The shipyards offer modern facilities capable of docking 94 per cent of the world’s fleet and 99.6 per cent of ships trading in the Mediterranean. The docks include seven grading docks, ranging from 170m to 360m. Alberta was given just one week for the entire installation process, and in this period the company installed 6000m of coaxial cable, both RG-59 and RG-11, and over 3000m of mains cable. Cables were run through galvanised metal conduits or flexible metal conduits for maximum protection from the corrosive atmosphere. In all, over 2500m of metal conduit was used throughout the entire installation. With a workforce of six experienced installers, the project began on a Friday and was successfully completed within six working days.
Alberta installed 15 VPC9132C/M high resolution colour/mono cameras from the Vista Protos range, 10 BH-69 Power Amplifiers and three Vista Domes, linked to two Vista VC16Ts-320 Triplex DVRs and Vista PVD1550DGE colour monitors.
All of the fixed cameras were housed in Vista VCMH housings to protect them from the surrounding sea environment. Various direct drive lenses, ranging from 2.8mm to 8mm, were used, and power amplifiers were added to eliminate picture loss, as long distance surveillance capability was needed due to the considerable size of the dry dock.
