HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 21Firestorm A New Generation .Fireboat
Design Statement
A New Generation in Fireboats has been introduced by MetalCraft Marine, with the Firestorm line
of Fireboats. The boat was designed to ABYC and NFPA standards with ABS welding standards.
The specialized fire -rescue features are designed to be modifications to the proven and highly
successful Kingston platform. in verifying the scantlings to ABS Guide for Building and Classing
.High Speed Craft the decision was made to reduce these scantlings, which are over built, to achieve
additional speed and response tin.ie. A maximum speed of 37 knots was achieved in light condition,
35 loaded...
The heart of the Firestorm design is the engine room and its pumping system. Its design provides
more room for service than seen before with four access hatches. 2 X small Freeman 1 5X24"
hatches provide access when underway, a rear opening, dogged, walk in hatch rests on the swim
platform and a large dogged deck hatch opens for major servicing or engine removal. The 1500
GPM Darley pump is mounted on the port engine with an MCM designed sea chest that puts a head
of water above the pump inlet. Measured flows were recorded at 2400 GPM maximum flow and
.1750 at the Akron remote control monitor.
The Hamilton jets not only power the boat to 37 knots, they will stop the boat in just over a boat
length**. The transmission selection was based on over sizing for the pump load and RPM
matching to the jet impeller. The MGM designed intake screen for the sea chest, was designed
specifically to not interfere with jet intake flows at high speed maneuvers. The roof mounted
monitor was mounted over the center of buoyancy so that when firing at full pressure the thrust does
not push the head of the boat away. This leaves the jet thrust to be easily controlled by the helm as it
is pivoting around the center of thrust. It is akin to a tow boat swiveling around the load of a tow
post for better steerage and control. The boat could be kept on station with the monitor fired at any
angle and subsequently crews have been trained to use the monitor thrust in unison with the jet to
steer the boat when sweeping a dock or barge.
The design paid close attention to static and dynamic stability factors and particularly its ability to
maintain station in any condition for simultaneous firefighting and rescue. The beam and outboard
planing flats were used to offset the deep 'V' for a high static stability but provide good rough water
handling. In water testing, was performed to verify calculated data on the recovery platform and its
impact to flotation and handling under full load and high reverse conditions. Our video
demonstrates the boat in reverse at 1700 RPM. The platform submerges approximately 18". The
advantages of the wrap around recovery platform are obvious. It permits 4 Stokes litters to be
recovered at any one time in a worst case scenario and there are extra deck tie downs to secure
litters on deck. The lower side decks also provide good access to small fish boats and lower floating
docks.. Divers love the platform and its easy access to the main deck.
From below the waterline to the top of the heavy duty hinged mast, every design feature was
tailored to firefighting and rescue needs. The hinged mast has emergency lights and 1000 watt
halogen flood Lights and can be lowered by one man. A hinged support bar fits into a deck socket
and the mast can be used as a safety bar when down. The two level radar arch has a guard over the
radar antenna and HVAC unit and a FLIR platform. It is also removable or hingable.
"he full width emergency lit bar is canted on the vaulted roof line for better visibility. The vaulted
roof provides better water runoff for freezing conditions and contains the monitor piping above the
ceiling panels. The wrap around eyebrow with the west coast angled windshields allows no sun
glare and less water reaching the screens. The roof ladder floats and tits in a socket on the dive
platform when needed. The angled aft bulkhead provides better ingress egress to larger firefighters.
Railings are customized for specific docking arrangements. The deck is covered with Line X non-
skid and is well lit with deck lights. The deck is a perfectly flat deck sloped for water run oft The
push knees forward permit easy access to deck and docks for patient transfer or pushing boats in
distress, Deck hatches for anchor, fire gear and hose and tools are provided forward, center and on
the aft recovery deck. The boat has 4 watertight bulkheads.
....Other key..rescue .features .available .._ ......... .....
Option of single or twin pumping systems with a range of pump sizes,
MCM sea chest design permits pumping capacity above rating, proprietary intake screen design,
Multiple monitors available,
Foam capability, with internal or portable tanks,
Storz fitting,
Propulsion options,
Engine room design -rear engine hatch, versus center hatch option,
Several jet control systems available, electric, electro-hydraulic, hydraulic, manual,
Beachable, with heavy duty beaching guard,
Varying push knee designs, some with collision bulkhead,
EMS locker Oxygen station,
Oxygen piping to survivor berths,
Safety. harness wrap around railing, Patent Pending,
Forward hinged out opening Hatch/window with Stokes guides for quick forward access to cabin
for critical care survivors,
Hinged back stretcher berths, to provide additional berths,
Raised vent, access, closure option,
Aft recovery deck hatches,
Side rubrail with diagonal rub strakes in rubber or metal
Lifting options,
. Electrical options,
Railing options,
Deck coating options,
Console options,
Tool storage lockers,
** PLEASE NOTE: MetalCraft Marine do not recommend crash stops at full speed as the force of
inertia can he so great it could cause injury to persons not properly supported through the event. The
use of this procedure should be for emergency measures only.
MetalCraft Marine Incorporated
347 Wellington St. Kingston Ontae'io
K7K 6N7
.1-613-542-1810
Fax 542-6515
MetalCraft Marine is a small high quality builder/designer of aluminium Fire, .Patrol and Workboats. The
company bus been ill opetation since', 1978 hnJ W iS Ul'.igi i lly kt atflJlfi ' yadit OUl1dej:'lii. I987'z w-riwne.ts
shifted the company's direction into the Patrol and Workboat market. The company has been very
successful in this arena and has supplied over 100 boats to the Canadian Federal Government since 1989
of which most were designed by MetalCraft's head designer Tom Wroe. The company is the Canadian
licensed builder of the USCG 47' Motor Life Boat for the CCG MLB project.
Kingston Series Design Statement:
The Kingston Series has been in our product line since 1987 and has had many successes, primarily in the
Patrol boat market. The boat has been powered with outdrive, outboard, inboard, and inboard jet. It has
been produced in size ranges from 22' to 54'. The boat has very good handling characteristics in terms of
tracking, speed out of the hole, wave handling, and turning radius. The main functions of the boat's
planing surfaces, which are an elongated center planing flat and two outboard step chines, ate adjusted in
conjunction with the deadrise angle to accommodate the sea keeping conditions the particular operator
will encounter.
The .Kingston Series hull shape was originally designed for convertability to either jet or propellor
propulsion, Its center tapered bottom planing flat is mandatory for clean water flow to center mounted jet
intakes for prevention of cavitation. it increases flow to a twin installation and has proven unmatched for a
triple jet or I/O installation. Through development it was discovered to be a major design component for
jet and conventional drive systems for many areas of boat performance, primarily resulting in less hull
drag, thus reducing horsepower and fuel requirements, essentially a more efficient hull.
We have produced the Kingston Series with deadrise angles from 6 degrees to as much as 24 degrees. The
boat can carry a significantly increased deadrise without penalizing static stability because of our
overwide designed beam to length ratio. We have much experience with high speed overwide vessels and
have recently completed an l 1 M Fisheries Patrol vessel for the Dept. of Fisheries & Oceans and a
Kingston-54 for the Panama Canal Commission. This vessel was 54' X 18'3" with an 18 degree deadrise.
With a modified deep 'V' and an overwide beam to length ratio, the craft can carry a much greater
payload more safely and with better sea keeping qualities. The extra beam with the stepped chine flats,
which are below the waterline at rest, also add great static stability, which is so important in boarding and
close quarter maneuvers. The vessels have an unusually high meta -centric height which permits higher
safe loading capacities and greater perfomance under loaded conditions. We have complete stability and
inclining data for the vessel in our GHS software. (Based on the K-40's for the Canadian. Coast Guard &
11M DFO patrol vessel). You may note in the accompanying video that the CCG K-40 is designed with a
slight degree of bow down trim in static departure condition to allow for the 7300 Kg load capacity on her
aft cargo deck, designed for this boat only.
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with absolutely no roll -out of the hull. The K-32 Med-Evac/Patrol built for Yellowstone National Park
was tested against a CCG Zodiac 640. 'Turning at 46 MPH the Zodiac could not maintain the turning
radius of the K-32 due to excessive roll -out. The center planing flat of the hull acts as a brake to the
inboard chine providing enough resistance to counteract the inboard chine's natural tendency to roll the
hull out of the turn. This allows for much more controlability for the helmsman and safety and comfort for
the crew. However, this same feature provides better trim angles in the pre -planing zone and more lift
reducing the `hump' in. the boat's hull resistance curve.
We have spent years of research and development improving this hull form and have met all of our
original design criteria. We have included the names of the operators and engineers of some of our most
recent boats. I believe that their personal conclusions will attest to our boat's superlative performance. The
Kit3gstoti design was recently selected in international competitions by.the US Navy alyd. US.Coast Ouard
for multi -year contracts. The Kingston was also awarded US 'Boat of the Year Honors' for 2002 by two
of our major trade publications, as the platform for the new generation line of fireboats called, Firestorm.
If your time limits perniit we would urge your engineering staff or vessel operators to come and test the
Kingston Series. As always we believe the proof is in the pudding.
As with all of our designs the Kingston Series just keeps getting better as we continue to refine the design
criteria to best meet different operators individual sea conditions and particular requirements. Virtually all
of the Kingston series produced have far exceeded their requirements. Here are some of the vessels we
consider of special note;
Ministry of Natural Resources, Fisheries Patrol K-28, operating Lake Huron 1992,
twin Volvo AD31DP's @ 130 hp per side, 8500 lbs. Speed 40 mph.
North West Territories Gov't Fish Transporter K-28, operating Northern Hudson's Bay 1993,
twin. 150 hp outboards, 8000 lbs. speed 50 mph.
US National Parks K-32, Yellowstone National Park VIP/Med-Evac Vessl 1994,
twin 502 Mercury duoprops, 14,000 lbs. 47 MPH at sea level.
Canadian Coast Guard, SAR/Rapid Environmental Response K-40's, operating Great Slave Lake, Arctic
Ocean., Atlantic Ocean, 1995, triple AD41 DP'a @ 200 hp each, 19,000 lbs. speed 38 mph, 33 at cruise.
Panama Canal Commission VIP transporter, K-54, I997, 3 X 600 HP Caterpillar 3196's/362 Hamilton
waterjets @ 44,000 lbs, speed 39.1 knots, @ 57,000 lbs. speed 34 knots.
PDVSA Security Patrol Craft, K-40, for Lake Maracaibo 1.998, 2 X 430HP Volvo-Pcnta TAMD72/291
Hamilton waterjets @ 21,000 lbs., speed 40 knots.
US National Parks 7.4M White Water SAR vessel for the Grand Canyon, Canyonland Cataracts 1999,
Mercury 502 @ 400 HP, 7,000 lbs. 38 MPH at sea level.
US Navy, K-32 RIB's, operating in US ports and Middle East theater 2000, 2001-2-3, 2 X 355 & 315HP
Cummins 6BTA5.9/274 Hamilton waterjets & Konrad drives, 14,000 lbs. 40 knots & 37 knots
respectively.
USCG, K-23 workboat, operating US & International USCG bases 2000-1-2-3, Mercury -Cummins 4.2L
@ 200HP Bravo II drive, 5100 lbs. 40MPH.
Note: Shallow deadrise versions, under 12 degrees are quite different in handling and are specifically
designed for extreme shallow conditions or white water, hydraulic wave conditions.