Type approval certificate for gyro compass STANDARD 22

Thanks to the joint work of the “Marine Technics” Group, the manufacturer of navigation equipment Anschutz GmbH (Germany), and the Russian River Register  type approval certificate for gyro compass Standart 22 was received. The gyro compass Standart 22 is designed to define ship’s heading relative to geographical (true) North. 

This type approval certificate for the first time allows owners of ship vessels to use gyro compasses Standart 22 which are popular at sea.

Popularity of Standard 22 is the result of high fault tolerance level, easy and quick maintenance, reasonable prices and high quality. Also possibility to use an universal convertor MTDAC-109 will be relevant for river vessels, when needed to replace outdated gyro compasses (“Amur”, “Kurs”, etc) keeping old periphery, which allows to save money during vessel modernization.

Standart 22 features:

• Compact and universal
• Inductive, slipring-free power supply improves operating safety
• Rate-of-turn gyro with an accuracy acc. to IMO-standards
• Modular product range to meet individual requirements – from a single gyro compass to the fully redundant gyro compass system
• Integration of magnetic compass, satellite compass and external rate-of-turn gyro
• Quick settling mode
• Simplest system integration by redundant CANopen maritime standard 
• High accuracy: +/– 0,1 degree (speed/latitude error correction, automatic correction of thermal drifts)
• System package in accordance with customer’s requirements
• Built-in self-diagnosis system. Easiness of operation and maintenance.
• Possibility of control panel universal mounting (console/bulkhead/deckhead)
• Economical operation (long lifetime and service interval).
• Possibility to replace outdated gyro compasses (“Amur”, “Kurs”, etc) keeping old periphery
• Easy maintenance (wide service net all over the world).