The Spanish maritime safety and rescue organisation SASEMAR is operating the CAMCOPTER® S-100 for maritime surveillance over the coming months, according to a press release by Schiebel. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Stationed in Finisterre in the northwest of Spain, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 is to carry out different operational tasks, including maritime traffic control, pollution prevention and fisheries control. While the flights are to complement SASEMAR’s performing its roles of preventing and curbing pollution, and controlling maritime traffic, they also serve the national fisheries authorities (Spanish Secretary-General for Fisheries) to protect sea-fisheries resources and to ensure their sustainable development.
The S-100 executes these tasks equipped with an Electro-Optical / Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera gimbal, a Becker Avionics BD406 Emergency Beacon Locator and a Shine Micro Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver. Under the terms of Schiebel’s contract with EMSA, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 provides simultaneous maritime surveillance services to several EU member states. Most recently, the S-100 was operational in Romania, Estonia and Finland.
Juergen Hensel
