GMDSS/COMMUNICATIONS
Bridge equipment:
• MF/HF
• VHF
• Inmarsat
• SSAS (Ship Security Alert System)
• EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon
• SBM (Shore Based Maintenance)
• SART (Search and Rescue Transponder)
• AIS (Automatic Identification System)
• LRIT (Long Range Identification & Tracking)
• VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)
• Iridium
• HSD (High Speed Data Terminals)
• Mobile marine telephone
• BNWAS (Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System)
Activities:
• Safety radio survey (GMDSS and MODU)
• Mandatory annual testing of AIS, EPIRB, LRIT, SART,
AIS-SART and SSAS
Shore-based Communications Solutions:
• Coast Stations
• GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Stations)
• AIS (Automatic Identification System)
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NAVIGATION AND STEERING
• AIS (Automatic Identification System)
• IBS (Integrated Bridge Systems)
• Radar
• Conning
• ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid)
• ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System)
• Electronic charts (UKHO)
• Gyrocompass
• FOG (Fiber Optic Gyrocompass)
• Magnetic compass
• Autopilot
• Speed log
• Echo sounders
• GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
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VDR (VOYAGE DATA RECORDER)
• APT (Annual Performance Test) for VDR and SVDR
• Installation
• Integration
• Retrofitting and upgrading
• Commissioning
Manufacturers Represented:
• AMI Marine
• Headway
• Highlander
• JCR
• Jotron
• Hensoldt (Kelvin Hughes)
• Seas of Solutions (Netwave, Rutter)
• SAL Navigation
• Consilium
• S&SYS (Samsung)
• Wärtsilä ANCS
• Yokogawa
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Accreditations:
• ABS
• BV
• DNV
• Lloyd’s Register
• ClassNK
• RINA
