NESSCO CPA 1035 Wireless PA Master Units
Date1989
Object NamePublic Address Unit
Mediummetal, plastic, paint
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
AcquisitionPresented in 2021.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS095604
Keywords
Piper Alpha had been equipped with an internal communication system, but this was hard wired, once the control room was out of action there was no means of getting information to the crew to tackle the fires nor any means of coordinating the abandonment of the installation.
NESSCO were tasked soon after the Piper Alpha Disaster to come up with a system that was suitable for offshore installation use and which overcame the drawbacks of a hard wired system.
These units were a pre-production development model, and was modified from the original concept to ensure its suitability and to meet the criteria for the use in offshore installations.
NESSCO was until 2012 a British company and had by then become a leader in offshore communications, developing bespoke equipment for individual situations. It had its HQ in Aberdeen, before latterly moving to Arnhall Business Park.
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late 20th-early 21st Century
mid 20th-late 20th Century
