Tester Tools for your fleet

AMI Marine is a leading manufacturer of Maritime NMEA and Beacon testing tools. Our X300 is our best-selling product of all time, with 1000s sold. Typically, these devices are procured by vessel fleet managers and utilised by service companies that board ships to carry out vital maintenance on Bridge and Navigation equipment. But did you know the crucial role of vessel and fleet owners in using these tools to help your crew evaluate safety equipment and NMEA 0183 data streams? The X300 is practical and cost-effective, offering a high return on investment.

Recently, we chatted with one of our most significant buyers of the X300 Thenamaris, who has purchased over 100 NMEA 0183 tester tools in recent years. Thenamaris operates a fleet of over 50 vessels globally, from oil tankers to bulk carriers and this internationally recognised company utilises the X300 to streamline data checking by the crew aboard their ships. The X300 ensures checks and maintenance are seamless, even in challenging spaces, as it’s magnetic and compact. This reliable tool allows users to access NMEA 0183 streams without opening hatches and interfering with wires and cabling, providing a secure solution for your maintenance needs.

“Thenamaris Group has been closely collaborating and using AMI Marine products for several years. The AMI Marine X300 NMEA tester and portable oscilloscope, in particular, has been used across our fleet and has proven to be a valuable tool for troubleshooting and for new installations. We consider AMI Marine a reliable partner, and we look forward to strengthening our cooperation in the future in the Marine Navigation Systems & Data Recording areas”.

– Spyridon Giannoutsos, Electrical Superintendent, Thenamaris LNG Inc

What tester tools are available, and what do they do?

X300 Compact NMEA Tester

The X300 Smart NMEA 0183 Tester is a subcompact, ultralight portable NMEA 0183 reader complete with a built-in non-critical oscilloscope function. It can monitor NMEA 0183 data, diagnose signal issues, and predict failures due to signal quality. The X300 is the world’s first complete NMEA 0183 maintenance tool.

• Monitoring, checking, and also analysis function of NMEA 0183(IEC61162-1/2) data
• General-purpose Oscilloscope. Which can additionally diagnose NMEA 0183 signal and electric signal
• Receive NMEA 0183 data without regard to the existing circuits using a High Impedance circuit.
• Receive NMEA 0183 data in low voltage. Which has never been received in standard NMEA listener circuits
• Save NMEA 0183 data & Oscilloscope waveform in Micro-SD. Also, check the data on a PC
• Generate NMEA 0183 data & also Pulse signal useful to test equipment, All while the vessel is anchoring.
• Supplied with a reliable rechargeable battery.

X98-BT Acoustic Beacon Tester

The X98-BT is a low-cost, handheld Acoustic Beacon Tester. It tests the operation of the Underwater Locator Beacon installed on all fixed Protective Data Capsules of VDR and SVDR systems.

Advantages:

• Lightweight
• Low cost
• Auto-sensing functionality. Eliminating manual tuning to each different manufacturer’s beacon frequencies.
• Single-handed operation

Engineers carrying out VDR and S-VDR annual surveys including Superintendents and Electrotechnical Officers carrying out routine checks must test the Beacon located on the fixed data capsule. The X98-BT provides the most cost-effective and reliable solution available.

The AMI X98-BT is designed and priced with the engineer in mind!

NAVDoctor NMEA 2000 Diagnostic Tool

NAVDoctor is the perfect NMEA 2000 diagnostic tool for technicians, installers and boat builders. It turns any mobile device into an NMEA 2000 network analyser, creating simple web pages that show the health and status of your NMEA 2000 network.

NAVDoctor is a portable NMEA 2000 network diagnostic tool/tester. It allows you to quickly check and diagnose the NMEA 2000 network. It combines the functionality of existing NMEA 2000 display programs and test equipment into one simple cost-effective plug-and-play box.

It’s self-powered from the network and creates a local Wi-Fi point for a mobile phone, tablet, or PC in which to connect. Once connected, you simply access functions through a web browser, so there’s no complicated software to install.

NMEA 2000 networks are based on a robust Canbus architecture, but one bad device, cable, or termination can negatively affect performance. Fault finding can be time-consuming and tricky, so having a NAVDoctor in your toolkit will save you time, money and frustration.

NAVDoctor is an essential tool for every marine electronics technician or installer and can also print a network health check certificate to validate an installation so as to improve customer service.

Coming soon…

Tron SMARTDEC

Basic Beacon tester

• Compatible with a range of devices
• Unique in size and compactness
• USB type C-connection
• No internal battery
• Sustainable production

With the Tron SMARTDEC Basic, you can be confident in precisely testing and verifying distress signal capabilities.

The Jotron testing solution, Tron SMARTDEC Basic, offers a range of features to evaluate and validate critical maritime communication equipment’s performance accurately. This application includes older EPIRBs, AIS-EPIRBs, AIS-SART, AIS, and Ultrasonic VDR pingers. The SMARTDEC has been future-proofed to allow future functions to be added.

If you would like to know more about our tester tools, please contact one of our team today!

sales@amimarine.com or call +44(0)2380 480450

For more information on Tester Tools for your fleet talk to AMI Marine (UK) Ltd