Evacuation System Debut in Frozen Fjord

01 Jun 2006

Denmark's Viking Life-Saving Equipment launched its new evacuation liferaft system in the middle of a snowstorm in a freezing Norwegian fjord in March under the watchful eye of Norwegian maritime authorities. The new mini-slide system had been integrated into the newbuild ro-ro passenger vessel M/F Lote for ferry operators Fjord 1 at the Fiskerstrand Verft shipyard. 

Superb Ranges of EPIRBs Introduced at Seawork 2006

01 Jun 2006

Simrad Ltd will introduce a range of EPIRBs and a new autopilot joystick on Stand 195 at Seawork 2006. 

Training Upgrade at Lairdside Maritime Centre

01 Jun 2006

Liverpool John Moores University's Lairdside Maritime Centre is completing a major upgrade of its ship simulator by installing a new visual projection system in the main bridge. Twelve new Barco Sim4 DLP projectors are replacing 12 CRT projectors which were originally supplied by Barco. 

Receiver Sorts EPIRB False Alarms

01 Jun 2006

Surrey UK based Sartech Engineering has launched the Terrestrial SAR Receiver (TSR), a specialist 406 MHz receiver able to warn if an EPIRB has been activated nearby. A large percentage of EPIRB alerts are false alarms, often caused by over enthusiastic testing or inadequately secured float-free beacons being lost overboard. 

Interferry Promotes Fast Ferry Evacuation Safety Initiative

01 Jun 2006

The global trade association Interferry, representing more than 170 companies in 25 countries, has used its consultative status at the International Maritime Organisation to promote safety proposals about evacuation trials and seatback heights on fast ferries. 

Enhanced Communication for RAF Search and Rescue

01 Jun 2006

Radio communication company Icom UK has supplied the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue with the new IC-M71 VHF marine transceiver. The contract will see every RAF SAR helicopter throughout the UK and worldwide use the IC-M71 as the means of communication between the winch man and helicopter. Icom UK will also be supplying the RAF with throat microphones, speaker microphones and spare battery packs. 

Zodiac Signs Up for Seawork

01 Jun 2006

Zodiac will have a multiple presence at Seawork 2006, which is to include the first ever showing of the new Minuteman First Responders boat. The 4.2m hypalon neoprene craft has been developed specifically for First Responders, enabling them to get a fully capable inflatable boat from packed to operational state in less than 60 seconds. 

Safety Management Award for ABP

01 Jun 2006

Seawork's landlord, Associated British Ports, has won a prestigious Occupational Health & Safety Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).