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Marine Electronics: Charts

Raytheon To

Supply T45 With

IBS, Nav Package

JRC[

Raytheon Marine GmbH won the con- tract with Raytheon Systems Limited

U.K., to supply the Navigation suite and

Integrated Bridge equipment, for the first batch of the new Type 45 Anti-Air

Warfare Destroyers. Raytheon, in close partnership with the U.K. PCO, will develop this opportunity to promote the

Navigation and Bridge systems as a leader in state-of-the-art, fully integrat- ed and innovative integration technolo- gy. Raytheon Marine, Kiel is responsi- ble for the complete supply (Hard and

Software) of all Navigation System equipment, and the development and subsequent supply of major components m ]

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ECDIS

IS09001, IS014001 Certified physically integrated Bridge. Raytheon

Systems Ltd. maintains leading tasks in the Program, and ILS Management.

IBS Innovation

The contract with the PCO is a major step forward in developing the first fully

Integrated Bridge ever designed into a

British Royal Navy Warship. Raytheon, in close partnership with the PCO, will design, install and integrate a fully oper- ational bridge covering everything from re-configurable displays to the Captains chair.

Raytheon has developed the initial 2 and 3-D models and is currently prepar- ing a virtual reality simulator to allow the Design authority and the MoD to fully participate in the interactive approach to the design.

Electronic Charts

All sea charts are stored on the Chart

Server/Compiler in (W)ECDIS SENC format which minimizes the compila- tion time on the Multi function Consoles working in (W)ECDIS mode.

The Chart Server/Compiler is the only

Chart base within the Navigation sys- tem. This ensures that there is only one valid chart version in the system at any one time. Preplanned routes for track steering are also stored as a single source on the Chart server/Compiler.

The system uses two exchangeable hard drives, one containing the standard

ECDIS based commercial sea charts and the other contains the Warship Tactical data charts.

The Chart Server/Compiler is able to compile the following chart formats:

S57, Official IMO Standard; NIMA,

Nato Standard; C-Map, Industry stan- dard; ARCS, British Admiralty stan- dard. To provide radar overlay on (W)ECDIS, the Multi-Function Con- soles are equipped with Radar Scan con- verters and are connected to the Inter- switch & Video distribution Units of the

Radar system. Additionally the ARPA

Tracks synthetic constructs from all four

ARPA trackers can be indicated on the (W)ECDIS Multi-Function Consoles.

There are 6 Multi-Function Consoles which can run in ARPA, ECDIS, or (W)

ECDIS mode. Four are integrated into the Bridge, one is located in the Chart

House and one in the OPS room.

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Enhanced Safety and Operating Efficiency

IBS is a comprehensive bridge system developed by JRC with three aims: energy conservation, reduced labor demands, and greater safety.

A host of unique electronics technologies—in fields ranging from radar,

ECDIS and navigation data display to IRCS and INMARSAT—contribute to enhanced safety at sea with significantly lighter demands on the steersman.

O SJD-1206 IRCS Workstation

With this one workstation it is possible to operate a multitude of radio communication facilities. A user-friendly design ensures easy operation by all operators.

O JMA-9800 Color ARPA Radar

This futuristically designed radar unit features a large 29-inch high-definition color CRT display. It enables quick detection of small targets. © JAN-3598 ECDIS Total Navigator

This advanced ECDIS system permits fully automatic navigation. It features a large color

LCD and abundant functions unique to JRC, including radar video overlay, grounding prevention, NAVTEX data, route safety check, alarm displays and engine data display. The result is greater safety and economy.

INTEGRATED

BRIDGE

SYSTEM apan Radio Co., lid.

Main Office:

Akasaka Twin Tower, 17-22,

Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 107-8432, Japan

Telephone:81-3-3584-8788

Telefax:81-3-3584-8795 http://www.jrc.co.jp/

JRC Amsterdam Office:

Cessnalaan 4042,1119 NL,

Schiphol-Rijk,

The Netherlands

Telephoned -20-658-0750

Telefax:31-20-658-0755

Seattle Branch Office: 1011 SW Klickitat Way Bldg. B,

Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98134, USA

Telephone: 1-206-654-5644

Telefax: 1-206-654-7030

New York Sales Office:

Suite 208,2125 Center Avenue,

Fort Lee, N J 07024, USA

Telephone: 1 -201-242-1882

Telefax: 1-201-242-1885

JRC do Brasil Empreendimentos

Eectronicos Ltda.

Av. Almirante Barroso, 63-S/309,

CEP20031-003 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Telephone: 55-21-220-8121

Telefax: 55-21-240-6324

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