JMC products comply with new BAM standards

After 29/08/2021 new installations of Navigation and GMDSS equipment on board SOLAS vessels, having regard to Directive 2014/90/EU, need to be compliant with the Bridge Alert Management (BAM) among other requirements of latest Regulation (EU) 2024/1975. This is in accordance with International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resolution MSC.302(87) of 17/05/2010 and related International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards 62923-1 and 62923-2 of 2018 for all alerts presented on or transferred to a ship’s bridge. JMC products in compliance with the new standards are Navigation Sounders F-1000, F-2000 and F-3000 as well as NAVTEX Receiver NT-1800, which were recently Certified by DNV according to the above Marine Equipment Directive (MED).

The introduction of these new standards is very important for improving safety of ship operations. Moreover, the presentation, distribution and handling of bridge alerts, prioritizing them by varying levels of cautions, warnings and alarms is harmonized and enhanced.

Some of the benefits of this latest implementation are:

  • Improved alert identification and guidance, for safer operation of a ship in situations necessitating immediate attention or action.
  • Rationalized mental workload of the bridge operator, by removing redundant and superfluous alerts.
  • Standardized exchange of interface alerts in protocol and concept.
  • An optional Centralized Alert Management (CAM) human-machine interface (HMI) can provide centralized alert silencing.

Since its establishment in 1969, Japan Marina Co., Ltd. (JMC) has been a devoted manufacturer of marine electronics equipment. A reputation for providing quality professional products and services has been well-earned and is respected internationally in the areas of fishing and maritime navigation. Today JMC manufactures and markets products and systems for all sizes and types of commercial fishing ships and merchant marine vessels. Products for GMDSS and EU MED (wheel-mark) approved equipment are marketed under own JMC Brand or supplied to major marine electronics companies on an OEM basis.

 

For further information you may contact the Official Distributor and Support Center for Greece:

Aegean Electronics SA

4 Zosimadon Str, Piraeus 185 31, Greece

Tel: +30 210 4123000

E-mail: info@aegeanel.com