Safety
Sail No: GER6480
Flag: German
Home Port: Hamble, UK
Iridium Phone Number: +88 163 184 81 42
MMSI Number: 211547900
Call Sign: DC5482
DSC/SSFC: 211547900
EPIRB: 211547900 (ACR Global Fix iPro 406 registered under BSH-4612-5060959-08)
AIS: EASY TRX2-IS registered under BSH-4612-506
VHF: ICOM IC-M421 (serial no. 7400902-S)
Liferaft: Plastimo 16261W0002, next service 5/12
For max safety we are using AIS personal locater beacon. In case someone goes overboard this devise starts sending position reports automatically and directly into our vessel´s AIS system. Of course anybody else equipped with AIS around 10-24nm will receive this MOB signal as well and can actively support the rescue.
AIS based maritime emergency channel
Saving lives simple now with AIS - easyRESCUE
The Easy Rescue is a personal AIS transmitting beacon. With a built in GPS it transmits an emergency AIS-SART sentence which triggers an alarm on all AIS enabled chart plotters / PC’s within range, along with the Lat/Long of the victim. The GPS is a new generation fast acquiring type and the VHF AIS transmitter repeats the message and position several times per minute. This enables all vessels within range to assist with the rescue if they have an AIS receiver or transponder. Here, the chances of survival are greatly increased.
The Weatherdock Inc. located in Nuremberg, has taken up a major problem on shipping: the effective and simple rescue of a man over board person. So far, it is very difficult to determine the exact position of the victim, just sustainably, to launch a successful rescue. Today's life-saving equipment will range from "lookout" on lifebuoy to so-called electronic beacons (EPIRB). In all these systems, the current position of the victim was no longer covered by "his mother ship". That makes a quick rescue difficult or even impossible.
The just mentioned disadvantages are eliminated with a new system developed by Weatherdock.
The easyRESCUE sends the position data of the castaways on a standard FM radio frequencies with standardized data: the AIS data. AIS is an internationally valid standard, which transmits the current position of the transmitter, speed and other data. Novel about this rescue-system is that using a commercially available navigation device (plotter) or a PC and the associated AIS receiver location data from the easyRESCUE can be received and even will be displayed as a marker on the chart.
Compared to today's solutions are thus several advantages: First, all vessels with AIS receivers can be involved in the rescue operation. Furthermore the rescue can be started without waiting for intervention by the Coast Guard. Hence the easy-RESCUE is a huge potential for growth when it comes to the successful rescue of victim.
Standard Safety Procedures - will follow soon....