1. Ifremer naval facilities
Vessels
- Submarine and Seismic Equipment

2. The Ifremer fleet, more than 1500 ocean cruises in the last 30 years
25 %
50 %
20 %
5 %

3. 4 Ocean and Regional Vessels

4. R/V Pourquoi Pas ?
Coastal and deep seas mapping and oceanographic missions, with multibeam utilization
Survey of areas with a capacity of deployment of two acoustic vehicles (towed sonar as SAR), ROVs (Victor 6000) or autonomous submarine (Nautile)
Sampling and analyzing of water, deposit or bedrocks with deployement of bathysonds/CTD, piston corers, dredges,...
Deployement of seismic systems.

5. R/V Pourquoi Pas ? characteristics
Main Characteristics:
LOA : 107,6 m
Breadth : 20 m
Draught : 7 m
Tonnage : 6600 t
Service speed 13,3 knots
Max speed 14,5 knots
Autonomy : 64 days at 11 knots
Diesel electric propulsion ; DP class II
Special Vessel, French flag, Bureau Véritas class
Scientific party : 40 berths; crew : 35 berths

6. R/V L’Atalante (1990/2009)
- Researches in the geosciences, oceanography and biology domains - Deployment of ROV Victor 6000 and Nautile, seismic system
LOA : 84,60 m
Draft : 5,1 m
Tonnage : 3550 t
Speed : 11 knts (max. 15,3 knts)
Scientific team : 33 maxi
Shallow and deep multibeam echo-sounders, sub-bottom profiler
Gravimeter, magnetometer
2 ADCP
Multi-services network
One mission center
8 laboratories (130 m²)

7. R/V Thalassa (1996)
- Fishery stock assesment and resarch up to 2000 m - Physical oceanography - Déploiement of ROV Victor 6000
LOA : 73,65 m
Beam : 14,90 m
Draft : 6,10 m
Tonnage : t
Speed : 11 knts (max. 14,7 knts)
Scientific team : 25
Multi-beam and mono beam fishery echo-sounders, 2 ADCP, thermosalionmeter
4 laboratories: hydrology, physics, chimical, biology
Mission center
Automatised sorting room : 130 m²
Places for 5 20 ‘ laboratory conteners

8. R/V Le Suroit (1975 / 1999)
- Researches in the geosciences, oceanography and biology domains - Deployment of the towed sonar SAR, AUVs, seismic systems
LOA : 56,34 m
Beam : 11 m
Draft : 4,10 m
Tonnage : t
Speed : 10 nœuds
Scientific team : 14 to 17
Shallow and deep multibeam echo-sounders, sub-bottom profiler
Gravimeter, magnetometer
2 ADCP
Multi-services network
One mission center
2 laboratories

9. Three Coastal Vessels 2 coastal vessels :
R/V Thalia ( Bisquay gulf, British channel)
Catamaran L’Europe (Mediterranean sea)
1 Oceanographic launch : Haliotis

10. The Oceanographic Launch Haliotis, a new utilization
Haliotis on board R/V Pourquoi Pas?
Terceira island bathymetric survey

11. Ifremer submarine systems

12. Manned submarine Nautile (1985)
Main caractéristics :
Operational depth : m
Weight : 19,5 t
Length : 8 m
Beam : 2,70 m
Hight : 3,81 m
Crew : 2 pilots + 1 scientist
Internal diameter : 2,10 m
Titanium
Autonomy (work on the sea-floor) : 5 h
Security : autonomy 120 h

13. Deep sea ROV Victor 6000 (1998)
Victor 6000 is an ROV able to work at 6000 m depth for 3 days
Main caractéristics :
Operational depth : m
Weight : 4 t
length : 3,15 m
Beam : 2,70 m
Height : 1,80 m
Speed ahead : 1,5 knts
Lateral and vertical speed : 1 knt

14. ROV Victor 6000 measurement module (2007)

15. Penetrometer Penfeld
It’s a seabed tool that measures geotechnical parameters in the sediment thanks to an instrumented rod/cone. The penetrometer is designed to work up to 6000 m depth. The rode penetreates into the sediment over 30 meters.

16. Two AUVs (Aster X, Idef X)
Characteristics :
Weight < 1T
Length 4.5m
Autonomy : 100km
Depth 3000m
Speed : 1 – 5 knts
Payloads : 200kg (air)

17. Upcoming Submarine Equipment
H-ROV ARIANE New AUV 6000m (CORAL project)

18. Seismic systems Mutichannels heavy system High resolution 2D
Rapid Seismic system
Sparker
Sysif