NorthStandard has partnered with SGM Technology to offer its Members access to PntGuard, a system designed to authenticate ship position signals and maintain positioning information during GNSS jamming and spoofing incidents.
Under the agreement, NorthStandard Members will receive a 15% discount on PntGuard, which has also been added to the insurer’s GetSET! portfolio of digital safety and efficiency technologies.
PntGuard uses NAL Technologies’ assured positioning, navigation and timing (APNT) technology, with the Iridium PNT satellite service to provide an authenticated positioning signal independent of GNSS.
The system compares a vessel’s GNSS feed with the authenticated signal and provides visual and audible alerts when interference is detected. It is designed to identify spoofing and maintain position information during jamming.
“NorthStandard’s strategy to assist our members to leverage the capabilities of digitalisation has already brought significant gains for voyage safety and operational decision-making,” said Colin Gillespie, Global Head of Loss Prevention, NorthStandard.
“At a time when GNSS integrity is threatened as never before, PntGuard enables early warning of interference events, upholding navigational resilience and situational awareness. Its use will reduce Member exposure to navigation-related incidents.”
