US Navy Standard Equipment

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The Gypsy winch allows the reduction of manpower in handling messenger lines in the UNREP evolution. The winch usually operates in two speeds, and the arrangement is usually found in fuel receiving stations and dry cargo receiving.

The Highline / Spanwire winch is the tensioned line that supports UNREP STREAM operations. The Highline is used in Dry Cargo transfers and utilizes a 1" wire rope to perform dry cargo transfers. The Spanwire is used in Fuel transfers, and the single probe utilizes 3/4" wire rope and the Double probe uses 7/8" wire rope.

The inhaul/ outhaul winches are utilized in the Dry Cargo Station arrangement to support the trolley movement through the kingpost sliding block and SURF sheaves allowing movement from delivery to receiving ship in a closed loop during Dry Cargo UNREP operations.

The Tower ASD is a safety device used through the inhaul/ outhaul evolution. This devise is spring loaded to maintain constant tension and prevents wire rope from slacking during UNREP Dry Cargo operations. 

The Saddle winches are for the single probe and Double probe fuel delivery stations. These winches are primarily used to retrieve the hose assemblies once the UNREP Fuel delivery station operations are complete. The station arrangement includes a total of three winches with various existing arrangement conditions.

The RAM tensioner is a safety device used in both Dry Cargo and Fuel Delivery Stations as a safety buffer to maintain constant tension on the highline and the spanwire.

The D-16 Sliding Padeye Dry Cargo receiving station is a screwball system used for dry cargo UNREP operations, it allows for the elimination of the drop reel to allow dropping the load into the deck. This configuration is mostly used in Logistics ships, but U.S. Navy combatants mostly use a smaller version known as the D-12.

The US Navy Standard Anti slack device is a safety device is used to prevent wire rope slack in the Highline / Spanwire tensioned line. The Commercial alternative is designed by Hepburn Engineering (Shown in gray) which is utilized on RAS systems utilized in Canada, Spain, Italy, France and South Korea.

The US Navy Standard Inhaul /Outhaul winch is shown. The Commercial alternative is designed by Hepburn Engineering (Shown in gray) which is utilized on RAS systems utilized in Canada, Spain, Italy, France and South Korea. The inhaul / outhaul Hepburn winch is hydraulically driven but it is also used as a saddle winch option.

The US Navy Standard Highline/Spanwire winch is shown. The Commercial alternative is designed by Hepburn Engineering (Shown in gray) which is utilized on RAS systems utilized in Canada, Spain, Italy, France and South Korea. The Highline / Spanwire Hepburn winch is hydraulically driven and shown as a combined winch but it can be made as single highline or spanwire.

The US Navy Standard RAM Tensioner is shown. The Commercial alternative is designed by Hepburn Engineering (Shown to be smaller) which is utilized on RAS systems utilized in Canada, Spain, Italy, France and South Korea. The RAM tensioner Hepburn utilizes in its RAS system has a shorter stroke than the U.S. Navy Standard.

The RAM less all electric winch solution shown is designed and built by Kongsberg, this solution is used in Great Britain, New Zealand and Indian logistics ships.