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| Control room |
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| Ship's main engines |
After we had finished our CTD operations
this morning, a group of scientists were shown around the engine room by Third
Engineer Bill. We spent an hour clambering around amongst the engines and
generators and were even shown what happens to all the ship’s sewage! RRS James
Cook has four engines, generating the same amount of power as used by the
Falkland Islands! Fuel consumption onboard generally averages around 10 tonnes
per day, though this increases to 24 tonnes at maximum speed (16 knots). The ship
can make 11 m3 of fresh water per day and the vessel has four
thrusters for maneuverability and stability. The ship can also move up to 6
knots sideways!
Many thanks to Bill for the excellent tour.
Uriel and Katy have kindly shared some photos.
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| The sewage system and test toilet! |
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| Crawling around ... |
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| Alex cooling off by the air vent |
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| Ben and Katy trying out the tools for size... |
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