Point Engineering wins at Seawork

The new contract secured at Seawork will see MMS Shipyard install the “bolt in” doors in to the two engine rooms of a 25m catamaran windfarm service vessel it currently has under construction.

Jonathan Rollison, director, Point Engineering, said: “We are delighted that the work put in to obtain DNV approval has resulted in our first order for this new product. We hope this will solve at least one of the problems designers have in meeting the requirements of the developing rules for larger vessels in the industry.”

DNV approval was received just the week before the exhibition for the engine room door, which combines fireproofing with watertightness to meet the DNV HSLC Rules.

Based on the popular MHWT10 single lever operated watertight door, the MHWT10-WB is a steel door with integral fire insulation and watertight clips geared specifically towards the high speed workboat market. Each door is tested and certified to meet the specific hydrostatic requirements of the vessel and bulkhead it will be fitted to.

Supplied as a complete unit including frame, handles and clips the doorframe is ready for bolting to an aluminium bulkhead, or can be built for welding to a steel bulkhead. An extended coaming in the frame provides the insulation fitters with a useful edge to build to on the fire side of the bulkhead. The door also has means to fit a switch for bridge indication while at sea.

This addition to the range manufactured by Point provides vessel designers and builders with a “one stop solution” to obtain a full set of doors and hatches for the boat.

But Point doesn’t only supply complete units, it also supplies door and hatch components.

Other Point products include watertight doors, A60 fire doors, sliding steel doors, hinged steel doors, blast doors, flood doors, ballistic doors, marine hatches, security doors for both the commercial and leisure marine markets.