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 > Equipment Rental Maintenance

SELEX Communications Ltd - Marine Division's unique and respected equipment Rental Maintenance scheme was built up on the success of it's Regional Office network which today provides confidence to the Owners and operators of 1,500 vessels who have chosen to rent equipment from us.

Covering the length and breadth of the UK, from Falmouth to Fraserburgh and from London to Liverpool, we are able to provide assistance to all sectors of the Maritime Industry, from the Leisure Market in the south, to the Fishing Fleets in Northern Scotland and to the Offshore Oil Industry in the North Sea.




 > Communication Network Services

SELEX Communications Ltd - Marine Division is an internationally approved Accounting Authority, whose fundamental responsibility is for the handling of charges for communications originated by vessels using both terrestrial and Inmarsat communications systems. This service also extends to land based equipment.

The service provided covers the receiving, verifying and settlement of charges arising from communications, the provision of mandatory ITU publications together with stationery necessary for the recording and charging of calls.

As part of this service, clients can receive the much acclaimed SELEX Communications Ltd - Marine Division "CheckMate" logging and charging PC based software, enabling any caller to immediately log and cost his calls. "CheckMate" also incorporates Least Cost Routing for terrestrial and satellite services.




 > Radio Surveys

SELEX Communications Ltd - Marine Division's Marine Radio Survey and Inspection Service is a provider of radio safety surveys. We work closely with the MCA and the Classification Societies to enable us to meet and exceed the standards that are required of us.

Our large team of experienced Radio Surveyors, accredited by the MCA, operates from Radio Survey and Inspection Service Regional Offices in 15 ports around the UK, providing a nationwide Radio Survey service. They are trained and equipped to carry out Radio Surveys and Inspections on GMDSS installations for all categories of vessels and equipment, from fishing vessels to the largest passenger liners. Quality controls and procedures of the Survey Service are ISO9001:2000 accredited.

To apply for a Radio Survey, please use this on-line booking form

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The Marine Radio Survey and Inspection Service also performs Radio Surveys for Classification Societies and for Administrations outside the U.K. and these are carried out to the same standard of service as for British-registered vessels.

In the UK we are accredited to provide radio surveys for Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas, ABS, RINA, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd and ClassNK.


The regulations covering vessels sailing under GMDSS are shown in this quick-reference Excel spreadsheet.

  - SOLAS regulations at a glance (1.4Mb)



 > LRIT - Long Range Identification and Tracking

Conformance Testing for UK and IOM registered vessels

SELEX Communications Ltd have been appointed as an LRIT Authorised Testing Application Service provider for the UNITED KINGDOM Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and on behalf of the Government of the ISLE OF MAN. This is in accordance with SOLAS V, Regulation 19-1 in compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resolution MSC.263(84) on "Revised performance standards and functional requirements for the long-range identification and tracking of ships" and MSC.1/Circ.1296 "Guidance on the survey and certification of compliance of ships with the requirement to transmit Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) information."

SELEX Communications Ltd may therefore test shipborne Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) equipment fitted to vessels registered in the United Kingdom and issue Conformance Test Reports (CTRs) as outlined in MSC.1/Circ.1307.

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To organise an LRIT Conformance Test for Inmarsat-C shipborne equipment, please download and complete the LRIT Application for Conformance Test and LRIT test data sheet and submit them by email to marine-surveys@selex-comms.com. Alternatively, fill in the on-line form by clicking the button above.


 > Voyage Data Recorder Annual Performance Testing

SELEX Communications Ltd - Marine Division's is a provider of VDR/S-VDR Annual Performance Tests for Broadgate, JRC and Danelec VDR/S-VDR's. SELEX Communications Ltd - Marine Division works closely with the MCA and Classification Societies to enable us to meet and exceed the standards that are required of us.

Our team of experienced VDR/S-VDR Surveyors operates from our Regional Offices. They are trained and equipped to carry out VDR/S-VDR APT's. Quality controls and procedures of the Survey Service are ISO9001:2000 accredited.

To apply for a survey or performance test, please use this on-line booking form, advising vessel name, equipment type, port, date required, Class society and contact details.

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SELEX Communications Ltd also performs VDR/S-VDR APT's for Classification Societies and for Administrations outside the U.K., and these are carried out to the same standard of service as for British-registered vessels. In the UK we are accredited to provide VDR/S-VDR APT's on Broadgate, JRC and Danelec equipment for Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas, ABS, RINA, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd and ClassNK


 > Electronics Officers / ElectroTechnical Officers

Since 1902 SELEX Communications Ltd - Marine Division has provided the Maritime Industry with a professional crew member. The Electronics/ElectroTechnical Officers, as they are known today, have evolved and adapted skills to ensure they can provide an operating and first-line maintenance service for the continuously changing and ever-increasing complexity of today's on-board communications and navigation systems, along with maintenance of a vessel's power generation, navigation control and electrical equipment.

The service is available to all areas of the Maritime and Offshore Industries, for both long and short term contracts, on a worldwide basis.