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Furnishings and equipment were secured inside the modules prior to shipment, such as this kitchen, for greater efficiency of transport.

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module. The modules were secured together and then anchored to the decking. The HERCons and corridor were insulated using a field-installed exterior insulating system battened to the exterior and the helideck surface. Final finishing included running of power through the corridors, running blue, grey and black water lines to and from the water and sewage treatment modules, and heat tracing and insulating all lines. Key aspects of the delivered camp due to the previous fire are safety, reliability and redundancy. The winter crew of 20 Brazilian personnel are completely isolated for seven months of the year, and are resupplied by C130 Hercules parachute drop, three or four times a year. The MAE complex is constructed to the Canadian Building Code for fire protection in living quarters. Corridors, washing facilities, and sleeping quarters all have modifications in wall construction and door design to ensure occupants have multiple points of egress, the ability to trigger alarms, and plenty of fire-fighting capability. Many design changes were made at site to ensure occupants could be evacuated from modules via multiple escape routes. A Proven Approach For Polar Regions The order for the Brazilian MAE Camp Complex was formally received by Weatherhaven on September 12, 2012 with project completion on March 8, 2013. Considering the transit time by sea to

site was seven weeks, includ- ing weather delays in the

Drake Passage, this project was delivered to customer expectations in a remarkably short time. Actual construc- tion time at site was 28 days. This design demonstrates that end users now have the capabil- ity to rapidly deploy self-contained camps in severe environ- ments, using standard equipment, with a minimum of container handling, erection labour, and a high degree of safety. As a further advantage, on completion of the mission, the entire camp complex is redeployable to another location for other purposes. v The author wishes to acknowledge Dr. Cristina Engel de Alvarez, Commander Alexey Bobroff Daros, Captain (N) Geraldo Gondim Juacaba Filho, Tom Seaboyer and Maria Flavia Arantes de Carvalho Foggiato for their contributions to this article. Konrad Mech, CD, P.Eng., B.A., MBA, PMP, is former Military Sales Director – Latin America, for Weatherhaven Canada Resources Ltd. He is now Principal of Executus Consulting.

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