RS class: construction of the fishing vessel Kapitan Martynov completed

The vessels are designed for pollock and herring fishing, equipped with a modern trawling complex and means of mechanizing fishing gear, as well as high-tech equipment that enables to process products directly on board. The vessel is 108.2 meters long, 21 meters wide, has a cargo hold capacity of 5652 cubic meters, a speed of 16 knots and is capable to carry a crew of up to 155 people on board, including personnel of the fish processing complex. An innovative electric power plant allows the efficient use of the shaft generator in trawling mode at a reduced speed of the main engine, ensuring significant fuel conservation.

A series of modern high-tech trawlers of the ST-192 project are being built by order of the Russian Fishery Company under the state program of investment quotas. Construction work under RS survey has been in progress since 2017. Captain Martynov is the fourth vessel of the project. The first three ships are currently successfully operating in the fishing areas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. Two more trawlers are under construction – Captain Yunak and Mekhanik Shcherbakov. A total of eleven units are to be built in the series.

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Founded in 1913, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is a world-renowned classification society that operates within all spheres of the maritime industry. The organization’s main objectives are to enhance the safety standards of human life at sea, ensure the safe navigation of ships and the secure transportation of cargoes by sea and inland waterways, as well as to develop standards for environmental protection.

RS reviews technical documentation, surveys ships under construction and in service, issues documents and certificates for vessels, offshore facilities, ship machinery, equipment and devices; conducts measurements of ships and floating facilities; carries out surveys to ensure compliance with international conventions; certifies industrial products and manufacturers, quality management systems, sustainability management and occupational health and safety management systems in compliance with ISO standards. RS surveys general cargo containers, thermal containers, tank containers, platform containers, offshore containers, etc.