Bridge equipment includes working aids, reference material and fittings that support vessel handling, navigation and communication in daily operation. The category covers optical equipment as well as official nautical publications, signalling devices and furniture for the wheelhouse. The equipment required depends on the type of vessel, its operating area and the regulations applicable to the particular service.
TOPLICHT supplies marine binoculars with or without an integrated compass for observation, bearings and orientation from the wheelhouse or open bridge. For inland navigation, the range includes electrically operated blue boards with a white flashing light, available for side or wheelhouse-roof mounting. Helmsman’s and pilot chairs provide an elevated seating position at the steering station.
The bridge range is complemented by nautical reference books and statutory onboard documents. These include bridge and chartroom handbooks, collision regulations, tide calendars and tables, publications on tidal streams and radio services, and regulations for seagoing and inland navigation. Required documentation such as ship’s record books and oil record books is also available. The category therefore combines practical wheelhouse equipment with reference material for navigation, communication and documented vessel operation.
