Marine Epirb
Marine Navigation Electronics
Sailing on the open water has always been very challenging and also exciting. Boating can be a very pleasant experience provided your boat is equipped with the proper tools to provide the complete safety. Good quality marine navigation electronic equipment on board aids easier, faster and safer navigation.
It is recommended to make sure that, the boat is equipped with certain marine electronics. The minimum requirement for safety is to at least have a VHF Marine Radio and a compass before leaving the shore. Other recommended electronics include a GPS plotter, fish finder or depth sounder, radar, and auto pilot. Other more sophisticated but nice to have items include an Automatic Identification System and a networked navigation system
Marine navigation electronics equipment operation and uses are discussed below:
Auto Pilot: It is a highly recommended tool for mariners set to go on a long voyage. Auto Pilot aids to steer the vessel automatically and thus relieves the person at the helm from fatigue. Auto Pilot is of great help for those that troll while fishing as it controls the boat direction automatically, relieving the captain to join the fishing. This tool is of great use, as it helps to save fuel by keeping the boat on a steady heading.
Fish finder: Those who fish for pleasure or hire enjoy the help provided by a good fish finder. The fish finder uses SONAR for its operation. In principle, the sonar works by sending a signal down trough the water column until it strikes and object with ample mass to return a signal to the devise, thus rendering an image on the screen. Thereby, showing the fish depth in relation to bottom structure. If a fish finder is not desired then a depth sounder with a digital readout is a good option, being less expensive.
Automatic Identification System: It is considered an important electronic tool for marine navigation. It provides other boats with your complete information as well as their info to you: the exact location of the vessel, longitude and latitude, Time stamp, Rate of turn, Course over ground etc. While the boat under way AIS shows the above information every 2 to 10 seconds, whereas when the boat is anchored, it shows the information after every 3 minutes. Apart from providing the mentioned information, it also provides useful information about nearby vessel concerning their dimensions, position, and type of the [veselboat]. It is the ultimate electronic tool for collision avoidance at sea.
EPIRB: The Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) also known as distress radio beacon is a transmitter, which helps rescue services to locate boats in distress. The transmissions are rebroadcast from satellites around the world to the various rescue services. Watercraft operators wishing to have an EPIRB must now use a digital 406MHz unit. The International Copas-Sarsat Satellite System stopped monitoring for all but 406MHz signals for distress alert and location data for rescue operation throughout the world..
GPS Plotter: The GPS system now takes over the duty of the old Loran navigation system. GPS signals are broadcast from those satellites worldwide, that are a property of the USA government. The GPS data can be viewed in digital or map format. The preferred method is on a plotter that is loaded with digital maps of the area you are boating in. Most new VHF radios now have the capability to broadcast your location with a distress signal if connected to a GPS
ACR Satellite3 406 EPIRB at West Marine
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