Service Operations Vessel ESVAGT NJORD is to be equipped with NextOcean’s WavePredictor motion prediction system to support offshore operations at the Dudgeon wind farm.
The motion radar and accompanying software are scheduled to be installed this month.
WavePredictor is designed to provide crews with real-time predictions of vessel motion in the coming minutes, supporting go/no-go decisions and personnel transfers in challenging sea states.
“On an SOV, the crew makes dozens of go/no-go calls a day. Our system shows the officer on watch what the vessel is going to do in the coming minutes, so that call is backed by verified predictions and not by feel alone,” said Karel Roozen, CEO, NextOcean.
“On a field like Dudgeon, where technicians need to get onto the turbine as often as the weather allows, that means both safer transfers and more workable days.”
