Kannad Marine product receives MED Wheel Mark approval

Kannad Marine, a business of the Orolia Group has achieved MED Wheel Mark certification for its Kannad Marine SafeLink AIS SART (Automatic Identification System Search and Rescue Transmitter).

The Wheel Mark (Mark of Conformity) is the European regulatory marking for all marine equipment as defined in the Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC, which ensures a uniform application of international instruments, including IMO conventions, resolutions and international testing standards.

Ross Wilkinson, global sales director of Orolia Ltd said, “First launched in February 2010, the SafeLink AIS SART offers a major advance in distress beacon technology to recreational boaters and commercial marine users alike. Internationally approved and compliant with IMO SOLAS requirements this MED approval and Wheel Mark further cements its position as a first choice product for all safety conscious sailors with the technology enabling survivors in life rafts or survival craft to be seen by all vessels with AIS receivers fitted.”

The SafeLink AIS SART is a manual deployment survivor location device intended for use on life rafts or survival craft.  Offering an alternative to a Radar SART, once activated the SafeLink transmits the beacon’s geographic position and unique serial number continuously, indicating range and course on all standard ships’ AIS receiver equipment.  To further assist search and rescue authorities, the SafeLink also uniquely includes an in-built high precision GPS to pinpoint the beacon’s exact location.

Intended for easy activation for any survival situation, the SafeLink is rugged, compact and easy to operate and deploy, as well as being lightweight, buoyant and waterproof to 10 metres. A non-hazardous battery ensures the device is easy and safe to transport and the 96 hour operational battery life and built-in test facility give peace of mind.

The SafeLink AIS SART is available from £425 ex VAT/ €476 ex TAX. For further information and a list of stockists, vist www.kannadmarine.com.