Maritime

Jotron GMDSS products and automatic identification system (AIS)

The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is an international system which uses improved terrestrial and satellite technology and ship-board radio systems. It ensures rapid alerting of shore-based rescue and communications authorities in the event of an emergency.  An EPIRB is used to alert search and rescue services in the event of an emergency. Jotron’s high quality EPIRBs conform to current international regulations and meet the demands of the commercial, marine, fishing, offshore and leisure industries.

Jotron SART is designed for use in search and rescue operations and gives the exact location of the distressed indicated on the radar X-band display of any nearby ships, SAR vessels and aircrafts. Jotron AIS- SART are programmed from the manufacturer with a unique ID code and transmit its position via an internal GPS antenna. This data is combined and transmitted using the international AIS channels (AIS A and AIS B) in the maritime VHF band.

Jotron’s GMDSS and Maritime VHF Radio meets all the requirements of the IMO for carriage on SOLAS vessels. This floating radio is the perfect choice, both in emergency situations and in general on-board communications. The radio switches automatically between standard simplex and duplex maritime channels, and 21 emergency simplex channels depending on which battery – emergency or chargeable – is connected.

Jotron have since 2004 produced Automatic Identification System (AIS). AIS is a broadcast communication system operating in the VHF maritime band, capable of sending ship information to other ships and to shore.

Jotron GMDSS, AIS and light products

Jotron’s marking lights are specially designed for safe marking of fish farms. In addition to fishing nets and long line equipment, buoys, seismic cables, anchor chains or moorings and oil cables are other floating or submersible objects that need lighting. The lights have high intensity LEDs with programmable intensity, flash rate, synchronization and daylight switch.

AQ-4 MkII, is Jotron’s high quality multipurpose marking and distress personal strobe light. This strobe light has a manually activated two-way switch for flash or fixed light. It is waterproof down to 500 meters and designed for use in extreme rough maritime and onshore environments. Fire-fighters, military personnel, crew on-board vessels and search and rescue personnel are among the users. The light is also suitable for outdoor activities, such as hiking and diving.

Jotron GMDSS, AIS and light products