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U.S. Flag Ships should be preparing to be fully compliant with SAFER SEAS ACT of 2023 by December 31, 2024 or next drydock.   If the following criteria apply to the vessel(s), Mackay Marine has a vetted, customised solution - the MD5000 Safer Seas Package, to ensure the ships will meet the equipment monitoring & recording requirements to avoid attracting penalties. U.S. Flagged VESSEL CRITERIA: Commercial Oceangoing Non-Passenger Vessel (Excludes Fishing) ≥ 24 m Length (79’) ≥ 500 Gross Tons Voyage ≥ 600 Miles Cross Boundary Line Sleep Accommodations for 10+ Review OFFICIAL DETAILS: Public Law No: 117-263, (SEC. 11607- 11609) passed by US Congress July 27, 2023 stipulates the electronic observation, recording & storage REQs, reporting & training procedures, and timeline to comply. IMPORTANT: USCG Marine Safety Bulletin 12-23 re. Enforcement Policy. Mackay’s MD5000 SASH CCTV Package Solution Contact Mackay to learn about Mackay’s MD5000 SASH CCTV Package Solution Contact Mackay to learn about Mackay’s MD5000 SASH CCTV Package Solution. This flexible, but comprehensive system is currently being installed on many U.S. flag vessels. Mackay services include custom site-planning, procurement, installation & system training. Don’t delay as many U.S. vessels are impacted, so supplies & trained personnel could become scarce, as the Dec. 2024 deadline approaches.  Mackay MD5000 Component Options Mackay MD5000 Component Options include 360-degree cameras, server banks, QNAP (Network Storage), UPS battery back-up, monitors, racks & more. Mackay’s experienced Safer-Seas Team is ready to bring the U.S. flagged vessel or fleet into compliance.

Fourteen of Mackay America’s Marine Service Technicians successfully completed Intellian Technologies’ rigorous hands-on and classroom-level training at Intellian’s purpose-built Irvine California Training Centre. Thanks to Intellian for coordinating two Mackay training session weeks (July and August) to accommodate technicians from their primary Latin America (Brazil & Panama), Canadian (Yarmouth & Vancouver) and US Mackay locations (New York, Charleston, Miami, NOLA, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco & Seattle). Reliable satellite connectivity Completion of six pre-requisite Intellian online classes prepared their technicians to advance quickly to the higher-level in-person certification tutorials for installing, configuring, commissioning, and servicing a wide range of Intellian satellite terminals. Satellite systems included L-Band (FleetBroadband, Fleet One, Iridium Certus), Compact & NX Series VSAT, and TVRO Systems. Intellian accreditation of Mackay Americas technicians is in concert with certifying the global service teams, preceded by Mackay APAC technicians (July 2022) and in parallel to scheduled Intellian training of our EMEA service technicians. These efforts further enhance their global Mackay-Intellian sales and service partnership to better serve regional and global customers with reliable satellite connectivity.

Mackay Communications, Inc., dba Mackay Marine, has expanded its worldwide marine electronics Sales & Service presence into the United Kingdom (UK), with its acquisition of Kilo Marine Electronics, Ltd., Kilo, now certified as Mackay Marine U.K., Ltd., is based in London, with service stations throughout the UK. Nick Pope, the Managing Director (MD) of Mackay Marine Europe, stated “Shipping customers have long encouraged Mackay to provide comprehensive Comm & Nav products and services in England, Wales, and Scotland.” Mackay acquires Kilo Marine Electronics, Ltd. Mackay has collaborated with Kilo Marine for years and was always impressed with their expertise" Nick Pope adds, “Mackay has collaborated with Kilo Marine for years and was always impressed with their expertise, success in problem-solving, and attitude of pleasing customers. Kilo Marine thus provides a solid foundation on which Mackay can build a full range of customer solutions.” Warren Haills, General Manager, Mackay UK shared, “Kilo joined Mackay one year ago in March 2022. The terms of the agreement included a gradual shift to the Mackay brand, allowing customers and staff to acclimate to the changes. The result being we fully retained – and added — employees, customers, and industry-leading vendors.” Kilo rebranded as Mackay Marine U.K., Ltd. Warren Haills adds, “Being part of Mackay has given Kilo access to many resources that will help us increase our capabilities and market presence, whilst retaining the regional customer-focus we’ve carefully cultivated over the last 18 years.” Mackay and Kilo have enlarged their UK footprint adding service stations in Liverpool and Teesport, to Kilo’s existing depots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Southampton/Portsmouth, with more on the horizon. Mackay and Kilo continuously support each other’s customers Nick Pope concludes, “Working with the existing and added staff has been extremely rewarding. This team has great enthusiasm to succeed and to further the superb reputation established with their customers, especially those based in the UK. Mackay and Kilo have consistently supported each other’s customers and now as a single entity, we’ll strengthen those relationships even further.”