CAI Tapped As Raytheon Anschütz Distributor
Conley & Associates, Inc. (CAI) is a major provider of technical services, supply chain management and life cycle support for U.S. Military communications and navigation systems deployed throughout the world, including the Middle-east, Japan, the Mediterranean, Central America and the U.S. Conley was recently selected to be a U.S. Raytheon Anschütz Distributor. Raytheon Anschütz GmbH, a division of Raytheon Corporation, is located in Kiel Germany and is a leading manufacturer of integrated naval bridge systems and nautical equipment such as gyro compasses, autopilots, steering control systems, monitoring systems, radar systems, electronic charting equipment and communication systems.
U.S. ENC Availability Starts to Gain Speed
It is no secret that acceptance and incorporation of electronic charting systems has been more widespread in Europe than in the U.S., as European governments and commercial organizations collectively have worked more diligently together and built and maintained a lead in this area. The gap, however, is closing, as the era of the electronic chart is quickly arriving in the U.S. In a recent Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it is considering the feasibility of allowing commercial vessels to use electronic charting and navigation systems as their primary means of navigation in U.S. waters. It would have to meet ECDIS standards as supplied by the IMO.
