Page 36: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (December 2010)

TECHNICAL PRODUCTS

AutroSafe4

The next generation of AutroSafe, the flagship fire detection system from

Autronica Fire and Security was launched in September. AutroNet is an

Ethernet-based panel network that con- nects AutroSafe 4 panels through a dual- path, high-speed (100Mbps) redundant system, for performance in line with cur- rent regulations. It safeguards communi- cation between panels even if a line fault (break, switch port fault etc.) is present.

AutroNet expands the reach of the

AutroSafe system even further so a single

AutroSafe 4 network may include up to: • 64 fire alarm panels • 6 detector loops per panel • 15 loop units connected to one power loop • 5 event log with up to 10,000 events

New AutroKeeper smart relay units also make redundant control of the loop possible, which is particularly important; should the primary loop controlling panel fail or misbehave, the secondary backup panel will take control of the loop.

AutroSafe 4 is managed through a sin- gle point of operation for download of configuration data or program upgrades. www.autronicafire.com

New Safety Tools Catalog

CS Unitec’s new full-color 88-page

Safety Tools cata- log features a full line of hand and power tools for Ex zones and haz- ardous locations.

Appropriate appli- cations include oil drilling platforms, petrochemical plants, oil refineries, natu- ral gas installations, ammunition plants and other industries where specialty safety tools are required. The company’s line of non-sparking hand tools includes over 3000 individual tools manufactured from special copper beryllium and alu- minum bronze alloys that are certified for safe use in hazardous areas.

Email: [email protected]

Lifeboat Survey

Internet maritime safety resource

Maritime Accident Casebook, MAC, launched the first of a series of surveys into lifeboat safety. The survey, which is expected to last six months is aimed at stakeholders through the maritime and offshore industries, including sea- farers and rig workers, shipowners, off- shore operators, LSA manufacturers and providers as well as casualty in- vestigators. The first survey can be ac- cessed from the Maritime Accident

Casebook website or directly on the

Survey Monkey website with is hosting the first survey at http://bit.ly/9O8lxT.

Liferaft, EPIRB Release

With new technology from

Sweden’s CM Hammar, lifer- afts and EPIRBS can be re- leased and float freely already when a ship or vessel is in listing position. With current release systems, safety equip- ment is released first when it reaches a depth of 1.5 to 4m.

When a ship or a vessel cap- sizes without sinking, there is a risk that liferafts and EPIRBS are trapped under the craft, or never released at all.

With List Angle Detection (LAD), the new technology introduced by CM Hammar, liferafts and EPIRBS can be automatically released at a specified degree of list when a vessel capsizes. The released safety units reach the surface before the ship flips around, significantly reducing the risk for it to be trapped or entangled in construc- tions on deck. The LAD consists of a control box with two activating outputs for

Hammar H20 ERU´s. The control box has an integrated inclination sensor designed to release the ERU´s automatically in case the vessel capsizes. www.cmhammar.com

Intellian v60G Marine

VSAT Antenna

Intellian added to its range of VSAT communications antennas, the v60G.

Designed for smaller commercial and oil and gas vessels, or for use in space- constrained installations, the v60G is designed to provided exceptional per- formance, enhanced remote monitor- ing and control, reduced cabling, and unlimited azimuth. The three-axis v60G has unlimited azimuth, eliminat- ing cable wrap and the lengthy loss of signal connection as the system un- winds. It is ideal for mission critical operations, such as surveillance or ves- sel monitoring, that require uninter- rupted connectivity, or in Voice over

Internet Protocol (VOIP) communica- tion. www.intelliantech.com

Lifeboat Training Center

Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd. (Sur- vival Craft) has collaborated with Aus- tralia’s Industrial Foundation for

Accident Prevention (IFAP) to estab- lish the new facility in Fremantle, which was formally opened by Western

Australia premier Colin Barnett. The center a 50/50 venture between Sur- vival Craft and IFAP and is located within an extension to IFAP’s Offshore and Maritime Training Center adjacent to the Port of Fremantle and with direct access into Rous Head Harbor. It al- ready has OPITO approval, with

STCW approvals in the pipeline, and is filling a significant gap in the interna- tional training market. http://survivalcraft.com http://www.ifap.asn.au

SMD Rotary Sensor

Piher International Corporation an- nounced the immediately availability of the non-contacting MTS 360 SMD Ro- tary Position Sensor. The MTS com- bines a through-shaft design with 360 degree absolute posi- tion feedback in an ultra miniature size.

The result is the smallest fully fea- tured rotary sensor on the market with relia- bility up to 25 million cycles. With its tiny size of only 6mm x 17mm x 18mm (HxWxL), engineers can now integrate a fully featured rotary sensor directly on their PCB without the packaging issues that typically accompany encoders or other absolute position devices. www.piher.net

Sea Marshall AU9

Marine Rescue

Technologies re- leased Sea Marshall

AU9 series of alerts for dive industry, rigs, supply vessels and workboats.

The Sea Marshall

Maritime Survivor

Locating Devices (MSLD) is a Man-

Over-Board system comprised of an

Alerting Unit (AU) or Personal Locator

Beacon (PLB), worn by each crewmem- ber, and a Base Unit receiver/locator unit installed on the vessel. The 121.5MHz personal locator beacon device combined with survival flotation aid or protective garment is now standard issue for a grow- ing number of commercial operators.

Email: [email protected] 36 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News

Mobilarm VHF

Mobilarm has completed the de- livery of its V200

VHF Locator Bea- cons to the U.S.

Navy for sea trials and evaluation as part of a Sole

Source contract awarded to the com- pany by the United

States Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The V200 has been specifi- cally developed by Mobilarm for US

Navy submariners for escape and aban- donment and is expected to lead to the product being recommended as a stan- dard for submarine escape systems across all NATO submarine defence forces. www.mobilarm.com

SafeLink R10 Survivor

Recovery System

McMurdo said that emergency beacon brand Kannad Marine offers a new ma- rine safety products: the SafeLink R10

Survivor Recovery System (SRS), a per- sonal AIS (Automatic

Identification System) device for Man Over- board recovery. It is lightweight, compact, and designed for at- tachment to a life- jacket and intended for carriage by all crew members. The SafeLink R10 SRS is specifically designed as a personal search and rescue locating device, to en- able those on board a vessel with an AIS chart plotter to efficiently find and re- trieve a missing crew member.