Mackay Communications Equipment
Autopilots / Non-Portable Piloting Units (NPPU)
Marine autopilots from Anschütz, ComNav, Furuno and Navitron, plus Panama Canal Authority-approved Non-Portable Piloting Units (NPPU).
Description
Mackay supplies marine autopilots for commercial vessels and fishing boats, together with the Non-Portable Piloting Units (NPPU) required for larger ships transiting the Panama Canal.
Key features
- Autopilots: Anschütz NautoPilot 5000 series and PilotStar NX; ComNav 1001 and P4; Furuno NAVpilot 300 series and NAVpilot 711C; Navitron NT777, NT888G gyro-mag, NT921, NT951G, NT991G MK2 and NT999G
- NPPU from CAIM (NAVI Motion Pilot Unit UPS), JRC (Alphatron Marine Fixed Piloting Unit), Navicom Dynamics (CanalPilot) and SAAB (R6 NEO/Nav NEO)
- NPPU units must be preapproved and certified by the Panama Canal Authority
Applications
The Panama Canal Authority requires NPPU, effective October 2023, for all vessels with beams of 109 ft+ (33.3 m) transiting the canal. Autopilots serve commercial ships and fishing vessels.
Specifications
| NPPU requirement | vessels with beams 109 ft+ (33.3m) traversing the Panama Canal, effective October 2023 |
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