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Equipment standards for riverboats. Navigation equipment.
18 December 2018
Equipment standards for riverboats. Navigation equipment.
Excerpt from the requirements of the Russian River Register for equipping ships with navigation equipment.

  Norms of navigation equipment for class "M", "O", "P" and "L" class ships

Name      Swimming pool discharge and vessel category     
M O R and L
I II III I II III I II III
 1. The main magnetic...
Cobham 3D Product App
15 August 2018
Cobham 3D Product App
The Cobham SATCOM 3D Catalog application allows you to view the Cobham SATCOM 3D equipment in 3D with excellent detailing and the ability to overlay the selected equipment in the right place in the space.

Cobham 3D Product App


The application allows you to view key hardware features, allowing you to scale and rotate models to display specific product details, and view animated examples of products in action, all on a mobile device. The application also gives access to a wide range of images, video and ...
Explosion-proof equipment standards
27 December 2017
Explosion-proof equipment standards

ATEX - the new European standard explosion protected equipment

Explosion-proof equipment standards

Standard ATEX (Atmospheres Explosibles) explosive mixtures of gases were introduced 01.08.2003 in accordance with the requirements of the European Union 94/9/EC, which replaced the old CENELEC and used in Europe. Applies to electrical and mechanical equipment, as well as protective equipment for use in hazardous areas like underground and on the surface.

The ATEX standard has more stricter requirements:

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Iridium Certus
30 October 2017
Iridium Certus
Iridium Certus is a technological platform developed on the basis of the network of new generation Iridium NEXT satellites. Iridium Certus provides security, voice, data streaming and streaming. Reliability, availability and the highest bandwidth in the L-band with VSAT technologies and real global coverage (including the north and south poles) makes Iridium Certus suitable for any type of activity anywhere in the world. Also Iridium Certus is able to meet the needs of land, sea and air operations,...
Iridium NEXT
25 October 2017
Iridium NEXT
Iridium NEXT
Iridium NEXT is the second generation of communication satellites from Iridium Communications. This system allows replacing the currently operating satellite constellation of Iridium spacecraft. Communication satellites are in low-earth orbit and provide voice and data communications for mobile devices.

The Iridium NEXT includes 66 low Earth orbiting satellites, which are located in 6 polar orbits. Iridium NEXT provides higher communication speeds and the ability to further expand the capacity...
Транзас THESIS
23 October 2017
Транзас THESIS
At the international exhibition Neva-2017, Transas introduced THESIS (Transas Harmonized Eco System of Integrated Solutions), a fully integrated suite of solutions for e-Navigation. The work of the THESIS system is based on a platform that allows remote management of administrative processes for a single ship and for a whole fleet of a shipping company. THESIS provides real-time communication and information exchange between the vessel, ship traffic control services, shore services and shipping ...
Fleetview Online
23 October 2017
Fleetview Online
Fleetview Online
Fleetview Online - ship security alert system SSAS (SSAS), providing safety on board. Fleetview Online allows you to determine the position of ships, estimate the distance from the ship to the port of destination, track the history of the vessel's movement, process and send out SSAS-messages and even solve potential crisis situations.

Fleetview Online, implemented on the basis of HTML5, operates on the basis of an Internet browser. This system supports all Inmarsat equipment (Thrane / JRC...
SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2014
27 July 2017
SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2014

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 ( SOLAS-74 ) was adopted at the International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea on November 1, 1974, and its 1988 Protocol (Protocol-88) - at the International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea Harmonized System of Survey and Registration of Certificates November 10, 1988

SOLAS, from the English. SOLAS, International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

This normative document establishes minimum...
Extension line VGA over twisted pair (5Cat) at 80m
25 July 2017
Extension line VGA over twisted pair (5Cat) at 80m

This device is necessary for the transmission of audio and video signals to large distances from the signal source. The device from which the signal is received is connected to the receiving unit, and to the transmitting unit is a monitor or display for receiving the signal, a cable (twisted pair) is used between the receiver and the transmitter to extend the signal to 80 meters.

Extension line VGA over twisted pair (5Cat) at 80mIncluded:

  • The transmitting unit S of the VGA line amplifier

  • Receiver unit ...

Power sources (extract from the rules)
21 June 2017
Power sources (extract from the rules)

POWER SOURCES

2.3.1 All navigation equipment installed on the ship should be provided with power from the main and emergency sources of electrical energy.

2.3.2 The switchboard of navigation equipment must be powered from the main switchboard and emergency switchboard by two independent feeders (see also part XI "Electrical equipment" of the rules for the classification and construction of sea-going vessels).

2.3.3. The power of shipborne navigation equipment should be provided...

The principle of the classification of courts RRR (extract from the rules)
21 June 2017
The principle of the classification of courts RRR (extract from the rules)
PRINCIPLES OF VESSEL CLASSIFICATION RUSSIAN RIVER REGISTER

7.1.  The class of the vessel is determined by the combination of conditional symbols assigned to the vessel in its classification and characterizing the vessel's structural features and the conditions of its operation in accordance with the rules based on safety requirements.

7.2.  Classification of vessels is carried out in accordance with the classification of water basins.

7.3.  Inland water basins, including...

Tyfon
24 June 2016
Tyfon
Class of vessel Length of vessel (m) The intensity of sound in the 1/3-
octave level
at a distance of 1 m (dB)
Base frequency (Hz) Range (SM)
 I 200 and more  143  70-200  2
 II  from 75 to 200  138  130-350  1.5
 III from 20 to 75  130  250-700...