SAM Electronics bridge retrofit for Scandlines

Rostock - L-3 SAM Electronics has been awarded a contract to retrofit navigation facilities on four passenger and freight vessels operated by Scandlines, a German-Danish ferry company. The ships in question are the M/F Deutschland, M/F Prins Richard, M/F Prinsesse Benedikte and M/F Schleswig-Holstein. All four operate the short-distance route between Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødby, Denmark.

The vessels operate as double-ended ferries, and will be retrofitted with L-3’s NACOS Platinum navigation systems on both the bow and stern bridges. This will consist of X- and S-band radars linked to two multifunction Multipilot workstations for control of all main radar, ECDIS and conning operations, in addition to those for automatic steering, track control and route planning.

All ships will also be fitted with navigation sensors, including AIS, DGPS, Doppler logs, echosounders and wind/weather navigation aids. “We are extremely proud to have been selected to provide our advanced NACOS Platinum navigation system for one of Europe’s largest ferry organisations,” said Maik Stoevhase, managing director of L-3 SAM Electronics, ANC. “The unique combination of integrated route planning, monitoring and track control will significantly reduce the workload for the navigators and improve navigational safety.”

(Source: Digital Ship)