Jul 19, 2018 - Osnabrück

SOLAS - new law enters into force on 1 July 2018

According to the IMO (International Maritime Organization), there is a new regulation for shipping.

The new SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Chapter II-2, Regulation 10.10.4 states that: "For ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014, a minimum of two portable two-way radios for each fire party for fire-fighter´s communication shall be carried on board.

Those two portable two-way radios shall be of an explosion-proof type or intrinsically safe (ATEX radiotelephones). Ships constructed before 1 July 2014 shall comply with the requirements of this paragraph no later than the first survey after 1 July 2018

You can find further information on SOLAS at the following link: SOLAS information brochure

You can find an overview of all SOLAS or ATEX-certified Motorola products at the following link: Product overview of all Motorola ATEX devices in the SEAMCOM Shop

More information about SOLAS can be found under the following link: SOLAS Information Brochure

An overview of all SOLAS or ATEX certified Motorola products can be found under the following link: Product overview of all Motorola ATEX devices in the SEAMCOM Shop