The vessel’s engineering design is agreed with the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and have the hull certificate of the American Bureau of Shipping.
The ferry features high speed, hull strength and reliability performance. She is designed in two versions:
- Standard version where passengers are accommodated in comfortable economy- and business-class chairs;
- Comfort version where passengers are accommodated in 6-passenger compartments.
In 2001, the Bureau developed initiative projects and the concept of using ALMAZ-80 and RSES-500 high speed ferries.
Due to the use of gas turbines a Project RSES-500 ferry is capable of attaining speed up to 60 knots. In the catamaran mode the vessel uses diesel engines and to reduce water resistance she uses a special device to lift the skirt.