DSV Adams Challenge Contract Won
(2/9/2008) MES have been awarded a contract working with Astilleros Balenciaga to supply and fit the integrated bridge equipment onboard Adams Offshore newest vessel the DSV Adams Challenge. The vessel will be a dynamically positioned diesel electric powered multi role offshore support vessel with a dual redundant dynamic positioning system configured to and suitable for supporting a wide range of offshore support activities.
navigation > GPS
Furuno GP-150
Fully meets new IMO resolution MSC.112(73) and IEC 61108-1Ed.2 for SOLAS carriage requirements on and after July 2003.
Ideal sensor of SOG for AIS, radars and other navigational aids.
Augmentation to enhance accuracy by standard fitted WAAS and optional DGPS
Display modes: video plotter, 3-D highway, text etc.
Memory: 2,000 points for ship\'s past positions and marks (including 99 event marks maximum), 999 waypoints, 30 routes each containing up to 30 waypoints
The Furuno GP-150 is a new GPS navigator designed for SOLAS ships complying with the new GPS performance standards.
It is a highly reliable standalone EPFS (Electronic Position Fixing system) providing a navigation solution to the AIS, Radars, VDRs etc.
MX Marine MX510 (was MX420/2) and MX512 (was MX420/8) GPS or DGPS
Available with a choice of GPS or D-GPS antennas.
Antenna cables 3m to 90m available.
IMO type approved.
Single or dual redundancy
Astonishing 1m accuracy
10 different function modes for easy navigation
GOTO, Mark and Man overboard one touch function keys
3-D panorama display mode
Up to 2000 waypoints and 100 routes with icons and Alphanumeric characters
High speed LAN interface.
User selectable NMEA0183 messages V1.5 to V2.3
User can save and restore waypoints, routes and configuration settings via USB device or the built-in flash RAM.
Furuno GPS GP32
The GP32 is an advanced GPS navigator, with built-in WAAS receiver technology, designed for smaller fishing boats and pleasure craft. A compact and cost effective unit that offers position fixes accurate to within 10 metres, and with WAAS mode activated, to within 3 metres .
Compact and waterproof with a good range of features.
This advanced unit, based on the popular GP31, has a sensitive 12-channel GPS receiver.
An impressive memory, capable of storing up to 1,000 points of ship’s track, 999 points for marks and waypoints, and 50 routes of up to 30 waypoints each.
Vital navigation data is presented on a 4.5-inch diagonal Silver Bright LCD screen with adjustable brilliance. Innovative graphic displays include Nav, Highway, Steering, Track Plotting and two, easy to use, operator programmable modes.
There is a NMEA 0183 programmable interface system for feeding highly accurate data to radar, chart plotter, autopilot or echo sounder. Also includes a dedicated RS-232 port for connection to a PC and integrates perfectly with Furuno\'s NavNet line of Radar/Chart Plotters.
