Should the crane approach the ship too closely or the ship drift towards the crane, the system will generate alarms to the control systems.
Dredging can be carried out to -35 metres and D’ARTAGNAN is equipped with two inboard dredge pumps and one submerged dredge pump on the cutter ladder.
The dredged soil can be pumped ashore through a 1,000mm discharge pipe. The ship is equipped with a modern barge loading system which can load barges moored alongside the dredger.