Safe Caledonia

Safe Caledonia is a  moored with thruster assist (TAMS) semi-submersible ASV with beds for up to 454 persons and is capable of operating worldwide, excluding Norway, in the most demanding conditions.

Safe Caledonia was built in 1982 at GVA Kockums yard in Sweden to a Pacesetter design and completed a 20-year life extension in 2012/13, enhancing the accommodation facilities and extending the structural life of the vessel.

With up to 454 beds available, a large working deck area and substantial warehousing and stores (150m²), the Safe Caledonia offers excellent construction and maintenance support facilities with a high level of accommodation. The workshop, laydown area, 9 offices and 67 client workstations can be altered according to client and project specific requirements.

Vessel Specification

Registered name	Safe Caledonia
Built, upgraded	1982, 2004/2012
Design	F&G Pacesetter
Max no of beds	454
Deck area	Up to 600m²
Power generation	15 900 kW
Gangway	Telescopic 36.5m +/- 6.0m
Mooring system	10-point wire winches with thruster assistance (TAMS)
Station keeping	POSMOOR ATA, DP2 Capable
Thrusters	4 x 2.4 MW Azimuth
Cranes	Port-side: 50 tonnes Starboard-side: 50 tonnes

The Safe Caledonia has operated in the UKCS continuously for over 10 years and has also previously secured contracts in Mexico, Nigeria and Australia. Safe Caledonia’s recent operational track record can be seen below:

Client	Facility	Operation	Location
Pemex	EPC01, Fixed Platform	DP	Mexico
Statoil	Sleipner, Fixed Platform	Moored	NCS
ConocoPhillips	Bayu-Undan, Fixed Platform	DP	Australia (JDPA)
Shell	Bonga, Spread Moored FPSO	DP	Nigeria
Nexen	Buzzard, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
Total	Elgin Franklin, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
BG	Gaupe / Armada, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
BP	Andrew & Magnus, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
Nexen	Golden Eagle, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
BP	ETAP, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
Total	Elgin West Franklin, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
BP	Claire Ridge, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS
ConocoPhillips	Judy, Fixed Platform	Moored	UKCS