Cobham SATCOM – professional SAILOR maritime communications
Cobham SATCOM develops professional communication and connectivity equipment for the maritime industry.
The company is particularly well known in shipping through its SAILOR brand.
SAILOR equipment is used worldwide on merchant vessels, offshore vessels, fishing vessels, workboats, superyachts, rescue craft and government vessels.
The product range extends from VHF and AIS equipment to complete GMDSS, MF/HF and satellite communication systems.
We also supply a wide range of Cobham SAILOR replacement parts, control units, cables, power supplies and accessories for existing installations.
Cobham SAILOR product range
The marine range includes:
- VHF marine radios
- DSC Class A radios
- MF/HF
- GMDSS
- AIS Class A
- NAVTEX
- Satellite communications
- Inmarsat
- Iridium
- FleetBroadband
- VSAT
- TVRO
- L-Band terminals
- Handheld radios
- ATEX radios
- Power supplies
- Battery chargers
- Message terminals
- Control units
- Antennas
- Cables
- Spare parts
SAILOR VHF
Professional SAILOR VHF products include:
- SAILOR 6210 VHF
- SAILOR 6248 VHF
- SAILOR 6249 VHF
- SAILOR 7222 VHF DSC Class A
Depending on the model, functions can include:
- DSC
- Dual Watch
- Tri Watch
- Scanning
- SAILOR Replay
- External handsets
- External speakers
- Loudhailer
- Foghorn
- Network connectivity
SAILOR 6200 Series
The SAILOR 6200 family includes radios and related communication components.
Examples include:
- SAILOR 6201 Handset
- SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone
- SAILOR 6207 Connection Box
- SAILOR 6210 VHF
- SAILOR 6248 VHF
- SAILOR 6249 VHF
- SAILOR 6280/6281 AIS
Replacement components are available for many existing installations.
SAILOR AIS
The SAILOR 6280/6281 is a professional Class A AIS system.
AIS can transmit and receive information including:
- Vessel identification
- GPS position
- Course
- Speed
- Navigation status
- Vessel information
SAILOR MF/HF
The SAILOR 6300 range provides long-range maritime radio communications.
Models include:
- SAILOR 6310
- SAILOR 6320
- SAILOR 6350
Depending on configuration, systems are available with outputs including:
These systems support DSC Class A and professional GMDSS installations.
SAILOR 6000 GMDSS
The SAILOR 6000 family is designed for integrated maritime safety communications.
Components include products such as:
- SAILOR 6004 Control Panel
- SAILOR 6018 Message Terminal
- SAILOR 6080 Power Supply
- SAILOR 6081 PSU and Charger
- SAILOR 6110 Mini-C GMDSS
- SAILOR 6200 VHF components
- SAILOR 6300 MF/HF
SAILOR satellite communications
Cobham provides a broad range of marine satellite communications.
Technologies include:
- Inmarsat FleetBroadband
- Iridium Certus
- VSAT
- L-Band
- TVRO
Known SAILOR systems include:
- SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband
- SAILOR 250 FleetBroadband
- SAILOR 500 FleetBroadband
- SAILOR Fleet One
- SAILOR 4300
- SAILOR 600 XTR
- SAILOR 800 XTR
- SAILOR 1000 XTR
SAILOR Fleet One
SAILOR Fleet One provides satellite voice and data communication for smaller and near-coastal vessels.
It is particularly useful when normal cellular coverage is unavailable.
SAILOR 4300
SAILOR 4300 is an Iridium Certus L-Band terminal providing global satellite voice and IP data connectivity.
Typical applications include:
- Operational communications
- Crew communications
- Internet connectivity
- Backup communications
- Remote vessel systems
SAILOR VSAT
SAILOR XTR VSAT antennas provide higher-bandwidth satellite connectivity for professional vessels.
Applications include:
- Onboard internet
- Crew WiFi
- Video conferencing
- Remote monitoring
- Cloud applications
- Operational data
- Remote maintenance
SAILOR power supplies
Cobham also provides dedicated marine power supplies and battery chargers for communication and GMDSS systems.
Known products include:
- SAILOR 6080 Power Supply
- SAILOR 6081 PSU and Charger
These systems can provide:
- Equipment power
- Battery charging
- Battery backup
- Alarm monitoring
- Automatic switchover
- Scalable power configurations
Cobham SAILOR spare parts
We also supply many individual SAILOR components and accessories, including:
- Control units
- Handsets
- Hand microphones
- Speakers
- Connection boxes
- Power supplies
- Battery chargers
- Antenna tuners
- Message terminals
- Displays
- Control panels
- Cables
- Connectors
- Antenna cables
- Power cables
- Installation hardware
- VHF parts
- MF/HF parts
- GMDSS parts
- Satellite communication components
Finding the correct SAILOR part
For replacement parts, always check:
- SAILOR model
- Type number
- Part number
- Serial number
- Existing installation
- Connector type
- Photo of the original component
This is particularly important with older SAILOR 6000, 6200 and 6300 systems, where components can appear similar but are not always interchangeable.
Applications
Cobham SAILOR equipment is used on:
- Merchant ships
- Container vessels
- Tankers
- Bulk carriers
- Ferries
- Cruise ships
- Fishing vessels
- Offshore vessels
- Tugboats
- Workboats
- Superyachts
- Patrol vessels
- Search & Rescue craft
- Coastguard vessels
- Government vessels
- Professional commercial shipping
