BMEA

The British Marine Federation (BMF) hosted a meeting of the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA), the British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) and the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA). The meeting was timed to coincide with a UK visit by the American NMEA and to discuss how to work together to ensure a global education and certification programme for those involved with Electronics installation and maintenance.

The lives of three fishermen have been saved thanks to the McMurdo MOB Guardian man overboard and vessel locater alert system. The system was designed by the RNLI in partnership with McMurdo, one of the world’s leading suppliers of emergency distress beacons.

Raymarine has been announced as a day sponsor of the first Ocean BMW Torbay Week. The marine electronics manufacturer will sponsor the events taking place on the Saturday of the main Torbay championship with prizes and a substantial financial package worth.

Raymarine will be launching a selection of new products on stand G88 at the Southampton Boat Show. New at the show will be Raymarine’s Super HD Digital radar. Designed to operate with the G series or E series Multi Function Displays, this revolutionary technology gives improves target detection with clear, full colour images on screen, making it significantly easier for users to operate and understand radar images.

An introductory video explaining what DSC or Digital Selective Calling is.

An overview on how DSC or Digital Selective actually works, whether it be an emergency situation or a routine call.

A quick look at the VHF/DSC transceivers that Icom has to offer.