BNWAS BW-800

BNWAS BW-800 is produced in Denmark to ensure the high level of quality is maintained. BW-800 is designed as a cost effective product and it is easy to install which means low installation costs for the vessel owner. The small size of the units makes it easy to install on vessels with limited space for new equipment. Most of the systems are installed as retrofit when the vessel is sailing from one port to another or installed the next time the vessel is in dock. Normally, it is more cost effective to exchange an old dead man alarm with a new BNWAS than trying to upgrade the old system. Deadlines for installation of BNWAS 1 July 2011: New Ships > 150 GT and all new passenger ships. 1 July 2012: Existing passenger ships and ships over 3.000 GT 1 July 2013: Existing ships over 500 GT 1 July 2014: Existing ships over 150 GT BW-800 cable requirements: Marine proof cable min. 0,5 mm² and maximum 1 mm². Terminals are made for maximum 1 mm² cables. Normally a cable with 6 x 0,5 mm² wires (3 pairs) is used. Cable requirements per unit: 801: 5 wires 802: 2 wires 803: 4 wires 805: 3 wires 821: 6 wires 831: 5 wires Why install BNWAS? Regulations from IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) requires carriage of a BNWAS Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System complying with IMO performance standards. The purpose of a bridge navigational watch alarm system (BNWAS) is to monitor bridge activity and detect operator disability which could lead to marine accidents. The system monitors the awareness of the Officer of the Watch (OOW) and automatically alerts the Captain or another qualified OOW if for any reason the OOW becomes incapable of performing the OOW’s duties.