The focus is on vessels with automatic pilot.
Since the end of 2023, the company SeaElec, expert in naval and industrial electrical engineering, has a solution to the demand raised by the maritime authority under circular O-73/007, issued on 13 June 2023.
This indicates the technical requirements applicable to surveillance and recording system that the vessels that have Autopilot On board. That is to say, it states that any vessel with an automatic pilot must have a surveillance camera of type VDR.
To do this, SeaElect provides a solution that has all requirements of the marine authority, at a low cost, which is currently installed and operated in some vessels of the south-southern zone.
It is a system consisting of a camera installed on the autopilot panel, which captures and transmits the images to a VR consolewhich stores the records obtained from the Government bridge from the boat. The company maintains that the particularity of the equipment it markets is its lower cost in relation to others sold on the market but performing the same function.
According to the Executive Director (CEO) of SeaElect, Juan Hermosillathe company offers a great technical and professional supportas they have more than 20 years of experience in the industrial and maritime electrical sector.
"We offer services to companies national and international and we have a staff trained to deliver the best technical service on the ground," said Juan Hermosilla, adding that the MVR system they are marketing is now tested and validated in vessels sailing on Chilean territory.
*Photos: courtesy of SeaLec.
