slings
• Remote operators station
• Automatic self-greasing system
• Stainless steel hydraulic fittings
• Configurable sheave for a variety of cable sizes