Design 

Normandy Trader is a former Royal Navy landing craft (LCU.Mk9) converted into a coaster.
She's operated by a shipping company based in Jersey and mainly provides connections between the ports of the Channel Islands and neighboring French ports.

Normandy Trader's main characteristics:  
Displacement             241.31t
Length overall            24.60m
Moulded Beam            7m
Max draft to DWL        1.65 m
Engines            2 Volvo TAMD63P  (1000-2800RPM)
Power              2x360 BHP
Propulsion       2 Schottel SPJ 57T pump jets

The model reproduces the ship in her 2013 configuration, before she underwent numerous modifications, including the addition of an upper deck above the wheelhouse and stern, which significantly altered her silhouette.

The VS NG version features:
- genuine Volvo TAMD63P engine sound,
- max speed 10 knots at 2800 RPM, [speed controlled by perfomance profile]
- swinging cabin doors,
- animation (control+A or anim) of the bow ramp,
- animation (anim1) of the loader crane HIAB 125,
- animation (anim2) of the anchor,
- animation (anim3) of the portside fenders,
- animation (anim4) of the starboard fenders,
- animation (Gear) of the cargo hold,
- animated and retractable flag (tagged as a jib sail),
- adjusted docking points as well as anchor point,
- adjusted cargo points (8) (although currently useless), 
- azipod controls simulating the handling of pump jets, no reverse control.

VS NG does not currently accept objects to be loaded on vehicules consequently the configuration is standard.
Nevertheless, a file "elementsA.cfg" is provided for those who prefer to navigate the boat unloaded with the corresponding trim [as in the VSF version]. Just rename the file to "elements.cfg".

The compressed file includes:
- Chris Johnston's version of light.dds originally provided with his "Flatbed_V2" add-on. It should be copied to the "graphics" folder [don't forget to make a backup copy of the original].

Related videos:
https://youtu.be/f7ZZvJHNhKc
https://youtu.be/fIPQrrTq-5s