INDUSTRY NEWS
IF YOU CAN’T FIND HIM YOU CAN’T SAVE HIM…
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VITAL NEW LEVEL OF ACCURACY FOR LOCATING CASUALTIES AT SEA
The new iPIRB launched by MarineMTS and Telemar UK Limited, locates and identifies marine casualties fast so that every effort can be concentrated on rescue and saving life. The technology has been launched to marine industry operators including Taqa Bratani, Shell, Nexen, Marathon and Total, as well as Grampian Police.
RELIABLE AND PORTABLE iPIRB (Individual Position Indicating Rescue Beacon) is a neat, portable and most of all – reliable, personal locator beacon system, which completes the search and rescue circle by providing a hitherto unavailable layer of pinpoint rescue accuracy for any organisation operating at sea – whether leisure or commercial.
SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNOLOGY Over the years, search and rescue technology has developed to the point where the location of an incident at sea can be determined by on-board communications technology with reasonable accuracy. However, available technology does not allow pinpoint accuracy – crucial when searching for an individual in the water, often in treacherous conditions. Or, multiple individuals – hundreds even.
Dave Pressley is General Manager of Telemar Scotland, a business unit of Telemar UK, who will be the distributor of the iPIRB™ in the UK. He added: “Any organisation that has employees crossing sea either on the water or by air needs the best equipment possible for locating people in the event of a disaster. In that unfortunate situation, and often against the elements, iPIRB will allow these organisations to pinpoint individuals and better coordinate a successful rescue.”
Where help has been summoned to the rough location of an incident, iPIRB™ identifies the precise location of casualties within a search area, either on board a craft or crucially, in the water. Even unconscious casualties can be located, as the beacon is automatically activated on impact with the water. In the case when an incident results in multiple casualties, each can be located with absolute accuracy – reducing time in the water, and thereby increasing the chances of survival.
HOW IPIRB WORKS • iPIRB™ consists of a robust and compact, pocket sized, AIS-SART which in combination with Loc8 and Microplot provides a unique, reliable way of locating and tracking marine disaster casualties
• Vital information for everyone who has abandoned ship, however many there are, will be found and tracked for up to 96 hours
EXCEPTIONAL ACCURACY Wynne Edwards is Managing Director of Marine MTS, who developed the new iPIRB™ system. He commented: “If you know exactly where everyone is in a mass casualty situation, vital time can be saved and every
In an emergency, the system can operate as a SOLAS AIS SART, ideal for tracking personnel on inspection and repair visits to offshore renewables fields.
effort is immediately concentrated on their rescue. Fast arrival and action gives victims a far greater chance of survival. We developed iPIRB to deliver this level of accuracy in any situation where there are casualties in the water, whether having come from a helicopter or a boat. Working with satellite technology, we’ve made rescue at sea more precise, and therefore, survival more likely.”
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• The AIS data transmitted by the SART can include an individual’s identity number and other relevant information, as well as their exact GPS location
• Any drift and change in position is tracked and updated on a minute by minute basis
• Passenger and crew names can be included, as well as any health issues so priorities can be established
• iPIRB™ sends its information in real time to all AIS plotters within range
• With the Microplot and Loc8, the data is relayed via satellite and can be viewed at the company’s onshore office using an Internet browser and by Marine Rescue Organisation Centres
MarineMTS
www.marinemts.com
Telemar UK Limited
www.telemaruk.com
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