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 > Equipment Rental Maintenance

SELEX Elsag Ltd - Marine Division's unique and respected equipment Rental Maintenance scheme was built up on the success of it's Regional Office network which today provides confidence to the Owners and operators of 1,500 vessels who have chosen to rent equipment from us.

Covering the length and breadth of the UK, from Falmouth to Fraserburgh and from London to Liverpool, we are able to provide assistance to all sectors of the Maritime Industry, from the Leisure Market in the south, to the Fishing Fleets in Northern Scotland and to the Offshore Oil Industry in the North Sea.




 > Communication Network Services

SELEX Elsag Ltd - Marine Division is an internationally approved Accounting Authority, whose fundamental responsibility is for the handling of charges for communications originated by vessels using both terrestrial and Inmarsat communications systems. This service also extends to land based equipment.

The service provided covers the receiving, verifying and settlement of charges arising from communications, the provision of mandatory ITU publications together with stationery necessary for the recording and charging of calls.

As part of this service, clients can receive the much acclaimed SELEX Elsag Ltd - Marine Division "CheckMate" logging and charging PC based software, enabling any caller to immediately log and cost his calls. "CheckMate" also incorporates Least Cost Routing for terrestrial and satellite services.





 > Radio Surveys
SELEX Elsag Ltd - Marine Division's Marine Radio Survey and Inspection Service is a provider of radio safety surveys. We work closely with the MCA and the Classification Societies to enable us to meet and exceed the standards that are required of us.

Our large team of experienced Radio Surveyors, accredited by the MCA, operates from Radio Survey and Inspection Service Regional Offices in 15 ports around the UK, providing a nationwide Radio Survey service. They are trained and equipped to carry out Radio Surveys and Inspections on GMDSS installations for all categories of vessels and equipment, from fishing vessels to the largest passenger liners. Quality controls and procedures of the Survey Service are ISO9001:2000 accredited.

To apply for a survey, you may either download a Survey Application Form, fill it in and return it to us, or if you have an e-mail address, you may book on-line.


The Marine Radio Survey and Inspection Service also performs Radio Surveys for Classification Societies and for Administrations outside the U.K. and these are carried out to the same standard of service as for British-registered vessels.

In the UK we are accredited to provide radio surveys for Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas, ABS, RINA, Det Norske eritas, Germanischer Lloyd and ClassNK.

The regulations covering vessels sailing under GMDSS are shown in this quick-reference Excel spreadsheet.

  - SOLAS regulations at a glance (1.4Mb)




 > LRIT - Long Range Identification and Tracking

Conformance Testing for UK and IOM registered vessels

SELEX Elsag Ltd have been appointed as an LRIT Authorised Testing Application Service provider for the UNITED KINGDOM Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and on behalf of the Government of the ISLE OF MAN. This is in accordance with SOLAS V, Regulation 19-1 in compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resolution MSC.263(84) on "Revised performance standards and functional requirements for the long-range identification and tracking of ships" and MSC.1/Circ.1296 "Guidance on the survey and certification of compliance of ships with the requirement to transmit Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) information."

SELEX Elsag Ltd may therefore test shipborne Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) equipment fitted to vessels registered in the United Kingdom and issue Conformance Test Reports (CTRs) as outlined in MSC.1/Circ.1307.


To organise an LRIT Conformance Test for Inmarsat-C shipborne equipment, please download and complete the LRIT Application for Conformance Test and LRIT test data sheet and submit them by email to marine-surveys@selexelsag.com. Alternatively, fill in the on-line form by clicking the button above.



 > Voyage Data Recorder Annual Performance Testing

SELEX Elsag Ltd - Marine Division's is a provider of VDR/S-VDR Annual Performance Tests for Broadgate, JRC and Danelec VDR/S-VDR's. SELEX Elsag Ltd - Marine Division works closely with the MCA and Classification Societies to enable us to meet and exceed the standards that are required of us.

Our team of experienced VDR/S-VDR Surveyors operates from our Regional Offices. They are trained and equipped to carry out VDR/S-VDR APT's. Quality controls and procedures of the Survey Service are ISO9001:2000 accredited.

To apply for a survey or performance test you may either download a Survey Application Form, complete it and return it to us, or fill in the on-line request form, advising vessel name, equipment type, port, date required, Class society and contact details.

SELEX Elsag Ltd also performs VDR/S-VDR APT's for Classification Societies and for Administrations outside the U.K., and these are carried out to the same standard of service as for British-registered vessels. In the UK we are accredited to provide VDR/S-VDR APT's on Broadgate, JRC and Danelec equipment for Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas, ABS, RINA, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd and ClassNK




 > Electronics Officers / ElectroTechnical Officers

Since 1902 SELEX Elsag Ltd - Marine Division has provided the Maritime Industry with a professional crew member. The Electronics/ElectroTechnical Officers, as they are known today, have evolved and adapted skills to ensure they can provide an operating and first-line maintenance service for the continuously changing and ever-increasing complexity of today's on-board communications and navigation systems, along with maintenance of a vessel's power generation, navigation control and electrical equipment.

The service is available to all areas of the Maritime and Offshore Industries, for both long and short term contracts, on a worldwide basis.




 > E-Logbook for Fishing Vessels

SELEX Elsag, a Finmeccanica company, can now offer a fully comprehensive solution to the UK's E-Logbook requirement for the recording and transmission of fishing activities data. The Olfish-Dynamic Data Logger (DDL) has successfully passed the UK Fisheries Authorities' approval process run on their behalf by the NCC Group. This approval ensures that the product meets EU legislative requirement for E-Logbooks onboard fishing vessels.

SELEX Elsag has an exclusive distributorship in the UK for the OLRAC Olfish product suite, which has already been successfully launched worldwide.

The company's solution is flexible in that it can supply either the E-Logbook software by itself, or a very competitive complete system solution. For more information please contact your local depot.


SELEX Elsag are now offering a deal on hardware and airtime for E-log systems. Contact us for details.




 > Health Check (Free of charge)

SELEX Elsag invites ship owners, managers and agents who may have concerns about their vessel's bridge radio and navigational equipment to apply for a free health check of the systems from one of our experienced marine electronics engineers. The service is completely free provided the vessel is berthed within 25 miles of a SELEX Elsag Marine Office.

For a list of such offices with contact details please click on the location map shown on the right side of this page. For your convenience we attach a health check application form which when completed should be sent to the nearest SELEX office. Our local staff will then contact you to finalise arrangements


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