Dokumen dan sertifikat-sertifikat di kapal Sebuah kapal agar dapat menjalankan tugas dengan baik dan aman, harus dilengkapi dengan surat-surat kapal sesuai dengan ketentuan yang berlaku. Terdapat beberapa macam sertifikat kapal, yg keberadaannya merupakan persyaratan bagi kapal yg bersangkutan sesuai dg peruntukannya. Jenis-jenis sertifikat tersebut adalah : 1. SERTIFIKAT KAPAL 1. Sertifikat Kesempurnaan Adalah sertifikat yg […]
Marine Dynamic Positioning For most vessels, complicated manoeuvres are only made when berthing or unberthing but for vessels working in certain sectors – particularly the offshore sector – the ability to accurately hold station for long periods is essential. To accommodate this need, vessels are fitted with some form of dynamic positioning (DP). DP systems […]
Ship manoeuvring controls A bridge is not only for navigation but is also the command and control centre of the ship. As such it must have a comprehensive control system that connects to the engine and steering gear as well as other systems on the ship such as the navigation lights. On a modern ship […]
Ship position fixing Traditional means of navigating are dependent upon a magnetic compass to indicate direction and a sextant to fix the position of the ship. Both instruments have limitations but skilled navigators have been using them successfully for centuries before and after the invention of alternatives such as the gyrocompass and GPS. A sextant […]
Automatic Identification System (AIS) Man Overboard Device An AIS Man Overboard (MOB) device is designed to be carried by individual crewmembers and used in the event of a Man Overboard situation or other personal emergency. Whether you’re a commercial vessel, a fishing trawler, diving or leisure craft, an AIS MOB device should be considered essential […]
NetWave NW6000 Inland Waterways Voyage Data Recorder System What is Vessel Data Recorder (VDR) ? VDRs are data recording systems, mandated for commercial vessels in international waters under regulation 20 of SOLAS Chapter V, to enable accident investigators to review procedures and instructions in the moments before an incident and help to identify the cause […]
McMurdo HEKLEO-SX Racon Racon devices are used at sea to mark navigational hazards as RADAR targets for presentation on a ship navigational radar display. The word Racon comes from combining RAdar and beaCON. The McMurdo HEKLEO-SX Racon is a frequency agile all-weather radar transponder that works on both “X” band (3cm wavelength), and “S” Band […]
Maritime AIS Transponder SmartFind M5 AIS Class A Transponder SmartFind M5 Class A provides automated AIS communication from ‘ship-to-ship’ and ‘ship-toshore’, transmitting and receiving vessel, voyage and safety related information. Own vessel voyage, position and course information is automatically transmitted and the AIS information provided by other ships in the vicinity, shore based stations and […]
McMurdo AIS AtoN The McMurdo AIS AtoN (Aid to Navigation) is an IALA compliant beacon that is designed to be installed on navigational hazards, offshore wind farms, oil and gas platforms/pipelines etc as well as fixed or floating aids to navigation such as buoys and markers, further enhancing their operation by alerting any AIS equipped […]