| 1. |
Name of Lighthouse |
PASSIPATTINAM |
| 2. |
S.No. as per A.L.O.L. |
F - 0 9 0 1.5 |
| 3. |
Position |
Lat: 9 ° 48’ 30” N |
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Long: 79 ° 04’ 71” E |
| 4. |
Elevation |
49 Metres above M.S.L. |
| 5. |
Character |
Gr. Flash (3) White every 10 seconds (0.3 +1.5 + 0.3 + 1.5 + 0.3 + 6.1) |
| 6. |
Range in nautical miles |
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a) Luminous |
15.45 |
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b) Geographical |
19 |
| 7. |
Lighthouse Tower |
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a) Type |
R.C.C. Circular Tower |
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b) Height |
45 Metres |
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c) Colour Scheme |
Red & White Horizontal bands |
| 8. |
Optic Equipment |
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a) Make |
Old Optic of Point Calimere Lighthouse |
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b) Size |
150 mm |
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c) No. of Panels |
2 Panels |
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d) Area of Dioptric portion |
1005 sq. cm. |
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e) Area of Cata-dioptric portion |
2822 sq. cm. |
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f) Divergence |
15.6 ° - Horizontal
14 ° - Vertical |
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g) Duration of Flash |
0.6 seconds |
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h) Pedestal |
Ball Bearing Pedestal driven by Stepper Motor. |
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i) Rotation Device |
20 Kg-cm Twin type Stepper Motor Drive Clutch mechanism with Auto Change over. |
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j) R.P.M. |
3 r.p.m. |
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k) Illuminant |
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i) Main |
1 No. 70 Watts metal halide Lamp Single end – CDMT type |
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ii) Stand-by |
--- |
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iii) Emergency |
--- |
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l) Effective Beam Intensity |
17,430 candellas |
| 9. |
Lantern |
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i) Diametre |
2.4 Metres |
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ii) Height of Glazing |
135 cm |
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iii) No. of Panes |
12 Nos. |
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iv) Ventilators |
6 Nos. |
| 10. |
Lamp Changer |
--- |
| 11. |
Energy Source |
Electricity Board’s supply, Solar Power
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| 12. |
No. of Diesel Generator sets |
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| Details of Engine |
S.No. |
Engine No. |
Make/Type |
H.P. |
No. of Cylinders |
RPM |
Cooling |
Not applicable, since Stand-by power to the Main light is backed up by Solar Panels and Batteries.
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| Details of Alternator |
S.No. |
Frame |
Make |
KVA/Vol. |
Frequency |
Phase |
RPM |
Not applicable, since Stand-by power to the Main light is backed up by Solar Panels and Batteries.
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| 13. Automatic Voltage Stabilizers : (2 Nos.) |
S.No. |
Make |
Input |
Output |
Capacity |
Type/Model |
S.No. of Item |
1.
|
Instrument Techniques Limited, Hyderabad. |
170 V to 270 V |
230 V |
5.0 KVA |
SCS-500-00A1 |
0410020 |
2.
|
Instrument Techniques Limited, Hyderabad. |
170 V to 270 V |
230 V |
5.0 KVA |
SCS-500-00A1 |
0410016 |
| 14. Details of Inverter(s): (2 Nos.) |
S.No. |
Make |
Input |
Output |
Capacity |
Type/Model |
S.No. of Item |
1.
|
Standalone |
24 V DC |
230 V AC |
1 KVA |
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| 15 (a) Battery Charger(s): (2 nos.) |
S.No. |
Make |
Input |
Output |
Rating |
Type/Model |
S.No. of Item |
1.
|
2 Nos. Aplab (kept in Power House) |
230 V AC |
0-32 V DC |
20 A |
L-3220 |
0436026
and
0436023 |
| 15 (b) Solar Panel (6 Nos.) |
S.No. |
Make |
Current |
Rating |
Type/Model |
S.No. of Item |
1. |
6 Nos. Tata BP Solar India Ltd., Bangalore. |
35 Amps |
150 W |
BP-31505 |
2022211, 3181888, 1533388, 2991792, 2655038 & 2991881
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| 16. Batteries |
12 Nos. of 2 V each /900 A.H. ‘Tata BP Solar India Ltd.,’ make Maintenance free Tubular Batteries, Model : Solar-2-900H
(S.Nos: -5256, 05270, 05252, 05257, 05264, 05271, 05251, 05260, 05268, 05263, 05261 & 05262). |
| 17. Fire Fighting Equipment |
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| a) Fire Extinguishers |
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| i) DCP Type (3.2 kg. capacity) |
Not supplied |
| ii) Foam Type (9 ltrs. capacity) |
Not supplied |
| b) Fire Buckets |
Not supplied |
| 18. Communication |
B.S.N.L’s WLl Phone No: 04561 -202736 |
| 19. Water Supply |
1. 0.5 HP Monoblock/RCC Over Head Tank
2. Rain Water Harvesting sump – 1 No.
3. Panchayat water sump – 1 No.
4. Well – 1 No. |
| 20. Land |
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| a) Area |
4800 Sq. Metres (120 x 40 Metres) |
| b) Demarcation |
East – Palk Strait
North – Passipattinam village & approach road
West & South – Vacant area Sy. No.85/1 |
| c) No. of fruit trees |
Nil |
| d) No. of non-fruit bearing trees |
Nil |
| 21. Buildings |
(1) Lighthouse Tower, (2) Power House, (3) Inspection Quarters, (4) Asst. Lightkeeper’s –I qrs, (5) Asst. Lightkeeper’s-II qrs. And (6) LHA qrs. |
| 22. Compound Lights |
7 Nos. 4 feet Street Light fittings
2 Nos. Gate Light 18 Watts C.F.L. |
| 23. Staff |
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| a) Assistant Engineer(E) |
--- |
| b) Sr. Radio Technician |
--- |
| c) Head Lightkeeper |
1 |
| d) Asst. Lightkeeper(SS) |
1 |
| e) Asst. Lightkeeper(JS) |
--- |
| f) Lighthouse Attendant |
--- |
| g) Lighthouse Safaiwala |
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| 24. Mode of approach |
By road (East Coast Road) 16 km. from THONDI. |
| 25. Facilities available |
Passipattinam Post Office – ½ km.
Panchayat Union Govt. Middle School – ½ km.
Primary Health centre at Sundarapandiyapattinam – 6 km. |
| 26. Postal address |
HEAD LIGHTKEEPER,
PASSIPATTINAM POST,
THONDI (Via.), TIRUVADANAI TALUK,
RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT,
TAMIL NADU
PINCODE: 623 409. |
| 27. Cost Details |
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| a) Construction |
Rs. 97.00 lakhs
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| b) Equipment |
| 28. Remarks |
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| 29. Date of Commissioning |
9th October 2005. |
30. Other Equipments
a) Control Panel – 1 No. (Sl. No.1162), Make: R.M.H. Control Systems, Chennai.
b) Stepper Motor Control Unit – 2 Nos. 20 kg-cm, Make: Unique Systems & Controls, New Delhi. c) Auto Motor Control Unit and Remote Alarm Unit – 1 No. each. |
