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Floating effortlessly At 10am every day, survival equipment specialist BCB International (Stand N5-210) is demonstrating its novel Floating Armour Torso System (FATS) self-inflating body armour system, which automatically inflates once immersed in water. The inflatable lifejacket is located under the armour vest and is removable, should operatives wish to transition from water to land to pursue their mission. Ben Simmons, BCB International’s special projects manager, said: ‘FATS is an ingenious armoured lifejacket. Its dual-purpose application makes it a must-wear item for any operative who needs ballistic protection while working in maritime/riverine environments. The armour protects the uninflated lifejacket and the lifejacket itself automatically inflates once immersed in water. FATS is self-righting, which means that if the wearer should fall into the water unconscious or injured, the system will flip him/her onto their back to keep their airways clear of water.’’ The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BCB International a new contract for its FireDragon fuel and foldable cooker, which will again help British soldiers to warm their drinks and heat their operational rations, while also reducing the British Army’s Q carbon footprint.
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First-time DSEI exhibitor, South Africa’s Bayside Marine (Stand N3-110), is offering ship repair and maintenance services to the naval, marine, oil and gas, as well as tourism sectors. Based in Hout Bay near Cape Town, the company has serviced the likes of Armscor’s Institute of Maritime Research and South Africa’s state-owned transport utility, Transnet. It has also worked on harbour tugs and vessels operating to Cape Town’s prime tourist destination, the Robben Island Museum. In May this year, Bayside Marine participated in the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, where chief executive Bongani Tokwe expressed his confidence
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Get it serviced that the company would get good leads for its repair and maintenance of oil rigs, vessel and boat services. With facilities that include steel, aluminium and fibreglass shipyards, access to Cape Town drydocks and a synchrolift,
Bayside Marine undertakes a range of services. These include vessel conversions and even vessel scrapping; component overhaul, tailshaft, rudder and thruster inspections; deck and hull repairs; structural steel Q repairs and fabrications.
Streamlined management RICHARD SCOTT Ship/air integration specialist Prism Defence (Stand S10-200) is displaying the latest version of its HeliSAFE embarked helicopter management system. Designed to streamline the management of, and compliance with, ship/ helicopter operating limits, operational policies and procedures, HeliSAFE is a ship-based software solution to support the safe and effective management of helicopter operations from single or multi-spot ships. As well as supporting accurate monitoring of defined limits, and ensuring the safe conduct of operations, HeliSAFE is also intended to assure authorities that authorised limits are interpreted consistently.
A first-generation version of HeliSAFE is already in service with the Royal Swedish Navy. With the second generation, which has been in development for the past three years, Prism Defence has introduced a
new touchscreen human/ machine interface and a more contemporary look/feel to take the management of aviation at sea to new levels of capability and assurance. ‘‘We have already built a simulator at our Adelaide facility in South Australia, to
demonstrate how the latest version of HeliSAFE is used to support aviation operations and procedures,’’ Prism Defence CEO Craig Mathews told DSEI Daily. ‘‘This includes representations of the bridge, operations room, and FLYCO, with HeliSAFE on touchscreen console hardware in each.’’ Prism is working with Norwegian IT company Hatteland Technology, which is supplying touchscreen displays and servers. Alternatively, HeliSAFE can be hosted on a third-party command information system as a software application. ‘‘In this case, the user just needs to introduce a touchscreen display to allow for user interactions,’’ said Q Mathews.
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