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Navmaster is the ECDIS of choice
for SELEX Communications and Viking Offshore

Lilley and Gillie has been awarded a contract by SELEX Communications to provide Navmaster ECDIS systems for installation on a series of new 1,500grt offshore support vessels now under construction in Spain for Viking Offshore Services Ltd.

Designated by Viking Offshore as 'Pan-European Field Support and Rescue Vessels', nine new ships are being built by Astilleros Zamakona in Bilbao with the first ship due for delivery in December 2006 and the last of the nine in March 2009.

The largest marine electronics support company in the UK, SELEX Communications demands only the most rigorously tested and reliable equipment. Therefore its choice of the Navmaster ECDIS system for the Viking Offshore vessels is seen as a very significant testimony to the high quality of this product.

Announcing the contract, Graham Knight, Managing Director of Lilley & Gillie, stated:

"The Navmaster ECDIS has been developed over a period of ten years with intensive research and a lot of practical input from crews who are using it intensively. That's why we felt it was the best solution for the Viking Offshore project. We are delighted that once again we can provide a customer focused solution that makes Lilley & Gillie stand out from the competition."

Mike Bull, Project Engineer, from SELEX Communications added:

"We were impressed by the rigorous tests which the Navmaster ECDIS has undergone. The system is already being used by leading ship managers and owners. It meets our requirements perfectly."

The second generation Navmaster ECDIS is the first system to be type approved to the latest IHO Colour and Symbol specifications. The Navmaster ECDIS is superior in design, user-friendliness and practicality and includes:

  • Excellent Route Planning & Detailed Passage Plan Documentation as used by an oil major since 1997.
  • Voyage Data Recording, which can provide vital evidence in the event of incident or damage and has assisted customers in resolving insurance claims
  • Ship Scaled to Chart, an essential feature to aid berthing.
  • Remote diagnostics - for rapid and low cost support.
  • Modular hardware, perfect for simple retrofit installations.



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    September 2006

    For more information contact Anne Edmonds at marketing@pcmaritime.co.uk or call (0)1752 254205.