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Simple solution aids SOLAS compliance
14 October 2019
Sensor Technology offers a simple, retrofittable solution to aid SOLAS compliance.

Under the SOLAS legislation, verification of a packed container's weight is a condition for vessel loading. Two methods of verification are acceptable: either weighing the loaded container or weighing the cargo and then adding the tare weight of the container.
Sensor Technology's managing director, Tony Ingham, comments: “Cost of implementation has been a concern, but Sensor Technology’s LoadSense technology provides a simple and cost-effective solution that meets the requirements of the legislation and provides a number of additional functions that will be of benefit to shipping operators,”
Easily incorporated within the crane hook, LoadSense allows weighing processes to be fully integrated with handling operations. All live data is captured in real time and can be transferred to a database, stored, totalised and analysed. An on-board single chip computer records, analyses and archives readings, while wireless communication capability can transfer data in real time to a host computer.
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