The Supply and Installation of AToN Monitoring Software for The Commissioners of Irish Lights

Description

The Commissioners of Irish Lights owns and operates the lighthouses and navigation aids around the coast of Ireland (North and South). At present, there are a mixture of lighthouse and navigation aids that are remotely monitored and controlled from the central Remote Control and Monitoring System (RCMS) and others that are monitored using AIS. The RCMS and AIS systems are currently located at the Irish Lights Headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. Communications from the RCMS to the remote terminal units (RTUs) at the various lighthouses and navigation aids is currently carried over a mixture of communication types ranging from 3G to public switched telephone network (PSTN) lines. While the bulk of the existing monitoring relates to AtoN, other areas for monitoring have been identified which take into account both our current and future needs. These areas specifically relate to MetOcean, Communications and DGPS. The objective of any potential architectural monitoring system is to provide current information on the status of the monitored items and to have the capability to centrally control equipment where necessary.