Classification No. 098322
IMO No. 9413303
Official No. 143589 
Signal Letters 7KFI 
Flag Japan 
Port of Registry Tokyo 
Ship's Name TANSA 
Former Name 1 RAMFORM STERLING
 
Registered Owner 1 Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security
 
Management Company 1 OCEAN GEO-FRONTIER Co., Ltd.
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS(GSS)(ID IS)(IWS)(PSCM)(IHM)
MNS 
Descriptive Notes --
Installation Characters CHG, MPP, LSA, CAA, RCF, M0, AFS, BWM 
Installation Descriptive Notes 
Special Description -- 
Other Classification -- 
 
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service) GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF Other cargo ship
- OPP Other than Oil Tanker
- EE Ship other than ship types defined in regulation 2
- SMC/ISSC Other cargo ship
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 13,782 
Tonnage Net (Registered) -- 
Tonnage Gross (Local) 13,782 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 13,782 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 4,134 
Deadweight 6,716 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 1,108 
Summer Draught (m) 7.420 
Lf (m) 95.390 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
-- 
Equipment No. 2,145 
 
Overall Length (m) 102.200 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 97.100 x 26.800 x 8.500 
Registered LxBxD (m) 95.510 x 40.000 x 8.500 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
-- 
No. of Passengers -- 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 6,690.71 FW 378.28 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 4EM :  
Bore x Stroke (mm) -- 
Power (kW) 14,000 (3,500 x 4) 
Revolution (rpm) 891.9 
Manufacturer ABB Oy, Drives 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 1 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.90 
Evaporation 3.66 (ton/h) 
Manufacturer PARAT ANDERS HALVORSEN AS 
No. & Kind of Boiler 2 1 AUX EGB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.90 
Evaporation 1.66 (ton/h) 
Manufacturer PARAT ANDERS HALVORSEN AS 
*Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
 
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA) 7 AC 28,073 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1B 
Fixed Method of Propeller Flange, Flange 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 2 x 490 
 
Shipbuilder STX Norway Offshore AS Langsten 
Hull No. 710 
Date of Keel Lay 15 Nov 2007 
Date of Launch 24 Sep 2008 
Date of Build 30 Jun 2009 
Date of Conversion --