Province de Liège I (ship, 2012)
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The Province de Liège school coupling association was built by the shipyard Gebr. Jooren for the Belgian École de Polytechnique in Huy to train prospective inland waterway skippers . The unit was baptized and dedicated on May 4, 2012. The old school ship Libertas , a Péniche from 1921, was replaced by it.
use
The 85-meter-long school coupling system was built to replace the old school ship Libertas and its dimensions are also suitable for travel on the Canal du Nord . The length of 85 meters is required to obtain the Belgian inland navigation license. The barge can also sail alone on the Canal de Saint-Quentin . Both ships are equipped with all of the modern monitoring and operating devices that are currently used on inland waterway vessels to train prospective inland waterway skippers .
Construction and equipment
Province de Liège I
The 50 meter long motor ship Province de Liège I is powered by two Scania DI 12-59M diesel engines with 260 kW each, which act on two Veth-Z rudder propellers . A four-channel bow thruster of the type Veth-Jet 4-K-800, which is driven by a Sisu diesel engine with 118 kW, serves as a maneuvering aid. Two Sisu diesel generators with 63 kVA each are installed for the power supply .
The accommodation for the 20 apprentices and the kitchen are located below deck, the permanent crew lives in the deckhouse located aft. All rooms are air-conditioned and have underfloor heating. A training room is set up on deck. The wheelhouse can be adjusted in height and has all the facilities required for safe navigation. Two hydraulically lowerable anchor piles are installed for anchoring .
Province de Liège II
The 34-meter-long tanker Province de Liège II is pushed as a barge during operation in a coupling formation. It enables the practical loading and unloading of liquid substances. The truck crane on board can be used to practice loading dry goods. In the aft part there is a training room with a small kitchen below deck. Above that there is a modernly equipped control stand for solo travel. A Veth Z-drive VZ-200 with a 350 HP Scania diesel engine is installed in the stern as a drive and a Veth bow thruster with a 360 ° rotatable control grate of the type VSG-800, which is driven by a 100 kW electric motor, is installed as a maneuvering aid becomes. Independent driving is possible with this device. Two Sisu diesel generators with 63 kVA and 134 kVA are installed for power supply. Both generators are noise-insulated. The barge is also equipped with two anchor piles.