Parker Kittiwake introduces ECA data gathering

It is specifically designed for maritime use by marine engineers and is capable of sending and receiving data from devices which monitor exhaust gas scrubbing systems.

Chris Daw, business development manager at Parker Kittiwake Procal, said: “As environmental legislation continues to evolve in parallel with ecological awareness, the policing of compliance is becoming gradually more uniform and effective.”

“Indeed, many Port State Controls, especially those in Europe and the US, are cracking down hard. With the potential for fines and delays, accurately demonstrating compliance is becoming a bottom line issue,” he added.

This unit enables the collation and accurate reporting of data from various parameters, including SO2, CO2, NOx, PH, sea water temperature, turbidity, polyaromatichydrocarbon equivalents, and wash water flow rate.

The analysers communicate via a serial data link to the Procal 1200M, which can be located up to 1200m from the exhaust mounted CEMS, and data from up to sixteen channels per exhaust gas scrubbing systems can be presented on an individual front panel.

Spot sampling is becoming increasingly common in the Baltic and North Sea ECAs, and from 1 January the European Union requires member states to carry out sulphur tests on the marine fuel being used onboard many of the ships calling at their ports.

Mr Daw continued: “An easy-to-use hub for all scrubber and CEMS related data, the Procal 1200M unit not only provides the crew with essential information, it also aids operators in collating detailed and accurate data for regulators to prove compliance.”