Rapid Radar and VHF for Yemen Coast Guard

01 Mar 2004

Simrad has been chosen to supply radar and VHF communications to 100 patrol boats currently in production for the Yemen Coast Guard .Delivery and installation of the CR44 radar and RD68 dVHF radios for the first 25 boats is underway, with the final boat due for completion by the end of this year. 

SSAS Proposed for US Homeland Security

01 Mar 2004

The Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) scheduled for introduction by 1 July 2004 is being proposed as part of the best and most logical solution for national homeland security needs. This suggestion has been made to the US Coast Guard following the recent request it made to industry for technical solutions to its long-range vessel tracking needs In a submission from Thales Navigation Ltd it was pointed out that the high level of interest being shown in AIS will result in disappointment unless the technology is supported by a means of long-range communication and position data recall. The solution proposed by Thales is based on its Tracs-SSAS unit which contains a continuous GPS data memory of up to two years. The unit can be interrogated remotely via its Inmarsat-C link and used to supply and download the ship's route history thereby satisfying the US Coast Guard's need for information about its past activity. The entire process can be conducted automatically and without any input from, or even the knowledge of, the ship's crew. 

Swift Service for Fleet

01 Mar 2004

The usual arrangement whereby marine electronics is serviced by the company which sold and installed the equipment is often not an efficient one for vessels sailing internationally. Users of the Thrane & Thrane Capsat Fleet 77, 55 and 33 terminals are now guaranteed worldwide service via the Fleet Service Centre network, consisting of strategically located and specially trained and equipped marine electronic service companies.