REDUCE THE RISK
TowPro – the complete real time monitoring solution for when your tender is moored, in use or under tow
Insurers require captains to make regular observations of the towed tender from the yacht, but the challenge is that remote observations will only provide incomplete safety information about the tender, for example: whether the tender is there, and the stability of its surfing and yawing motion.
Global insurance companies are insisting on additional monitoring with an Advanced Tow Protection System if a superyacht wishes to have cover whilst towing a tender at night or beyond a certain distance offshore.
A TowPro system will alert the bridge to common problems before they result in loss or damage. However, should a tow rope break and the tender is beyond a certain distance from the yacht, three things happen:
- An alarm is sounded in the bridge of the Mothership
- The TowPro Tender Unit turns into a Class B AIS, broadcasting a NUC message, which can be seen on the Mothership’s ECDIS
- The TowPro Tender Unit sends an alert and position to the cloud via an in-built Iridium Modem – this is used to locate the adrift tender if out of AIS range
With three distinct communication methods the system offers multiple way of alerting the bridge in case of a tow break or even theft.