Wescom Group is celebrating the success of newly launched products with the sMRT ALERT winning the Innovation Award for Safety and Training category at Seawork.
The award follows a special mention DAME Award at METSTRADE.
The sMRT ALERT is the first UK manufactured AIS MOB which meets the new 2025 Class M regulations.
Features include accelerated activation with combined DSC and AIS distress alerts, aimed at reassuring the user that the distress signal has been heard.
The sMRT ALERT is part of a family of Class M distress beacons that include the V300 and AU11 beacons.
Seawork saw the first public UK viewing of the V300. The V300 includes Class M AIS, DSC and 121.5 MHz.
The safety product is designed for commercial use and features a true water activation system allowing automatic activation on immersion.
“Being awarded Seawork’s Safety and Training Innovation award was a great recognition of the innovation our sMRT brand brings to the marine industry,” said David Duffin, Wescom Group’s vice president of marine sales.
