The innovation and ingenuity of Sealite produce the perfect solution for the difficult task of marking the dangerous channel a the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia.
The Murray Mouth, where the Murray River meets the Southern Ocean, is a treacherous and winding channel through dangerous shallows and sand dunes. Due to the hazardous nature of this channel, careful marking between the South Australian town of Goolwa and Hindmarsh Island is required to ensure the safe passage of vessels through the waterway.
Sealite’s SL-70 radio-controlled lanterns (SL-70-RC) were the perfect solution enabling the port authority to customise the programming of their lanterns by a menu-driven 2.4GHz handheld transceiver or PC interface.
The channel entrance cardinal marks are set up in Light Group 1, with the remaining lights set up in Light Group 2. The handheld radio-controller is then able to send specific commands to each individual group and, in this case, programming the Group 1 entrance lights to flash in synchronisation to ensure clear identification, with the Group 2 channel lights set to flash in flare path mode.
The use of the radio controller and radio lights is the most cost-effective way to achieve compound synchronisation.