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Medium Artificial Island Base

The MAIB is the standard size Aritficial Island Bases. It is appropriate for all weather ocean use. It features 4 deacks: an open top deck, two interior living deck, and an interior facilities deck. The interior decks have a celing hight of 2.5m. Each deack is separated by a 25 cm floor/bulkhead.

Statistics:
Top deck area: 600m2
Interior Living deck area: 600m2
Interior Facilities deck area: 600m2
Total deck area: 2400m2
Max suggested occupancy: 100 people
Max safe wave height: 100m
Deck height: 8.5m
Spar length:
total:51 m
above water: 17m
below water: 34m
Total weight with ballast: 750 tons.
Hull displacement: 900 tons at designed water line.
Max deck weight: 150 tons
Approximate cost (platform only): $1,500,000.