Containerised RAS/FAS

By installing the winches required to conduct all-electric Replenishment at Sea (RAS) into ISO shipping containers, the equipment can be installed on a Naval/commercial vessel in times of need and removed when not required. This allows modularity of the vessel depending on the mission objectives Kongsberg Maritime's replenishment at sea (RAS) equipment offers un-paralleled performance and system maturity to meet the demanding requirements of naval replenishment schedules around the world. By installing the winches required to conduct all-electric Replenishment at Sea (RAS) into ISO shipping containers, the equipment can be installed on a Naval/commercial vessel in times of need and removed when not required. This allows modularity of the vessel depending on the mission objectives. Some of the key benefits of this design are the way that the shipping containers are used not only to house the equipment, but also to give supporting structure and height where required. The key to the concept of the system was the rapid deployment, along with the utilisation of current Kongsberg Maritime hardware, to ensure that minimum new design was required where possible. The layout has been modelled around the standard layout of the Kongsberg Maritime RAS system, whilst keeping within the dimensional constraints of the container footprints. By maintaining the dimensions from the use of ISO containers, the system is stackable and may be rapidly deployed onto prepared deck seatings. To facilitate rapid installation, the mast design minimises full bolted connections, seen only at the base of the mast itself, and the sheave housing fabrication. The sheave housing fab should not need to be broken in normal operation. All interfaces, be they electrical, hydraulic, or chilled water will, where possible, be designed to utilise suitable connectors that maybe made or broken with minimum work required.