NVIS Ship Conversion

Consolite has unique experience of modifying warship lighting to be compatible with NVGs. Navies are increasingly recognising the need to convert aviation capable ships as an important element of training safety. Ship lighting can be left on for the benefit of on board personnel without adversely affecting the ability of aviators to land safely on NVGs.

Typically all exterior lighting visible from aircraft on final approach has to be modified. Frequently interior lighting must also be converted as flight control staff may use NVGs or because light may spill out through hatches to become visible to approaching aircraft. There are also benefits for amphibious troops embarking on landing craft.

Many of the light assemblies are characterised by extreme temperatures, high levels of shock loading and exposure to salt water atmospheres. Consolite has developed a full range of techniques and materials to address these very demanding requirements and has successfully designed, developed and implemented full installations on a range of different ships including aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, support ships and landing craft.

Lighting types addressed include flight deck floodlights, centre line lights and edge lights, hangar lighting, signalling lights, instrument lights and fluorescent tubes.

An article from Defence Helicopter magazine featuring Consolite's success in modifying the lighting on UK RN aircraft carriers is available for download in pdf format. This is reproduced with permission from Shephard Group.

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