Radio Holland completes second bespoke Bridge System retrofit for Holland America LineRadio Holland, renowned supplier, installer and maintainer of maritime electronics, has recently completed a highly customised cruiseship bridge retrofit for Holland America Line. The complete refit was carried out during a short, ten-day dry-dock window, the company said in its press release.
The work on MS Noordam included refitting the navigation and bridge systems to improve working conditions in line with HAL’s Bridge Resource Management concept. Radio Holland also provided additional equipment including an upgrade of the auto-pilot interface with the propulsion systems to deliver fuel savings. Radio Holland’s scope of work included systems integration, engineering, installation, testing and training. This is the second cruise ship bridge retrofit carried out by Radio Holland on Holland America Line’s Vista Class cruise ships, following work on M/S Westerdam in April 2014.
Radio Holland USA worked closely with Holland America Line to develop a bespoke solution using OEM equipment to meet the cruise line’s requirements. Using its expertise in systems integration, the team from Radio Holland was able to work with multiple vendors to meet Holland America Line’s specification.
The scope of the bridge retrofit included: removal of the existing integrated bridge, all antennas and ECDIS computers, as well as design and installation of new console tops including wing consoles to accommodate new Furuno radars (two FCR-2829 X-band and two FCR-2839 S band), FMD 3300 ECDIS (Main and Backup), EMRI designed Furuno Autopilot with two controlling heads with FAP 2000/3000 track control, EMRI AZIPOD propulsion interface with provision for fuel optimization, Satellite Speed Log, two AIS and two GP170D GPS systems.