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HELICOPTER VISUAL
LANDING AID (HVLA)
SYSTEMS

www.optonaval.de
MORE THAN YOU EXPECT
Optonaval has developed a market leading range of products for helicopter landing operations
in the harsh and often hostile environment on ocean-going vessels and offshore applications.
Headquartered in Hamburg, the heart of Germany‘s maritime industry, we provide integrated sys-
tems controlling and monitoring the landing procedures. A full range of lighting products designed
to various international standards is provided. Beyond lighting we offer integrated data and com-
munication packages for total heli deck control.

Optonaval‘s culture of innovation combined with many years of experience assures a constant
stream of new and improved products.

Innovations
A dedicated team of enthusiastic engineers creates ever improving hard and software solutions.
System Design
Our engineers develop custom-made systems, controls, lighting products and safety equipment
integration according to your specification.
Project Management
The requirements of owners, shipyards and engineering companies are translated into action during
each step of the building process.
Service and Refits
Upon the request to significantly extent the lifetime of a vessel, we refit and modernize the helideck
equipment and landing systems to the latest technology and safety standards.
Engineering Support
Whatever the safety standard customers require and whether “new-builds”, refit or major moderni-
zation, Optonaval advises on different solutions.

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MEGA YACHTS
Modern mega yachts are highly complex and sophisticated vessels, engineered to most deman-
ding technical standards, designed in every detail and used for world-wide sailing. Here, Optonaval
contributes by developing state of the art equipment that can be adopted during a project and
integrated into the vessels‘ electronic environment – while providing the safest helicopter operation
available today.

Driven by aesthetics
• Custom designed to the owners‘ and designers‘ specs
• ­Undisturbed overall yacht design
• ­Lighting recessed maintaining flush deck
• ­Aiming Circle and H marking fully illuminated
• ­Withstanding harshest conditions

Glide Path Indicator – Tailor-made housing optional

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CRUISE SHIPS
While on a Cruise Ship, passengers leave the world behind. They travel to remote places at sea and
far away from everyday worries. We understand that peace of mind includes a link to shore whenever
needed. This link is a helicopter landing system. Our systems support everyday, normal and emergen-
cy procedures whether the helicopter is needed for logistics in extremely remote locations, to provide
passenger excursions, or when urgent medical attention is required which can only be provided on
shore.

Your link to shore

• ­Supports ship´s identification, pilot‘s approach as well as landing procedures in all conditions
• ­Designed to be flexibly integrated into the ship’s superstructure
• ­Supports the pilot in safe landing
• ­Integrated into the vessel‘s control and operation interfaces

Horizon Reference System (HRS) – Layout as required

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STOP & GO LIGHT (SGL) FLIGHT DECK LIGHT (FDL) HELICOPTER SERVICE LIGHT (HSL)
ALL YOU NEED FOR SAFE LANDING

ILLUMINATED AIMING CIRCLE (IAC)

ILLUMINATED H-MARKING (IHM)

FLIGHT DECK LIGHT (FDL) ILLUMINATED WINDSOCK (IWS)

GLIDE PATH INDICATOR (GPI) HORIZON REFERENCE SYSTEM (HRS) OPERATOR PANEL (TP)

PERIMETER LIGHT

FLASH LIGHT (FL) OBSTRUCTION LIGHT (OL) T-­L INE LIGHT (TLL) DECK EDGE LIGHT (DEL) HELICOPTER SERVICE LIGHT (HSL)
NAVY
Optonaval‘s heli deck and landing operation systems withstand the most demanding environment
and continue to function at peak effectiveness even in severe situations. Intuitive functionality and the
latest technology lower workload requirements and increase operating capabilities while reducing total
ownership cost for the customer.

The technology is also available for any modernization program to provide a comprehensive upgrade
that will maintain mission relevance for many years to come.

Designed to last
• Fail-safe design, providing reliable information under all circumstances
• ­Decision support for the pilot, the FDO and the bridge
• ­To withstand all prevailing navy tests and safety specifications
• ­Integrated into the vessel’s control and command system

Horizont Reference System (HRS)

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OFFSHORE
Offshore operations work on tight schedules and need to reliably assure planned performance.
The final helicopter approach can be the most time consuming procedure when not operated
properly. Optonaval’s helicopter landing systems assure that helicopter platforms can be precisely
identified from a large distance, shortening the approach time while reducing the pilot´s workload
to concentrate on manoeuvring safely. Reliable transport is key to controlling cost in operations.

Reliable transport
• D­ esigned to increase situational awareness, decrease pilot workload
and improve approach stabilization
• ­Supports the pilot, the FDO and the bridge in landing safely and on time
• ­Supports the ship´s identification, the pilot‘s approach as well as hover and landing
procedure in all conditions
• ­Integrated into the vessel‘s control and operation interfaces

Flash Light (FL)

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 Optonaval GmbH
Dampfschiffsweg 11
21079 Hamburg
Germany

+ 49 40 60 94 49 0-0
+ 49 40 60 94 49 0-99

info@optonaval.de
www.optonaval.de

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