The
Leader in the Advanced Technology Class of Digital Marine Gyrocompass
With an eye on the fast approaching shipboard navigation and control system
technologies of the 21st century, C. Plath has created a generation of advanced digital
marine gyrocompasses: NAVIGAT X MK 1.
The first marine gyrocompass of its class to be designed as a single unit and of unparalleded compactness in a polyurethane hard foam housing is of low weight and allows this gyrocompass to be installed on any bridge, from large yachts to the most capacious merchant marine vessel.
Ship's cables are connected directly to terminals within the gyrocompass'shousing, facilitating installation. All electronic components are plug-in modules, thus providing fast and easy service. Digital heading information is derived as an absolute value from a 12 bit shaft encoder. The NAVIGAT X MK1 Mod. 10 marine gyrocompass has a control and display unit installed in the front access cover.
When required, the control and display unit can be removed from the gyrocompass housing
and installed at a location (e.g. bridge console) remote from the gyrocompass.
The unique method of supporting the now enhanced well-proven C. Plath gyrosphere
by means of mere buoyancy ensures north stabilization during short power
failures. For example, after a three minute gyrocompass power failure,
no more that two degrees of deviation may be expected. Once power has
been restored, the gyrocompass will return quickly to the correct heading
without requiring the usual settling period. The combined effect of the
twin rotors and the liquid damping system prevent latitude error.
For operation in extremely heavy seas where highly accurate heading information is absolutely essential, the NAVIGAT X MK 1 Mod 7 marine gyrocompass, equipped
with a special gyrosphere container, is recommended. Here, the unique
centering pin retaining arrangement for the gyrosphere is mounted in an
additional gimbal system, which allows the NAVIGAT X MK 1 Mod 7 marine gyrocompass an almost unlimited freedom of roll and pitch (±90°).
NAVIGAT X MK 1 marine gyrocompass has been type approved in accordance with EC Council Directive 96/98/EC
by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH).
NAVIGAT X MK 1 HSC marine gyrocompass has been type approved to the High-Speed Craft
Code in accordance with EC Council directive 96/98/EC by the
German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH).
