QinetiQ - Simrad Yachting
QinetiQ STATEMENT OF OPINION NOTIFIED BODY No 0191
QinetiQ (formerly known as DERA) is appointed by the UK Department of Trade and Industry to act as notified body in accordance with Directive 1999/5/EC of The European Parliament and of The Council, of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity
This Opinion is provided at the request of the Applicant:-
Navico Auckland Ltd 3 - 5 Omega Street, Albany 0632, Auckland New Zealand And concerns the equipment designated and identified as :-
Navico Broadband 4G TM Radar Being a marine X-Band solid state navigational radar as detailed on sheet 2, and manufactured by:-
Navico Mexico Avenida Reforma # 1648 Valle Verde, Ensenada BC 22839, Mexico IT IS THE OPINION OF QinetiQ NOTIFIED BODY THAT: The equipment detailed above meets with the essential requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC, based upon the examination of the technical construction file submitted on the authority of the individual named above, in accordance with the conformity procedure defined in Annex IV of the Directive. In particular compliance with the essential requirements detailed in the following Articles of the Directive has been considered: Article 3(1)(a) the protection of health and safety Article 3(1)(b) electromagnetic compatibility requirements Article 3(2) effective use of the spectrum and avoidance of harmful interference. The technical evidence provided has been found complete and sufficient to justify a presumption of conformity with the above listed essential requirements.
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SIGNED:
DATE:
5th July 2011
R Sharp Authorised Signatory Statement Number:
QQ-RTTE-03/11-01
QinetiQ Cody Technology Park Ively Road, Farnborough Hampshire. GU14 OLX
Condition of Issue: -
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This statement may only be used in its entirety and not reproduced in part.
Equipment Schedule The FMCW Radar tested the next generation radar based on the BR24. The applicant declared that the 18" Radome scanner unit may be connected to a Navico multifunction display to make a working 9.3 to 9.5GHz FMCW shipborne radar system. The component parts are as shown below: Hardware configuration: X-Band Solid State Marine Radar Transceiver Radar Interface Box with NMEA2000 Interface
Model Name
Software configuration: Transceiver Firmware
Software Version
4G R110 / R111
Part No:-
000-10417-001 AA010189 / AA010204
3.0.4
Additional Designations: None but may carry brand logo - Lowrance, Simrad or B & G
Intended Use of the Equipment This opinion takes into account the intended use of the equipment which has been declared as follows: The intended application is for recreational marine vessels in conjunction with suitable Multifunction Display from Navico, as a Marine Radar system for non-SOLAS vessels.
Additional Observations The following observations are made by the notified body regarding the suitability of the above equipment: Navico's Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands provide Multifunction Displays that run Navico software providing both the radar display and control functions. All aspects of the display device are excluded from the scope of this opinion. EN 62252:2004 is a full performance standard for ` radar not in compliance with IMO/SOLAS performance requirements'. This opinion only addresses the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive and these align with the frequency in use and spurious/out of band emission requirement of EN 62252:2004.
Compliance with Harmonised Standards No R&TTE harmonised standards have been published in the Official Journal for this type of equipment as of the date of issue of this statement.
Compliance with Non-Harmonised Standards Technical evidence has been taken into consideration regarding compliance of the equipment with all or part of the following standards: EN 302 248 v1.1.2, EN 60945 : 2002 (Clauses 9 & 10) EN 62252:2004 (clauses 4.33 & 5.33 & Annex D), FCC Part 15 subparts A & B. ITU-R Recommendation RM.1177
Equipment Marking The equipment shall be marked, under the responsibility of the applicant, with the CE conformity marking according to Annex VII of the Directive, signifying compliance of the equipment with all relevant essential requirements. The CE conformity marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of this notified body, and by the equipment class identifier, as follows:
C E0191 QinetiQ Cody Technology Park Ively Road, Farnborough Hampshire. GU14 OLX
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Equipment Schedule 2 (Additional Information) Statement on Spurious and Out of Band Emissions and the Boundary between these emissions The following Radar Transceiver, represents part of the systems shown on earlier schedules, has been subject to a measurement procedure as detailed in IEC 62252 : 2004, Annex D and the guidelines contained in ITU-R Recommendation RM.1177-3. These standards defines the test method and requirements for shipborne radar to meet in order to comply with Appendix S3 of the Radio Regulations and ITU-R Recommendations SM.1539-1 and SM.1541-1. The results of the measurement procedure were satisfactory and provide sufficient evidence that this Radar Transceiver is compliant with the criteria contained in the stated standards. The Transceiver Measured was:Description 165mW, X-Band,FMCW Transceiver/18" Radome
Model No. 4G
Modulator 017-1177-VO
Magnetron n/a
The test report detailling the tests and test results obtained is:QI N ETIQ/TEG/MAR/CR1100519
END OF OPINION
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