by William Lafferty » July 26, 2022, 11:29 am
ABS, LR, BV, etc., still require anchors, which the Viking Octantis has, but the DPS is quite useful when deploying the many small craft the Viking ships use in ferrying passengers to shore. Ships at anchor are susceptible to wind and current, hence much movement pivoting around anchors. Deep sea drilling ships and platforms (for which DPS was originally intended in the late 1960s) are required to have a power plant and engine room completely separate from the vessel's main power plant for obvious reasons.
ABS, LR, BV, etc., still require anchors, which the [I]Viking Octantis[/I] has, but the DPS is quite useful when deploying the many small craft the Viking ships use in ferrying passengers to shore. Ships at anchor are susceptible to wind and current, hence much movement pivoting around anchors. Deep sea drilling ships and platforms (for which DPS was originally intended in the late 1960s) are required to have a power plant and engine room completely separate from the vessel's main power plant for obvious reasons.