MV Alucia

Science Operations

Navigation & Communication

Communication Equipment
VSAT global (Ku and C band)   phone, internet
Iridium phone 4 x Sailor SC4000
Voice/Fax/Email Inmarsat Sailor Fleet 77
GSM fixed phone 4 x Tellular SX5E
Digital phone PABX Panasonic TDA100
Loudhailer Furuno LH3000
VHF AM aircraft Icom200B
VHF Handhelds 3 x Icom IC-M88, 2 x Icom IC-M1V
Subsea Comms Dual frequency, high-output UWT
GMDSS Compliance
Inmarsat-C Furuno Felcom 15
MF/HF DSC SSB Furuno FS1570 150 Watts
VHF DSC class A Furuno FM8500
VHF DSC class D Simrad RS86
VHF DSC class D Simrad RS87
VHF DSC class D Icom M604
Navigational Equipment
Science GPS positioning C-Nav, Simrad MX512 and F180 DGPS (Nav backup)
Science gyrocompass SG Brown Meridian Surveyor (Nav Backup)
S-Band Radar Furuno FAR-2837S/10
X-Band Radar Furuno FAR-2117
ECDIS Transas Navi-Sailor ECDIS 3000i
Chart Folio Transas Navi-Sailor World Coverage
DGPS Furuno GP-37 (x3)
Weather Fax Furuno Fax 30
Weather Station Furuno PB 100
NAVTEX Furuno NX-7001
Echosounder Furuno FE-700
AIS Simrad AI80
Gyrocompass SG Brown Pro Nav
GPS Compass Furuno SC110
Thermal Camera Flir Mariner
Speed Log Furuno DS80
Satellite Communications & Networking
C-band 9711 with 600 Watt BUC and KuBand antenna for connectivity to shore
2 Fleet Broadband antennas for redundancy
LAN network in the labs and cabins
Wireless available throughout the ship and on decks

Last updated: August 19, 2015