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McMurdo/Echomax
AIS SARTs, Radar Target Enhancer
McMURDO SMARTFIND S5
AIS SART
A manual deployment survivor location device for
use on life rafts or survival craft, it meets IMO SOLAS
requirements and is an alternative to a Radar SART.
Compact, easy to operate and deploy, the Smartfind
S5 is supplied in a quick release carry off bag for
quick evacuation. When activated it triggers an alarm
on all AIS enabled vessels within range, transmitting
your vessel’s MMSI number along with your current
position, which will be displayed as a marker on AISintegrated
chartplotters. Once activated the Smartfind
S5 AIS SART transmits continually for a minimum of
96hrs. An inbuilt GPS provides high speed position
information to assist in
the quick recovery
of survivors.
The highly visible,
buoyant carry case
can be wall mounted
the bridge or packed
inside a survival craft.
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PRODUCT
KEY FEATURES
• Ship or Survival craft options
• Buoyant/floats, waterproof to 10m
• Rugged, compact and lightweight
• Non-hazardous battery for safe, easy transportation
• 6 year battery life
• Visual indication of operation
• Built-in test facility
• Integral lanyard
• Internal/external mounting options
ECHOMAX ACTIVE-X
X Band Radar Target Enhancer
Active Radar Target Enhancer which dramatically
improves your safety at sea by increasing the chances
of being seen by on radar by commercial shipping.
The unit receives a signal from a transmitting radar,
amplifies it and returns a stronger signal.
The operating range is typically up to 30nm,
this will vary depending on the height that it
is installed, the heel angle of the boat and
also the position and power of the scanning
vessel’s radar system, but independent
performance tests by QinetiQ showed a
dramatic increase in the visible radar signal
when using the Active-X system, and a test
by Practical Boat Owner magazine showed
that it significantly outperformed competitive
Active RTE systems.
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KEY FEATURES
• Reception frequency: X band 9.3 - 9.5GHz
• Exceeds ISO 8729-2 performance requirements
• Standby current consumption less than 15mA
• Size of boosted radar signal generated -
0º heel: 111.36m 2
10º heel: 78.96m 2
20º heel: 20.80m 2
• Only weighs 327g (excluding cable)
• External alarm relay
SUPPLIED WITH
Control box, 24m cable (base shown not included)
McMURDO SMARTFIND S10
Personal AIS Beacon
The Smartfind S10 AIS Beacon is an innovative
manually activated personal safety device which
incorporates both AIS (Automatic Identification
System) and GPS technology.
Smartfind S10 is waterproof,
buoyant and compact, intended
for carriage by divers, crew and
anyone who works or carries out
leisure activities on the water.
When activated the Smartfind
S10 transmits a unique alert
signal to the vessel the
individual has come from
and to all AIS enabled
equipment within a
typical 4 mile range,
signalling that help is
required in a man
overboard or lost
diver situation.
NEW FOR
2012
KEY FEATURES
• Manually activated personal safety
device to aid recovery of persons in difficulty
• Transmits GPS target tracking information over AIS
• Unique serialised ID
• Small and light for unobtrusive carriage
• Waterproof, buoyant and fully submersible to 60m
• Flashing LED light
• Minimum 24 hour continuous operation
• 5 year battery storage life
ECHOMAX ACTIVE-XS
Dual Band Radar Target Enhancer
State of the art Radar Target Enhancer which
works on both X and S band radar systems,
greatly increasing your chances of being seen
by large vessel radar systems. The quadruple
alarm indicates whether you are painted
by S or X Band radar signal.
KEY FEATURES
• Reception frequency:
X band 9.3 - 9.5GHz
S band 2.9 - 3.1 GHz
• Exceeds ISO 8729-2 requirements
• Standby current consumption
less than 23mA
• Weight 573g (excluding cable)
• External alarm relay
SUPPLIED WITH
Control box, 24m cable
ECHOMAX ACCESSORIES
Mounting Hardware
A range of stainless steel fittings are available:
• Base fitting for cabin roofs etc
• 150mm extension pole
• 300mm extension pole
• Mast bracket
Tech info
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KANNAD SAFELINK R10
Survivor Recovery System
The SafeLink R10 SRS (Survivor Recovery System),
is a personal AIS device designed to be fitted to a
lifejacket and assist in Man Overboard recovery. It
enables those on board any vessel with an AIS chart
plotter to quickly and efficiently locate and retrieve a
missing crew member. It also features a flashing LED
indicator light to aid detection.
Carrying a SafeLink R10 is a
must for every safety
conscious sailor. Using this
simple to operate, yet
state of the art device
gives the best chance
of retrieval in a man
overboard situation.
NEW FOR
2012
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PRODUCT
KEY FEATURES
• Lifejacket mounted personal AIS beacon
• Transmits GPS target tracking information over AIS
• Unique serialised ID
• Compact and lightweight
• Webbing clip or oral inflation tube mounting
• Provides exact location, range and bearing to locate
person(s) in need of assistance
• Minimum 24 hour continuous operation
• 7 year battery storage life
Why Fit an Active Radar Target
Enhancer?
One of the biggest dangers facing small
boats is the risk of being run down by larger
commerical vessels, particularly in busy shipping
lanes. These large vessels generally rely on radar
to inform them of any potential collision hazards,
particularly at night or in bad weather where
visibility is poor.
Most small boats are built from GRP, composite
materials or wood which are poor radar signal
reflectors. This, coupled with the fact that most
small boats sit relatively close to the water
means that it is very difficult for them to be
picked up on a ships radar. Even a yacht at full
sail doesn’t necessarily present a strong radar
target, especially when it is heeled over, which
reduces the visible cross-section.
A common solution is the use of passive radar
reflectors which are designed to reflect the
incoming radar signals more efficiently through
the use of angular metallic plates, but these
only have limited effectiveness, especially if the
incoming radar pulse is weak to begin with.
Active Radar Target Enhancers improve on this
by electronically amplifying and re-transmitting
the incoming radar pulses, so your small sailing
yacht will look like a much larger vessel to any
ship within radar scanning range. In independent
tests, the radar echo returned by an unheeled
boat fitted with the Echomax Active-X RTE was in
excess of 110 sq m, certainly big enough for the
skipper of any tanker to sit up and take notice!