Powerful integrated system with pre-loaded raster and vector charts.

Multi-talented
Northstar’s 972 literally offers you the world at your fingertips in more variations and detail than you thought possible.

Now you can use raster and vector charts on the same display! This is made possible with a powerful combination of Northstar software and Nobeltec’s Passport OnBoard charting and imaging, for unbeatable flexibility and performance.

20 January 2006

The new Simrad FS70 Trawl sonar was released late 2005. The bright yellow subsea unit is already becoming a usual sight on fishing vessels, and more and more professionals are becoming aware of the usefulness and possibilities made available by this new product.

Blue Sea Systems announces a new line of battery switches. The m-Series
Battery Switch is a great choice for most boaters because of its four practical
models, flexible mounting and configuration options, small size, and current-
carrying capacity.

Built-in DSC meets RTCM SC-101
Built-in DSC watch function monitors Ch 70 (DSC channel) activity, even while you are on another channel. In an emergency situation, a formatted distress call can be sent at the touch of a button.

Digital Selective Calling Features
DSC uses a unique ID (MMSI code) similar to a telephone number, allowing you to make contact with a specific boater or group of boaters in your area. A total of 100 address IDs can be stored with a 5-character name.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.,/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Coast Guard
has accepted and activated Rescue 21, a new command, control and
communications system produced by General Dynamics C4 Systems that brings 21st
century technology to its search and rescue mission.  Through an advanced
system of integrated wireless communications and location finding features,
Rescue 21 enables the Coast Guard to quickly locate boaters in emergency
situations, even if their “mayday” call is only seconds in length.  Rescue 21
is currently installed in regions along the Eastern seaboard (from Manasquan,
N.J., to Belle Haven, Va.).  Once fully implemented, it will be the Coast
Guard’s primary system along the 95,000 miles of coastline for which it is
responsible.  General Dynamics C4 Systems is a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD).