#MarineNotice - The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) has been advised of non-original GMDSS product batteries being promoted, sold and installed on board SOLAS convention vessels for use in GMDSS equipment required by SOLAS.

In particular, these non-original batteries are being promoted, sold and installed for use in Jotron products type Tron 40S, Tron SART, Tron SART 20 and Tron TR-20 GMDSS.

Marine Notice No 47 of 2013 includes a safety notice issued by Jotron that outlines further details of these non-original batteries on the market, which do not comply to approved standards.