Daniamant A/S nominated for Best Safety Product of the Year (hardware and software package) at Safety at Sea Awards 2018

AMI is pleased to announce the nomination of Daniamant A/S EchoPilot 3D Forward Looking Sonar, FLS 3D, for Best Safety Product of the Year at Safety at Sea.

“The FLS 3D is a revolutionary tool for captains to easily navigate in uncharted-, poorly charted- or shallow waters without jeopardizing the safety of his vessel or his crew. With the patented Real-Time technology, the FLS 3D scans ahead of the vessel and updates the captain of any dangers approximately every one second. We are extremely proud to have our product nominated for the first time and we hope to help the marine industry become safer.” – Said Frederik Graves, sales manager for EchoPilot.

The FLS 3D has been developed with the patented and ground-breaking technology of Real-Time Forward Looking Sonar. Real-time Forward Looking Sonar is unique to EchoPilot’s patented design. Real-time means that the FLS does not gradually build up the picture like a phased array sonar.
Instead the FLS scans the whole forward view and updates the screen several times a second. An obstruction ahead of the boat will show on the screen immediately. Likewise, if the boat turns to another heading with no target ahead then the FLS screen will immediately show clear water ahead. The sonar display is not historical; it is real-time.

The FLS 3D is a black box system that you can connect to any display or chart plotter that has a video input.
With its twin retractable transducers, the FLS 3D gives you a 60-degree horizontal scan and a 90-degree vertical scan. This allows the captain to, not only see straight ahead, but also see what’s on his starboard and port side. Because the FLS 3D has a 90-degree vertical scan you can use the FLS 3D as a forward looking sonar but also as a depth reader. The FLS 3D has a maximum forward range of 200 meters and a maximum depth reading of 100 meters.