SR500 AIS SART according to GME

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From the Australian GME, leader of devices for safety at sea, is proposed the new AIS SART SR500, designed to mark a new reference.

When to equip the vessel with an AIS SART?

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The SART is mandatory on vessels over 300 GRT, but is now spreading to vessels that do not have the obligation, due to its added value in terms of safety.

The breakthrough of this technology happened in 2010 whenIMO recognizedAIS SART in the same way as SART radar, i.e. those who have SART obligation can freely decide between the two models. Since then, the market, for obvious safety reasons, has been oriented to the AIS SART. In fact, the SART radar can be detected only by X-band radars, while theAIS is much more widespread and the Coast Guard has AIS target detection systems now well refined. In addition, SART radar only detects a track where the distressed target should be, whereasAIS SART incorporates a significant package of information.

For a vessel sailing within 50 miles of the coast and therefore not required to have anEPIRB, the choice of an AIS SART is an alternative. Although we must remember that theEPIRB remains the safety device par excellence, some do not want to follow the small bureaucracies necessary for the installation, in these cases theAIS SART could be the consequent choice. In the case instead we are equipped with an EPIRB without AIS at that point theAIS SART would become totally complementary and able to significantly increase the overall level of security.

An AIS SART occupies a small space on the boat and in case of need is activated with extreme simplicity. At that point we will be promptly monitored by the coast guard or other vessels in the vicinity and the rescue will be easy. However, we must point out the limit in the range, in fact theAIS operating on VHF frequency and with a reduced power, can hardly be detected beyond 5 miles.

GME AIS SART SR500

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From GME we could only expect an AIS SART at the state of the art of technology and theSR500 does not disappoint that expectation.

TheSR500 can fall into water from a height of 20 meters without damage, is waterproof to a depth of 10 meters for at least 5 minutes, floats with or without telescopic rod, in emergency transmits the signal for 96 hours continuously and supports up to 100 self-test cycles.

The activation of the GME SR500 is so simple that it can be carried out even by a person without experience. In fact, in case of need, it is activated with two simple actions ("pull & press") and LEDs will visually indicate the correctness of the operation performed.

The profile is rounded to avoid injuries to the crew during use and the high visibility yellow housing allows immediate localization in case of emergency.

It integrates a 48-channel GPS to provide the position to theAIS. In case of emergency the position is transmitted every minute with the power of 1 Watt and high brightness LEDs will sound the SOS according to the morse alphabet. The battery life of the GME SR500 is 6 years and can be replaced when it expires.

The set of equipment is particularly rich and includes the case, a telescopic pole extendable up to 1 meter, 10 m of line and the support for bulkhead mounting.

The GME SR500 complies with the IEC 61097-14 standard and is BSH and MED(Wheelmark) approved.