Alarm Systems
iSea: MAN Debuts New Electric Controls, Displays, for Workboats and Yachts
A new electrics case for yachts and work boats featuring a central electronics unit, bridge displays and a throttle lever is now available from MAN Engines under the iSea name, with all components designed to simplify processes and operating procedures.An open system, they also provide a high degree of connectivity with other components that are commonly available on the market.The new electrics case records all of the engine data and compares it with pre-determined target values.
The Relationship Between Marine Electronics and Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is becoming more prominent throughout marine electronics. Its uses range from allowing the leisure boat user to access internet-based entertainment, through to enabling commercial ship operators to monitor navigational data away from the ship.Wi-Fi itself was invented and released to consumers in 1997 and allowed two megabytes per second of data to be transferred wirelessly between devices. Over its 22-year history, Wi-Fi has developed in many ways. We are now in the age of Wi-Fi 6…
Tidewater Chooses Martek’s “Full Compliance” BNWAS
Martek Marine has supplied 125 Navgard Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems (BNWAS) to Tidewater’s fleet on the coast of Africa, in a significant six figure contract. Martek’s Navgard was reportedly chosen because it is particularly easy to install and fully complies with the fleet’s classification society’s requirements. Martek said that its Navgard is the only system available which has type-approval from all major classification societies, an important factor for fleets using a number of different classification societies because…
Lloyd's Register Statutory Alert: LY3 Entry Into Force
The third edition of the Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY3) entered into force on August 20, 2013, when the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) was introduced. LY3 applies to yachts which are 24 meters and over in load line length, are in commercial use for sport or pleasure, do not carry cargo and do not carry more than 12 passengers. For the most part, the Code applies to new yachts constructed (having their keels laid) on or after August 20, 2013. However, there are some retrospective requirements for existing yachts surveyed against the previous versions of the Code – LY1 and LY2.
