
Spectrum 3
The Spectrum 3 is a 23 m aluminium catamaran built in 2015.
She is an MCA Category 2 coded workboat and has been purposefully adapted to operate as a dual–purpose survey/crew transfer vessel, combining fast transit speed with a stable survey platform. Spectrum owned and operated she has been part of the fleet since 2021 and has a proven track record conducting crew transfer and survey projects for Orsted and Vattenfall respectively.
The Spectrum 3 has the following survey attributes:
- Permanently installed survey infrastructure.
- Dimensionally controlled offsets.
- The vessel has a back deck space of 24 m2 .
- There is a crane on the foredeck for loading the vessels and deploying marine equipment.
- The vessel has a comprehensive CCTV cameras system covering all areas of the vessel and is equipped with two–way radio communication between the vessel bridge, survey desk and aft deck.
- The vessel has been proven to be acoustically quiet with an acoustic noise signature outside the acoustic frequency range of all mobilised survey equipment.
- Stabilised power supply through rack mounted UPS systems supported by a 13 kVA generators.
- Sever rack with network attached storage.
- Starlink satellite internet system for data transfer and remote support/QC.
| General Specification | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Aluminium |
| Dimensions | 23 m x 6.7 m x 1.9 m |
| MMSI | 235097363 |
| Class | BV |
| Speed cruising | 26 knots |
| Engines | 2 x CAT C32 |
| Propulsion | 2 x fixed pitch propellors |
| Code | 2 x fixed pitch propellers |
| Deck cargo | 7 tonnes |
| Generator | 2 x Cummin Onan 13.5kVa |
| Crane | Amco Veba 805M |
| Survey Equipment | |
|---|---|
| Positioning & Motion: | Applanix POSMV Wavemaster |
| Multibeam Echosounder: | Teledyne Reson T50 |
| Sub-bottom Profiler: | Innomar Medium-100 |
| Magnetometer: | Geometrics G882 |
| Side Scan Sonar: | Edgetech 4205 HF |
| Environmental: | Grab Sampling & Drop-Down Video |
| Metocean: | Wave buoy/tide gauge deployment & recovery |
| ROV: | Various options can be mobilised |
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Survey Services

Survey Services
The survey services offered by Spectrum Offshore use a wide variety of state-of-the-art technology, including the following methodologies:
- Geophysical Survey
- Hydrographic Survey
- Construction Support Survey
- Site Investigation Survey
- Consent & Licensing Survey
- Remote Survey
- ROV Inspection
Vessel Services

Vessel Services
Spectrum Vessel Services Limited, incorporated in 2014, provides vessel based marine solutions throught the offshore sector.
Our vessels have a proven track record conducting the following tasks:
- Personnel transfer
- Cargo transfer