DX300-SMART
3-meter smart buoy combining navigation safety and real-time ocean monitoring
System Overview
This new-generation intelligent buoy combines the advantages of channel navigation buoys and oceanographic observation buoys, achieving both navigation safety and data acquisition in a single system.
The complete system consists of:
- Monitoring Platform (remote data access and control)
- Internal Equipment Bay (power and electronics)
- Underwater Instrument Well (for ocean sensors)
- Anti-Theft Hatch
- Mooring System
- Navigation Components (lantern, topmark, radar reflector)
Compliance Standards
The buoy design and fabrication comply with the following national and industry standards:
- Rules for Classification of Mobile Offshore Platforms (2020, CCS)
- Rules for Classification of Steel Sea-Going Ships (2018, CCS)
- Rules for Materials and Welding (2015, CCS)
- JT/T 760-2009 — General Technical Conditions for Buoys
- JT/T 761-2009 — General Technical Conditions for Aids to Navigation Lanterns
- GB 4696-2016 — Aids to Navigation for Chinese Sea Areas
- GB/T 549-2017 — Welded Anchor Chains
- GB 553-1983 — Chain Laying, Painting and Marking
- HY/T 143-2011 — Small Ocean Environment Monitoring Buoys
Key Features & Design
The intelligent buoy leverages the stable and secure station-keeping characteristics of traditional navigation buoys while integrating modern meteorological and oceanographic monitoring capabilities.
Navigation Components
- Marine lantern, tower frame, daymark, night vision lantern, and buoy body meet all AtoN standards.
Meteorological Instruments
- Top platform supports installation of multiple sensors, including:
- Wind speed & direction
- Temperature & humidity
- Air pressure
- Visibility
- Camera & AIS antenna
Oceanographic Instruments
- Bottom-mounted instrument well accommodates:
- ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler)
- CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and other sensors
- Enables long-term, high-accuracy data collection in complex sea conditions.
Structural Design
- Buoy diameter: 3 m
- Float body: rotationally molded LLDPE with EPS foam core
- Frame: marine-grade stainless steel
- Lantern tower: conforms to HF2.4 m channel buoy standard
- Draft: 2 m
- Freeboard height: > 1 m
- Focal plane height: > 4.5 m
Application Scenarios
The new intelligent buoy serves both as a channel navigation aid and an ocean monitoring platform.
It is ideal for:
- Harbor and channel marking
- Offshore bridge or wind farm monitoring
- Coastal research stations
- Environmental and meteorological observation
With its modular design, robust structure, and compliance with industry standards, this buoy provides a comprehensive smart navigation and data acquisition solution—enhancing maritime safety while delivering reliable ocean data in real time.
OEM Service
The DX300-SMART can be tailored to meet specific project requirements.
Available customization includes:
- Color & Daymark Pattern — compliant with IALA Region A/B or local standards
- Lantern Type & Flash Code — selectable by range and intensity
- Telemetry Module — AIS Type 1/3, GSM 4G/5G, or satellite link
- Sensor Package — wind, temperature, pressure, visibility, ADCP, CTD, or camera
- Power System — solar array size and battery capacity per autonomy target
- Mooring Design — site-specific depth, current, and wave conditions
- Logo & Branding — OEM/ODM marking and packaging available
About Manufacture Base
We are a high-tech marine enterprise integrating design, R&D, manufacturing, system integration, and engineering services.
Our mission is to build intelligent, multi-dimensional ocean observation networks that connect the coast, open sea, and deep ocean.
