Patong
Alarm System |
PhuketGazette -
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Tsunami alarm system nearly
complete
PHUKET:
Patong, Kamala and Karon will
all have world-standard tsunami
alarm systems once the tsunami
warning satellite receiver at
the Tsunami and Disaster Center
(TDC) in Nonthaburi is online.
The link is expected to be
activated within the coming
week.
Chairat Sukbal, Deputy Mayor of
Patong, told the Gazette
that the tsunami alarm system at
Patong is ready for connection
to the TDC.
In Phuket, there will be two
systems: a leased line that will
send a signal from the alarm
system to the fire station,
activating a computer-controlled
alarm; and a satellite link from
the TDC. The Nonthaburi center,
in turn, is linked with
long-established alarm systems
in Hawaii and Japan.
In addition, state-of-the-art
tsunami alarm buoys are expected
to be installed offshore by next
year, to detect sea-level
changes indicating an incoming
tsunami.
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Patong
Alarm System |
Quelle: Phuket Gazette
PHUKET
CITY: The last of the alarms in Patong’s newly-installed
emergency warning system was tested yesterday. It
emitted a 121-decibel alert that could be heard 1,500
meters away.
The alarm at Phuket Cabana Hotel, connected to 24
loudspeakers, was tested for 10 minutes at 2pm yesterday
afternoon.
Installation of the system, which will eventually be
linked to the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC),
began on April 4.
Two other alarms, at the Seaview Patong Hotel and the
Sunset Hotel, were tested on April 6, and April 8 and 9
respectively.
The Patong system has been installed by Bangkok-based
Ele Sat Engineering, using communications equipment from
Swedish company Kockum Sonics and an Inmarsat satellite
system.
Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukbal was present when the
alarm was tested yesterday. He said he thought the
system was working efficiently, but it would be
re-tested when it was connected to the Nonthaburi-based
National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC).
“Today we have triggered the alarm from the control
tower here, but when the link to NDWC is complete, we
will have to test it again,” said K. Chairat.
He added that he had had a meeting with the
government-appointed tsunami tsar Smith Thammasaroj to
discuss the details of the new system, such as what
languages warnings would be given in and what kind of
information would be given.
K. Chairat said, “The
world-class alarm installed in the tourist provinces
will give tourists confidence that they are safe when
they are visiting us.
“We will follow up the installation by inviting Patong
hoteliers and businesspeople to a briefing on procedures
for evacuating each part of the town.”
Pat Neeley, Executive Director of Ele Sat Engineering Co
Ltd, said he had been confident about yesterday’s trial,
after the success of the test at the Seaview Hotel.
He continued, “This system is easy to maintain, and it
can be monitored day and night – even via a laptop
computer.”
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