Ship Navigation Equipment

Gyro compass

Gyrocompass (Sperry MK 227)
 

GPS

Global Positioning System (GPS) Receivers

• Magnavox MX-200 Differential GPS
• Magnavox MX-50R Beacon Receiver
• Trimble Centurion P-Code GPS
• Northstar 952X GPS

 

Navigation

The ship is currently using Nobeltec's Visual Navigation Suite. Traditional paper charts are used as well.
 

Radar

X-Band and S-Band Radar with ARPA Display (VisionMaster FT)
 

Doppler speed log

Doppler Speed Log (Sperry SRD-421)
 

NAVTEX

The receiver is a GMDSS compliant 518 KHz receiver used for receiving and direct printing of weather and marine safety information.
 

Weather fax

The weather fax receiver is used to receive National Weather Service (NWS) weather products from automated U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) communication stations. USCG stations transmit products on medium frequency (MF) and high frequency (HF) at scheduled times.
 

Fathometer

Simrad EQ-50 (50 KHz and 200 KHz) and Raytheon DE795IMO.

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Updated: July 17, 2008