SEAS OF SOLUTIOS FastFind CREW1 AIS Man Overboard Beacon Owner’s Manual
- June 12, 2024
- SEAS OF SOLUTIOS
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Fast Find CREW1
AIS Man Overboard Beacon
Fast Find CREW1 AIS Man Overboard Beacon
The Fast Find CREW1 is an AIS Man Overboard Device with a range of features designed to accelerate detection and support localised rescue for vessel crew in an MOB situation.
Fast Find CREW1
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Fast Find brand, a brand synonymous
with life-saving Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) solutions, Seas of Solutions
are delighted to announce the Fast Find CREW1 AIS MOB will join the RLS
enabled Fast Find Return Link PLB in our portfolio of marine electronics. The
new CREW1 provides the quality and innovation you would expect from a Fast
Find beacon and is designed to improve the survivability of those working or
playing on the water.
The Fast Find CREW1 AIS Man Overboard device is designed to accelerate
detection and support localised rescue for vessel crew in an MOB situation.
The CREW1 offers a range of innovative features in a compact and easy to carry
design. The semiautomatic beacon can be water or manually activated. It boasts
an extended 36 hour battery life and high-powered SOS strobe capability. With
a rugged construction
and multiple attachment clippings, the Fast Find CREW1 is designed with crew
survivability in mind. Submersible to 50m, the Crew1 offers a versatile
commercial grade AIS man over-board solution.
Features
- Compact and offers dynamic lifejacket fitting options
- Highly accurate, regularly updated GPS coordinates to accelerate location detection
- Water and manual activation options
- Compatible with AIS electronics, e.g. chart plotters
- High strength LED signals SOS message to aid low light detection
- High powered battery allows extended signal operation with 36 hrs activation time (typical for -10C)
- 5 years storage life
- IP68 Waterproof.
How Fast Find CREW1 works
- CREW1 is activated in an emergency crew recovery situation
- An alert message is transmitted to all AIS receivers and AIS enabled chart plotters within a 4 mile radius (typical)
- An AIS SART alert icon (pictured) marks the survivors location
- Precise target survivor information including GPS position become viewable when the chart plotter* cursor is positioned over the icon
- Provides exact location, distance and bearing to locate person (s) in need of assistance
Not all small-craft chart plotters with AIS show the correct icon as recommended by the IMO. At the very least, they will show the same icon as used for other craft — normally an arrow. In addition, user settings generally allow you to configure the display to show the TX ID number, which in the Crew1 always begins with 972. This way you can differentiate the CREW1 from other vessels.
All new ECDIS plotters (on ships over 300 tonnes) should display the icon correctly.
- For use with AIS enabled plotters, contact your plotter manufacturer for further info.
Installation and activation
The Fast Find CREW1 is supplied, as default, with a clip to attach the device to lifejacket strap and an alternative clip which can be attached to the lifejacket’s oral tube. This clip can be installed on either side of the oral tube.
Activation can be either manually or by water sensor activation. Manual activation involves pulling off the red antenna cap to release the antenna and then pulling the activation tab off. The device will start transmitting alert messages immediately. Water sensor activation requires you to pull off the red antenna cap to release the antenna, when the water sensor embedded at the bottom side of the device is immersed in water for more than 3 seconds, the device will be activated and starts transmission.
Fast Find CREW1 Specifications
APPLICABLE STANDARDS
IEC 60945, IEC 61108-1, EN 50383: 2010,
EN 62368-1: 2014 + A11: 2017, EN 303098 V2.2.1,
IEN 50385: 2002, EN 62311: 2008
VHF PERFORMANCE
Frequency
Data Rate
Tx Power
Bandwidth
Modulation
Range
AIS Message Type| AIS 1, 161.975MHz
AIS 2, 162.025 MHz
9,600bps
2W (1W EIRP)
25 KHz
GMSK
4nm typical with receiver antenna
5m above sea level
Message 1
(TXID, GPS position, SOG, COG)
Message 14
(MOB ACTIVE or MOB TEST)
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GPS RECEIVER
Receiving Channels
Frequency
Tracking Sensitivity
Reacquisition
Position Update
Position Accuracy| 72
L1, 1575.42 MHz
(-)159 dBm
(-)163 dBm
Every minute
< 2.0 m SBAS
< 2.5 m Autonomous
LED INDICATION
Battery (green/red)
GPS Positioning (green/red)
BATTERY
Type
Operating Time
Storage (battery life)| Primary Lithium (not rechargeable)
36 hours at -10°C, typical
5 years, replacement due after emergency use
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ENVIRONMENTAL
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Waterproof
Immersion depth
Compass Safe Distance| -20°C~55°C
-30°C~70°C
IP68
Temporary immersion to 5m for a period of 5 minutes
0.8m
PHYSICAL
Size
Weight| 129x52x40mm (LWD)
160 g (main unit only)
ITEMS SUPPLIED
Main MOB unit with
webbing belt clip
Clip on carrying pouch
User guide
Oral tube clip for lifejacket
Unit Self-test activation tab| x 1
x 1
x 1
x 1
x 1
ACTIVATION METHOD
Manual activating or automatic activating with water sensor by immersion
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Specifications subject to change or improvement without notice
FF 05.23 Iss4
References
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