Fast Res­cue Craft FRC1003

Hab­be­ke Shi­py­ard has devel­o­ped the FRC 1003, a new gene­ra­ti­on stand-alo­ne Fast Res­cue Craft, spe­ci­fi­cally desig­ned for pro­fes­si­o­nal res­cue orga­ni­za­ti­ons and coast­gu­ard operations.

Buil­ding on our pro­ven track record—including simi­lar ves­sels deli­ve­r­ed to the Ger­man res­cue orga­ni­za­ti­on DLRG—this model has been fur­ther devel­o­ped into a ful­ly inde­pen­dent and opti­mi­zed res­cue platform.

Ori­gi­nal­ly devel­o­ped within our Fast Daugh­ter Craft (FDC) range—primarily inten­ded for ERRV (Emer­g­en­cy Res­pon­se and Res­cue Ves­sel) ope­ra­ti­ons in the off­sho­re Oil & Gas sector—this upda­ted model is now desig­na­ted as FRC (Fast Res­cue Craft). The FRC vari­ant is spe­ci­fi­cally opti­mi­zed for res­cue orga­ni­za­ti­ons, whi­le remai­ning part of the same pro­ven design lineage.

The DLRG exe­cu­ti­on of this ves­sel has been equip­ped with the latest Hamil­ton­Jet AVX con­trol sys­tem. This next-gene­ra­ti­on, modu­lar water­jet con­trol plat­form offers int­ui­ti­ve ves­sel hand­ling, dual-redun­dant safe­ty archi­tec­tu­re and seam­less inte­gra­ti­on with advan­ced sys­tems such as dyna­mic posi­ti­o­ning and auto­pi­lot, ensu­ring maxi­mum con­trol and reli­a­bi­li­ty in cri­ti­cal res­cue operations.

The FRC 1003 is enti­re­ly desig­ned and engi­neered in-hou­se by Hab­be­ke Shi­py­ard, sup­por­ted by our dedi­ca­ted naval archi­tec­tu­re and engi­nee­ring team.

The ves­sel is desig­ned and built in full com­pli­an­ce with the latest SOLAS LSA regu­la­ti­ons and is deli­ve­r­ed with DNV cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­on (1A HSLC R2 Ser­vi­ce nota­ti­on). In addi­ti­on, the FRC 1003 com­p­lies with the latest requi­re­ments of MCA 280, ERRVA, WMO and CE‑B / ISO‑B standards, ensu­ring a wide and ver­sa­ti­le ope­ra­ti­o­nal profile.

Hybrid Rea­dy Concept

Hab­be­ke Shi­py­ard offers an opti­o­nal twin hybrid propul­si­on sys­tem, pro­vi­ding sig­ni­fi­cant fuel savings and a redu­ced envi­ron­men­tal foot­print. The ves­sel is desig­ned with futu­re upgra­des in mind, allo­wing hybrid inte­gra­ti­on at a later sta­ge wit­hout major modi­fi­ca­ti­ons to core components.

The hybrid sys­tem is care­ful­ly posi­ti­o­ned to ensu­re no nega­ti­ve impact on the vessel’s cen­tre of gra­vi­ty or performance.

Ope­ra­ti­o­nal Design & Safety

The FRC 1003 fea­tu­res a spa­cious, flush aft deck, pro­vi­ding a safe and effi­cient wor­king area for crew and res­cue operations.

To enhan­ce safe­ty during night ope­ra­ti­ons and extre­me wea­ther con­di­ti­ons, the ves­sel is equip­ped with two inte­gra­ted search­lights posi­ti­o­ned bene­ath the bow fen­der, sig­ni­fi­cantly impro­ving visi­bi­li­ty and maneuverability.

A wide wheel­hou­se door allows for easy and safe stret­cher access, ena­bling inju­red per­sons to be brought insi­de quick­ly. Opti­o­nal­ly, the ves­sel can be equip­ped with a toi­let and wash­ba­sin for exten­ded missions.

Gene­ral Tech­ni­cal Particulars

Dimen­si­ons

Length over­all (LoA): 10.47 m
Beam over­all: 3.42 m
Draft (approx.): 0.65 m
Air draft (anten­nas down): 2.84 m

Weights

Lights­hip (Die­sel): 5,250 kg
Maxi­mum load (Die­sel): 6,800 kg
Lights­hip (Hybrid): 6,210 kg
Maxi­mum load (Hybrid): 7,760 kg
Propul­si­on System
2 × Steyr SE306J38 – total power 430 kW
2 × ZF 68 gearboxes
2 × Hamil­ton HJ241 water­jets AVX

Per­for­man­ce
Maxi­mum speed (die­sel): > 35 knots
Ran­ge (crui­se): > 100 nau­ti­cal miles

Capa­ci­ty
Crew: 3 persons
Res­cue capa­ci­ty: 12 persons

Ope­ra­ti­o­nal Capability
Sea Sta­te: 5 (ope­ra­ti­o­nal)
Sea Sta­te: 6 (sur­vi­val)
Ful­ly com­pli­ant with WMO standards