Accessories & Equipment

Kongsberg Digital has unveiled an innovative new simulator solution for training officers and crew in advanced firefighting.

Available from March 2019, the SOS300 fire hose cabinet just launched by UK company Jo Bird can house up to a 25 metre long fire hose together with a jet spray nozzle.

CWind has become the first offshore sector provider to undertake Modal Training’s Human Element, Leadership and Management (HELM Operational) course.

The search for the next generation of UK seafarers has been launched thanks to a collaboration between one of the world’s largest ship owners and a renowned UK maritime charity.

The Nautical Institute has expanded its certification scheme for Dynamic Positioning Operators (DPOs) to include a qualification for seafarers operating in the renewables sector.

The IMRF recently held its second ‘subject-matter expert’ course in maritime mass rescue operations, at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Hauling an anchor in sudden, heavy seas can wreak havoc on windlass motors writes Stevie Knight.

‘Autonomy’ and ‘energy-saving’ are the buzzwords of the moment, but with good reason, writes Stevie Knight.

The innovative Icelandic hull design team of Rafnar has been invited to develop designs for replacement craft for the Icelandic fleet of search and rescue craft writes Dag Pike.

This new satcom dome is also proposed as a back-up system for larger workboats that already have a primary satcom system. With a diameter of just 37cms, the Tracphone V3-HTS is claimed…

Vestdavit’s MissionEase multi-boat handling system for mission bays will be used by Nexans new flag ship cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora.

ChartCo and Klappir Green Solutions have partnered to market digital logbooks and software solutions focusing on the provision of reporting, monitoring, compliance and validation services, within the ChartCo OneOcean platform.

StormGeo has launched an integrated, navigational and route optimisation platform which connects onboard solutions to shore-based decision support for improved operational efficiency and fuel savings.

Marine electronics company Simrad announced its HALO24, pulse compression radar at METSTRADE this year.

On show at the Standard Horizon stand at METSTRADE was the new HX890E, a high-end 6-Watt floating class H DSC VHF with built-in GPS.

NEXT GEN 2019 is a series of specialist one day workshops run ‘back to back’ on 2, 3, 4 April 2019.

Mobile marine navigation app iNavX will launch a new backend system designed for speed, stability and security in December.