BMEA is a respected organisation with over 90 members including manufacturers and waterside dealers that specialise in the installation and maintenance of marine electrical and electronic systems.
The association aims to provide boat owners with a guaranteed level of quality service and support around the UK coast.
We hope you find our website useful. If you would like more information please use the Contact Us page. To keep in touch with our news, you can subscribe to our RSS feed here.
About marine electronics
The British Marine Electronic Association (BMEA) is more than just a trade organisation: its Code of Practice ensures that customers receives courteous and efficient service; safe and reliable products; and effective, trouble free installations:
Radar
It’s probably the piece of equipment that professional seafarers would least like to do without…and its becoming steadily more affordable and easier to operate. But what are the differences between a budget set and a top-of-the-range model. We look at some choices.
GMDSS
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) was established mainly for the benefit of commercial shipping, but new DSC/VHF radios are letting recreational boat owners in on the act. Here’s what it means for you.
Network instruments
The capabilities of a networked instrument system are very much more than just the sum of its parts: instruments that can exchange data between themselves can produce new, more relevant information for the navigator, distribute it to the rest of the crew, or control other equipment directly. We look at what’s possible now and take peak into the future.
Where am I?
Human navigators used to spend most of their time finding out where they were, rather than concentrating on where they were going. Electronic position fixing changed all that: GPS tells us where we are: dGPS does it even more accurately, and chart plotters help relate raw latitude and longitude to the real world.
Power supplies
Even the best and most sophisticated electronics will become useless if their power supply fails. Keeping them going though, may mean more than just fitting a bigger battery. One of the BMEA’s power supply experts can let you into some of the secrets of success.
