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ECDIS Training Offered To

Shipowners

The first of this year's series of six-day BRM-ECDIS training courses, given by Marine Safety

International (MSI), was recently completed.

The 12-person course combined detailed instruction and practice with the Transas ECDIS system with classroom seminars and sim- ulator exercises in Bridge

Resource Management (BRM).

The second opportunity for mariners this year will be to uti- lize both Transas and OSL ECDIS units in the classroom and later on simulator bridges.

MSI also offers training expedi- tions available for shipowners, masters and mates. A shiphan- dling and seaway pilotage course was given in March and last month an Engine room Resource

Management (ERM) course was offered to engineers. MSI and the

Georgian College in Owen Sound are working together to develop a more inclusive five-day ERM course for the Canadian Marine

Industry. These courses, held in

Ontario, are intended for both

Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard officers.

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Raytheon Releases FUR For

Night Vision

Raytheon Systems Co. has made available forward looking infrared (FLIR) technology for mariners. Typical detection of a human-sized object with the ther- mal vision equipment is 2,400 ft. (730 m), while larger objects such as ships can be visible at far greater distances.

The system can be mounted on the roof of a vessel and comes with a wiper and a de-icer. Raytheon's

Nightsight family of thermal vision equipment offers two FLIRs for marine applications. M200 is most suited for mobile and marine vessel mounted search-and-rescue operations and navigation, while the 1000 series offers portability and ease of use for long-range detections.

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Raytheon Introduces

Pathfinder Radars

Raytheon Marine has intro- duced a series of radars for the commercial high-seas market.

The Pathfinder/ST MK2 radar rep- resents newly developed antennas and a low-noise logarithmic receiv- er with a dynamic range of 130 db, as well as multi-band transceivers with 25 kW power output in X-

Band and 30 kW power in the S-

Band.

The X-Band can be used with seven, nine and 12-ft. antennas, while the S-Band comes with a 12- ft. antenna.

All systems are available in the up-mast and down-mast versions.

The Pathfinder/ST MK2 ATA auto- matically tracks 15 close targets

Circle 354 on Reader Service Card and has the capacity to track up to 40 targets at a time.

Interswitching of display screens allows the user to view up to four screens in rapid succession. The system is Ethernet compatible for network use.

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