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Raymarine is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tacktick from Suunto, a leading manufacturer of sports precision instruments. Tacktick, formed in 1996 and based in Havant, Hampshire UK, develops and manufactures wireless, solar powered instruments for the marine market.

Simrad Yachting has unveiled its brand-new LED monitors, just in time for summer. Developed by mariners for the marine environment, and with extreme space saving in mind, the Simrad Yachting LED monitors replace the current MO-Series monitor line-up with a number of new and improved features.

Raymarine is supporting the latest campaign of BananaShark Powerboat Racing team. John Cooke founder and skipper of Team BananaShark, better known as “Cookee” has stepped forward as the latest Ambassador for the world’s leading marine electronics manufacturer, Raymarine.

A leading commuter ferry company based in London which operates large high speed Catamarans taking up to 220 passengers on the River Thames is currently recruiting for an Electrical Engineer to join their expanding team.

Readers of BMEA Direct will need no introduction to the Automatic Identification System (AIS) Class A AIS transponders are now a mandatory fit on all commercial vessels over 300 tonnes and on most passenger carrying vessels. Many leisure users embrace AIS technology thanks to low cost Class B transponders and even ‘receive only’ systems which allow an overview of AIS targets within range on a chart plotter or radar based system. It is probably fair to say that AIS has made the biggest step change in marine navigation safety since GPS became common place and affordable over a quarter of a century ago.

Long distance sailors have advocated for many years that in order for the radar to give the best picture possible it needs to be kept level with the horizon. In the past, these experienced circumnavigators built their own structures to gain the best performance from their radar and avoid scanning the sea one way and the stars the other.

If you are in the electronics/electrical side of the Maritme industry, why not join the BMEA’s new Linkedin group. The ‘Marine Electronics’ group is the BMEA’s (British Marine Electronics Association) own Linkedin group dedicated to professionals within the Marine Electronics/Electrical industry. Its purpose is to highlight the very latest news and industry developments, discuss best practice and promote debate. The group is open to sales, marketing or engineering professionals from all parts of the industry.

There is an excellent opportunity for our “waterside dealers” to meet the requirement of the BMEA Constitution Bye-laws that all such members must have at least one engineer at all their premises, either certificated to the BMET (British Marine Electrical Engineer) or MEI (Marine Electronics Installer).

The British Marine Electronic Association (BMEA), one of the largest and most proactive associations within the British Marine Federation (BMF) publishes a quaterly new on-line journal called BMEA Direct which features articles about the latest developments in the maritime electronics industry.

The exciting sport/hobby of Sea Kayaking has become very popular over the last few years with both canoeists and kayakers venturing further and further out to sea. If you are thinking about doing this, then as part of your planning for a great adventure, a marine VHF handheld radio is an essential safety consideration which could save your life.