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  Welcome to KILTAN ISLAND (NORTH END) LIGHT HOUSE
  

Directorate of Lighthouses & Lightships, Cochin20

MASTER LEDGER

KILTAN (S) LIGHTHOUSE

1.

Name

:

KILTAN SOUTH

2.

Sr.No ( in A.L.O.L )

:

F0754

3.

Position

:

Lat

11o28.1212’N

Long

73o00.15’ E

4.

Elevation

:

41.43m

5.

Characteristic

:

Fl W 10 Sec

 

Tel No.

 

04898-272353

6.

Range in N miles

:

 

 

(i)

Luminous

:

19.6 NM

 

(ii)

Geographical

:

18 NM

7.

Lighthouse Tower

:

 

 

(i)

Type

:

Circular CC Block Masonry Tower

 

(ii)

Height

:

41 m

 

(iii )

Colour Scheme

:

Red & White Bands

8.

Optical Equipment

 

 

(a)

Optic

:

 

 

(i)

Make

:

J Stone & Co, Calcutta.

 

(ii)

Size

:

300 mm IVth Order revolving

 

(iii)

No of panels

:

2

 

 (iv)

Area of dioptric portion

:

405 cm2

 

(v)

Area of catadioptric portion

:

1520 cm2

 

 (vi)

Total Corrected Area

:

1920 cm2

 

 (vii)

Divergence

:

 

 

 

Horizontal

:

7o38’24’’

 

 

Vertical

:

11o27’14’’

 

(viii)

Duration of flash

:

0.64Sec

(b)

Pedestal

:

Ball Bearing

(c)

Rotation device

:

Dual stepper motor (20 Kg/cm2 cap)

(d)

RPM

:

3

(e)

Illuminant

:

Cluster of 3Nos150W/230V

 

 

:

Metal Halide Lamps

(f)

Effective beam intensity

:

92700 Candela
 

The North end Lighthouse on Kiltan Island is about 2 Km away from the Jetty. Close to the Lighthouse about 600m Northwest lay the wreck of an oil tender since 1975.  

The Northern islands of Kiltan, Kadmat, Chetlat, Bitra and Amini (Amini group) have the regular sailing vessel trips since more than two centuries to Mangalore and Beypore ports on mainland. The system of hoisting a flag / light to assist these vessels also existed since then.  

In 1937 an oil lamp used to be regularly exhibited from a mast 6m high fixed on a 9m high masonry base. The system underwent modifications in 1945. During 1975-76 the present RCC Lighthouse Tower was constructed and DA gas equipment with 300mm drum optic was installed and commissioned on 31stJanuary 1976. The sun valve was also installed in order to regulate the operation of light. 

The same equipment functioned till 1995 when the DA gas flasher and burner was replaced by ‘Jyoti Punj’ Electronic flasher  working on batteries charged by solar power on 19th January 1995. The installation was carried out by the composite team of Cochin and Jamnagar.

  
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