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HERNIS CCTV for new Trinity Houseand Northern Lighthouse Board vesselsFollowing the successful installation of HERNIS Scan Systems integratedsurveillance systems on Trinity House vessels Patricia and Mermaid, Hernishas supplied its HERNIS 400 system for the new Northern LighthouseBoard and Trinity House vessels built at the Remontowa shipyard in Poland.Northern Lighhouse Boards’vessel “Pharos” on 09 May atOcean Terminal when berthed inLeith for the inaugurationceremony by the Princess Royal.The ship is decorated with thedress flags and also has thehelicopter on board. Furtherback the 30 tonne crane.Barry Rising of Silver Fox & Associates Ltd, the UKagents for HERNIS, commented that it was great tobe allowed to build on the good relationshipdeveloped from the Patricia and Mermaid. Weworked on the principal of supplying similar controlsystems and camera stations as those fitted to theearlier vessels, so that all concerned would befamiliar with what they have on board. This keepsthe learning curve to a minimum, which is always apractical thing to do and we like that. HERNIS hasbuilt up quite some reputation for supplyingpractical, reliable equipment that keeps workingunder extreme conditions. The reputation wasstarted in the challenging conditions of the NorthSea and to this day drilling companies rely onHernis to keep them on station and earning money.These are the qualities built into the systemssupplied to the new RIV and Multi Functionvessels.The HERNIS 400 control system is well provenand is used on a wide range of marine and landbased applications operating at both ends of thetemperature scale and in extremely difficultconditions. Places you must keep an eye on butreally don’t want to be there - that is where you willalways find HERNIS. Both Trinity House and theNorthern Lighthouse Board will benefit fromexperience gained under such conditions.HERNIS and Silver Fox & Associates, wish goodluck to all who sail in THV ALERT, THVGALATEA and also the NLV PHAROS.