Tideland Signal has supplied a comprehensive package of Syncrolan LED light stations and fog signals for the Golden Eagle Area development in the UK sector of the North Sea, about 43 miles (69km) from Aberdeen.
Tideland’s warning systems will protect both Golden Eagle’s wellhead platform and the combined production, utilities and accommodation platform, which is bridge-linked to the wellhead.
Tideland’s latest LED warning system installed on the two Golden Eagle platforms comprises a main Syncrolan light station with a range of 15NM, Syncrolan fog signals, fog detector, subsidiary lights, battery banks, a central alarm and monitor panel as well as aviation obstruction lights. There is also a subsidiary MLED-150 EX marking the bridge. All the principal equipment is ATEX certified for use in Zone 1 (Cat 2) hazardous areas.
Tideland’s Syncrolan light stations combine an MLED-180-HI EX main light and a MLED-150 EX secondary light wired to an Exe junction box and mounted on a galvanised steel pedestal to provide 15NM main and 10NM secondary light as a back-up. In addition, the subsidiary beacons are Tideland MLED-150 EX units with a range of 3NM, also wired to an Exe junction box and mounted on a galvanised steel bracket.
Tideland’s MLED-180Hi and MLED-150 lantern offers minimal maintenance requirements and an expected service life of 25 years on station in the most demanding environments. Long-life LEDs and high-integrity electronics are employed to maximise reliability and minimise maintenance.