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June 2011www.marinelink.com 85Portable Gas Detectionfrom Martek Marine Martek Marine is introduced a new range of portable gas detectors at Nor- Shipping in May. MARINE QUAT- TRO and MARINE EXTREME have been developed to address concerns over the death and serious injury suf- fered by seafarers from oxygen-deple- tion in tanks and void spaces. Amendments to SOLAS 1974 arescheduled to come into force on Janu-ary 1 2012. Under the provisions, ship owners will be required to use both fixed and portable hydrocarbon gas detectionsystems onboard all new oil tankers of 20,000 dwt. The carriage requirements forportable instruments for measuringoxygen for tankers are included in the regulation, which will be applicable to all new and existing tankers. Martek now offers both portable and fixed solutions for Volatile Organic Compounds detection, with the fixed version to be mounted in A/C inlets, ac- commodation areas and engine rooms -areas that are identified as having higher risks of benzene. MARINE QUATTRO and MARINE EXTREME include patented sensor di-agnostics, meaning that owners can now calibrate multi-gas detectors every 12 months should they choose to do so, while single gas detectors would never need calibration during their lifetime. www.martek-marine.com ELooELOO intro-duced a state-of-the-art ElectronicBidet targeting the luxury yacht mar- ket. ELOO bidets replace the presentstand alone bidetsand offer eco friendly features such as warm seats for comfort, 3-level water pressure, man/lady warm-water cleaning, air dryer, active carbon deodorizer, UV light, germ resistant poly-carbonateseats, night light ? to name a few, as well as eliminates the use of toilet paper!ELOO bidets are easy to install and re-place most conventional yacht toilet seats. ELOO offers a leasing program with a full replacement warranty for up to five years. www.elooglobal.com Measuring Hull PaintPerformanceMACSEA offers an independent hull monitoring service designed to save fuel and reduce emissions by detectinghull fouling as early as possible. The new service, Hull Medic, uses auto- matic onboard data acquisition togather salient ship performance dataand transmit it ashore for detailedanalysis. Hull Medic will typically re-view 100,000s of a ships data records per month, providing statistical analy- sis for earlier detection of hull fouling.Hull Medic calibrates each ships pro- peller as a power absorption dy- namometer, using propeller characteristics and clean-hull? shipperformance data. www.macsea.com Wireless Process Transmitter Omegas new wireless processtransmitter forsensors with volt- age or currentoutput converts process signal towireless up to120 m (400). Itaccepts 0 to 1V, 0 to 5V, 0 to 10V and 4 to 20 mA signals. Free software for mon- itoring, recording, and data logging is in-cluded. This product features low power operation/sleep mode for long batterylife and works with Omegas UWTC- REC family of wireless receivers. Price Starts at $265. http://www.omega.com/pptst/ UWPC-2-NEMA.htmlConracCONRAC showed the latest version of its se- ries of widescreen Marine Panel Computers, specified to run all marine applications, from au- tomation and control to ECDIS, Radar and Nav- igation. Available in different screen sizes and configurations, with and without touch screens. Entirely new is a rugged 46-in. large-screen dis- play with integrated touch function for use as Digital Chart Table. Different mounting options can be offered. Another innovative product is a 38-in. display in "stretched" format. Suppliedwith a fully integrated industrial PC, there is the choice between various configurations to suit the individual application. There are models with different IP ratings ranging from IP20 for indoor use to IP65 specially designed for continuous use in strenuous environments. The "stretched" format with an aspect ratio of 16:4, equals so to speak the top half of a 42-in. display, and hence provides the ideal format for use in applications with height restrictions where conventional displays cannot be used. Alternatively, the display can be used in portrait format. www.conrac.us Vantage View Instruments Vantage View instruments read per- formance data for Smartcraft,NMEA2000, J1939, GM MEFI and Ind-mar compatible engines. The Master Tach with LCD screen displays a wide range of vital functions including: GPSspeed, engine data, faults and warnings. The 270 degree digital stepper motors display accurate data in real time. The dials have large easy to read graphics and red LED backlighting for easy viewing in low light conditions and the LCD screen can be viewed in direct sunlight. Waterproof plug in connectors, remotely mounted navigation switches and user programmable alarms makes the Vantage View system easy to install and set up. www.livorsi.com No-Water Uninal The Del Mar Model 2901 no-water uri- nal from Waterless is designed for use onboard U.S. Navy ships as well as on a variety of commercial, cruise, and pri- vately operated vessels. The urinal sys- tem saves thousands of gallons of water each year and reduces urinal mainte-nance. At only 11 inches wide, 15 inches long, and 12.8 inches in diameter, it com- plies with ANSI Z124.9, equivalent fed- eral standard and uses standard U.S.Navy NAVSSES-approved bolts and drain parts for connection. www.waterless.com Metallic LED Vaporproof Fixture Phoenix Products announced the re-lease of the Metallic LED VP Series of vapor proof fixtures. Aiming to keep the design of traditionaljelly-jar? fixtures, the Metallic LEDVP uses a patentpending module tohouse a BridgeluxLED light sourcerated for 50,000hours of illumina-tion. These versatile fixtures are UL 1598A listed for marine, outdoor, salt- water environments; UL 844 listed for hazardous locations; ABS listed; IP66; and LM79 tested and certified. www.phoenixproducts.com MacLux Series of Lighting Cargotec devel- oped MacLux, anew MacGregor lighting system forcargo holds that is resistant to vibra-tion, temperaturechanges and corrosive environments. Cargotecs MacLux lighting system for cargo holds uses LED technology to pro- duce a high light output from a low power input. MacLux hold lights are available in 21W and 40W versions for different lighting needs; a 40W LED lamp produces the same lumens as a200W halogen lamp. The lights robust plastic bodies fulfil IP66 requirements, their compact dimensions enable easy in-stallation in restricted spaces.www.cargotec.com