Solas-Compliant Yanmar For RNZN
Yanmar dealer Britton Marine has delivered the first of 14 new RIBs featuring a SOLAS-compliant Yanmar 6LPA-STP marine diesel engine to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)The engines are to be installed in South African-built Gemini hulls and supplied to Tenix Defence as part of the RNZN Project Protector upgrade program.
This (first) turbocharged and intercooled marine diesel, matched to an Australian-built Doen water jet, has undergone successful trials in South Africa. It was then delivered to the Netherlands, to be loaded on to the yet-to-be commissioned new RNZN Multi-Role Vessel (to
be named HMNZ Canterbury).
The significance of the engine’s SOLAS compliance lies in the worldwide acceptance of the standard and level of legal standing afforded to organisations who comply.
One key aspect of the SOLAS-compliant Yanmar is its ability to automatically switch off if the vessel capsizes, therefore preventing water ingress and subsequent engine failure. When the vessel is righted, the engine can then be re-started.
Two years after the notorious Titanic tragedy in 1912, maritime authorities from around the world joined together to outline an international treaty concerning the safety of shipping vessels. The result was the first edition of what was to become the most important document in maritime safety, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).
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