Oil Spill Detection - Simrad Professional Series

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Oil spill detection, response and recovery
Early detection
Early detection and the ability to mount an emergency response
are essential should an oil spill occur. Oil spills are costly to the
environment and the maritime industry, so oil spill prevention,
detection and recovery are paramount.
Having dedicated equipment permanently installed on your
vessel that will allow you to accelerate the clean-up operation
and contain the contaminated area is a necessity. The Simrad
ARGUS Radar Oil Spill Detection application is a must have, and
this is a simple add-on to our standard type approved IMO/SOLAS
navigational radar. The advanced hardware video processing
function enables the detection and tracking of oil slicks.
On-board with Simrad ARGUS
The Simrad Argus Oil Spill Detection application works by receiving
and processing signals in real-time from on-board transceivers.
The water surface is usually dampened when it is contaminated
by oil, so the backscatter of microwave radiation from these waves
is unlike the rest of the sea. The radar is then able to highlight the
dampening of the reflected microwave radiation on the radar
display, thus calculating the size, position and drift (speed and
course) of the oil spill. We let you see inside the oil spill!
Looking inside the oil slick with your standard
navigational radar
Ships in regular operations can use the primary radar set as a
traditional instrument for navigation, and the secondary radar
display (interfaced to the primary radar) switched over to the
advanced function of Oil Spill Detection. We are among the first
companies in the world to provide an oil detection application
working in parallel with its IMO/SOLAS ARPA navigational radar.
From the ship owners’ point of view, the most important benefit is
the reduced maintenance costs in terms of installation, service and
spare parts. In addition, the officers on watch don’t have to learn a
new operating system, because the OSD functionality is part of the
standard navigational radar system with the same user interface.
The Simrad ARGUS Oil Spill Detection radar operates on the same
hardware (not PC based) approved by the Federal Maritime and
Hydrographic Agency in Germany (BSH), and is compliant with the
European Maritime Directive (MED) and United Stated Coast Guard
regulations. In a combined and integrated navigation and oil spill
response and management bridge system, the stress of the officers
on duty is drastically reduced by operating on the same userfriendly
graphical man-machine interface.
Long heritage and global support
With over 60 years at the forefront of product innovation, we are
one of the world’s most recognised brands in the field of marine
electronics. This heritage provides a platform from which some of
the most innovative products are engineered. Our OSD application
is one that you can depend on to improve oil spill response
capabilities, and should the need arise, our global service network
of support engineers located in over 50 key ports around the world
will deliver first class on-board service.
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