18m Floating Office for Dubai Civil Defence
An 18 × 10m self-propelled floating office for Dubai Civil Defence, designed and built in-house, with hull drawings approved by DNV.
The office sits on an 18m aluminium pontoon hull with a 10m beam and a draft of just 0.63m. A circular two-storey superstructure under layered, curved canopies holds a reception and lobby, two offices, a conference and dining room, a pantry and a guest toilet on the main deck, with crew bunks, a bathroom and an open balcony on the upper deck.
Outboard engines at the stern move it under its own power at 10 to 12 knots, and a ramp between them carries two jet skis for quick launches. Solar panels on the roof supply power on board, and palm trees in built-in planters, timber-look decking and underwater lighting finish the exterior.
The hull structure and engine mounts were designed to DNV rules, with the drawings approved by DNV. We prepared the stability booklet and ran the inclining test, both examined by DNV against the IMO 2008 Intact Stability Code. The finished office was moved on a multi-axle trailer and craned into the water at the end of 2023.
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Drawings © Al Manzel Marine. For illustration only, not for construction. Not to be copied or reproduced without our written permission.
