AIDS TO NAVIGATION
FEATURE SPONSOR
CHANGES IN NAVIGATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are becoming a much sought after addition to the navigation station of many commercial vessels due to local and national regulation changes. The system is designed to improve navigation safety by observing other AIS equipped ships and reporting position, heading, speed and other information to a bridge display while also transmitting the same information on own vessel to other AIS equipped vessels in the area. This automatic exchange of information has obvious safety and collision avoidance benefits which maritime authorities are keen to encourage.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
In the USA AIS will be mandatory for all vessels of a certain size operating in US waters from early next year, in Europe requirements have been in place for larger vessels for many years.
On a localised basis Ships Electronics Services has seen a noticeable spike in demand for AIS units in recent months due to the “Forth Crossing” project instigated by Forth & Tay Navigation Service which requires that any vessel, small or large, working on the project must have as a minimum Class B AIS.
SPECIFICATIONS Colin Anderson, Director of SES explained, “AIS has two basic versions the Class A for larger vessels and Class B for smaller commercial and leisure craft. We are suppling the Furuno FA150 and the Jotron TR8000 as Class A units for the larger vessels, these have a stand-alone display screen.
“For the Class B requirement on smaller
craft which is a black box transponder interfacing to a chartplotter we have been mainly installing Furuno’s FA50 which is very compact and can be integrated with most navigation stations. The Forth regulations have certainly increased our work in this area.
“As a supplier for most of the larger electronics manufacturers we are an early port of call for shipyards and operators when navigation regulations come into force so we have seen the effect of the Forth Crossing. It will certainly assist in improving safety while providing valuable input to the authority’s vessel database which records all ship voyages in the estuaries.”
INDUSTRY LEADER SES is a UK leader in the supply, installation and maintenance of maritime communication and navigation electronics.
Operating
from six strategic sites around the coast of the UK, including Grangemouth, the company has 40 years of experience within the leisure, fishing, commercial shipping, military shipping and offshore oil industries.
A Customer Service team of experienced engineers has gained an enviable reputation for a 24/7 service, providing advice and technical assistance whenever it is needed. In addition to installation and supply of Furuno equipment, SES is the UK’s Service Depot Partner for Raytheon Anschuetz handling the servicing of gyro equipment, steering controls and autopilots it is also the Certified GMDSS Service Centre for the SAILOR range of GMDSS products from Cobham covering the UK and Ireland.
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE With over 700 new build vessel projects, the company offers extensive experience in both new build or refit and conversion throughout the entire sector from leisure through to offshore. They also supply and install full navigation packages and both internal and external communications systems to meet every application.
SES Project Managers can work with the customer to plan, supply, install and commission. The company is dedicated to providing total customer satisfaction and is one of few electronics suppliers and installers to have received and maintains accreditation to the International Quality Standard ISO9001.
Ships Electronics Services Ltd (SES)
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