Accessories & Equipment – Page 49
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NewsSMM showcase
This year’s SMM saw Denmark headquartered global safety specialist, Viking, release more innovations than at any other point in its 50-year history, including new developments in PPE clothing, safety equipment outsourcing, onboard training solutions, and evacuation systems. The company also released a catalogue that almost doubled the number of maritime ...
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NewsMcMurdo down under
Techno-Sciences, a recently-acquired company of the UK headquartered McMurdo Group, the end-to-end search and rescue and maritime domain awareness division of Orolia (FRA) has announced that it has been chosen by the Australia Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to deploy their next-generation satellite-aided search and rescue ...
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Bombs away
6 Alpha Associates, a UK-based strategic advisor for managing specialist risks, has completed a comprehensive, five-month unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management project and as a direct result, has issued final cable UXO clearance certificates to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, a 160-turbine project located in Liverpool Bay.
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NewsE-learning to fight fires
Fighting a fire at sea is one of the greatest dangers facing seafarers. As a result, e-Learning specialist Videotel, a subsidiary of US-based KVH Industries, has launched an updated five-part series: Fire Fighting At Sea, with the support and expertise from marine fire specialists and industry experts.
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DP training enhanced
Aberdeen, UK- based marine industry services company C-Mar Group have announced that it has installed and commissioned state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce Icon dynamic positioning simulators at its DP Training Centres in London and Mumbai. The new simulators are being used to deliver advanced DP courses run at both facilities.
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Welsh funding
Safety Technology, a UK-based safety training provider to the Wind Energy sector, is now offering Government funded places on their RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited Work at Height and Rescue safety course to individuals working or living in Wales.
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NewsLonger slides for Norway
An all-electric ferry, currently under construction at the Fjellstrand yard in Norway, will enter service next year with Norled as the first Norwegian vessel equipped with Survitec Group''s most advanced ESS MES automatic escape slide system.
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NewsApprentices for offshore wind
Isle of Wight, UK-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel operator Seacat Services has concluded the first of many apprentice recruitment drives with the award of a dozen opportunities to the next generation of offshore renewable energy seafarers.
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NewsDiver communications system commissioned
Nautronix, an Aberdeen (UK) headquartered provider of through water communication and positioning technology to the offshore industry have commissioned the largest NASDive digital diver communications system for GDA. The commission forms part of an upgrade of the communication system on-board Submarine Rescue Vessel, the ‘MV Belos’ for the Swedish Navy.
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NewsImtech Marine partners Groen
The first newbuild offshore support vessel for ship owner Groen; ‘7-Oceans’, was recently delivered at Damen Maaskant Shipyards in Stellendam (NED). Imtech Marine Netherlands has provided all navigation and communication equipment, under their re-introduced Radio Holland brand.
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NewsTouch screen navigation
Touch screen technology has transformed everyday life and now, according to Norwegian e-navigation specialist Navtor, it is set to revolutionise operations onboard busy vessel bridges too. Navtor have just launched NavStation, which the company claims to be the world’s first ‘Digital Chart Table’ and a breakthrough in bridge-based decision making ...
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NewsMarine approved full travel keyboard
Belgium’s NSI have announced a new keyboard, ruggedised, it claims, for the most demanding jobs in marine environments.
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NewsStemat certification
Stemat Marine Services in Rotterdam (NED) recently announced that they had certified multi-purpose vessels ‘Anna B’, ‘Fenna B’, ’Inge W’ and ‘Nova K’ to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) and International Safety Management (ISM) standards.
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Tackling UK skills shortages
Fears that the UK maritime industry is failing to tackle widespread skills shortages and that skill sets are falling short of employers’ expectations can be avoided if business leaders and training colleges work more closely together, according to the head of one of the North West UK’s engineering training centres.
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Ocean Signal and Furuno
Communications and safety at sea specialist Ocean Signal has appointed Furuno Italia S.R.L. as its new distributor for Italy.
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National Coastwatch granted dedicated channel
The National Coastwatch Institution, a UK maritime watch-keeping charity, has been allocated a national licence by OFCOM (The UK’s telecommunications regulator) for the use of VHF Channel 65. This dedicated channel has been granted to NCI with strong support from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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Know your dB
When considering audible warning signals aboard a vessel that will carry over normal background noise, it’s important to have a good working knowledge of how dB (decibels) are measured and compared.
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Knuckle booms for Transocean
Austrian deck crane specialist Palfinger Marine has delivered a second PK 150002 MB crane to Transocean. The crane has an outreach of 8.9m and a lifting capacity of 9.5t, the main purpose will be general lifting and hoisting on a drillship.
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NewsSlides at SMM
Naval architects and shipbuilders seeking to optimise the safety of their next project are being invited to the Survitec Group stand at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg. The company will be showcasing its SurvitecZodiac range of escape slides and liferafts.
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NewsNew Lifejacket Lights
UK life saving equipment manufacturers Crewsaver have announced a new range of lifejacket lights, suitable for all foam lifejackets of the type most commonly used for quick deployment in an emergency aboard some of the largest cruise ships and commercial vessels worldwide.
