| 1. |
Name of Lighthouse |
AMMAPATTINAM |
| 2. |
S.No. as per A.L.O.L. |
F – 0901.2 |
| 3. |
Position |
Lat: 10 ° 00.65’ N |
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Long: 79 ° 13.74’ E |
| 4. |
Elevation |
49 metres |
| 5. |
Character |
Flash (2) every 15 seconds (0.5 + 2.0 + 0.5 + 12.0) |
| 6. |
Range in nautical miles
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a) Luminous |
13 |
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b) Geographical |
19.2 |
| 7. |
Lighthouse Tower
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a) Type |
RCC Circular Tower |
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b) Height |
45 metres |
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c) Colour Scheme |
Black & White horizontal band |
| 8. |
Optic Equipment
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a) Make |
Re-conditioned Optic of old Armagaon LH. |
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b) Size |
375 mm |
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c) No. of Panels |
2 |
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d) Area of Dioptric portion |
7424 sq. cm |
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e) Area of Cata-dioptric portion |
Nil |
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f) Divergence |
8.36 ° - Horizontal
8.36 ° - Vertical |
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g) Duration of Flash |
1.25 seconds |
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h) Pedestal |
Mercury Float Turn Table. |
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i) Rotation Device |
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i) Main |
20 Kg-cm Stepper Motor. |
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ii) Stand-by |
Nil |
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j) R.P.M. |
4 r.p.m. |
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k) Illuminant |
70 Watts x 3 Metal Halide Lamp in Cluster arrangement with Electronic Ballasts. |
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l) Effective Beam Intensity |
6023 candelas |
| 9. |
Lantern
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|
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i) Diametre
|
2.4 metres |
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ii) Height of Glazing
|
1385 mm |
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iii) No. of Panes
|
12 Nos. (size 675 /600 x 1385 mm x Thick 6 mm) |
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iv) Ventilators
|
6 nos. |
| 10. |
Lamp Changer
|
Nil |
| 11. |
Energy Source
|
Nil |
| 12. |
No. of Diesel Generator sets
|
|
| Details of Engine
|
| S.No. |
Engine No. |
Make/Type |
H.P. |
No. of Cylinders |
RPM |
Cooling |
|
N I L
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| Details of Alternator
|
| S.No. |
Frame |
Make |
KVA/Vol. |
Frequency |
Phase |
RPM |
|
N I L
|
| 13. Automatic Voltage Stabilizers : 2 Nos. |
| S.No. |
Make |
Input |
Output |
Capacity |
Type/Model |
S.No. of Item |
| 1.
|
I.T.L., Hyderabad |
170-270 V |
230 V |
5 KVA |
SVS-500DD-A |
0410019 and 0410017 |
| 14. Details of Inverter(s): 3 Nos. |
| S.No. |
Make |
Input |
Output |
Capacity |
Type/Model |
S.No. of Item |
| 1.
|
True Power |
24V-DC |
230 V AC |
1 KVA |
--- |
--- |
| 15. Battery Charger(s)/Power Supply Unit – 3 Nos. |
| S.No. |
Make |
Input |
Output |
Rating |
Type/Model |
S.No. of Item |
| 1.
|
APLAB |
230 V AC |
0-32 V DC |
20 A |
L 3220 |
0446066, 044064 & 0532054 |
| 16. Batteries |
12 Nos. 2 V/900 A.H. ‘TATA BP Solar India’ make Batteries (Serial Nos: 05265/SB/04, 05249/SB/04, 05255/SB/04, 05253/SB/04, 05254/SB/04, 05266/SB/04, 05269/SB/04, 05248/SB/04, 05250/SB/05, 05258/SB/04, 05267/SB/04 & 05250/SB/04)
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| 17. Fire Fighting Equipment |
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| a) Fire Extinguishers |
|
| i) DCP Type (3.2 kg. capacity) |
Nil
|
| ii) Foam Type (9 ltrs. capacity) |
Nil
|
| b) Fire Buckets |
Nil
|
| 18. Communication |
BSNL Tel. No: 04371-295050 |
| 19. Water Supply |
1. Municipal Water,
2. Bore Water &
3. Rain water storage. |
| 20. Land |
|
| a) Area |
2900 sq. metres |
| b) Demarcation |
North: Village land,
South: Village land,
East : Bay of Bengal and
West: Village gravel road. |
| c) No. of fruit trees |
Nil |
| d) No. of non-fruit bearing trees |
Nil |
| 21. Buildings |
1. Tower, 2. Power House, Store, Office and Recreation Room, 3. Inspection Quarters, 4. ALK Quarters (2 Nos.), 5. LH A Quarters. |
| 22. Compound Lights |
Gate Light – 2 Nos.
Street Light – 6 Nos. |
| 23. Staff |
|
| 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 bus. |
| 25. Facilities available |
Primary Health centre |
| 26. Postal address |
HEAD LIGHTKEEPER,
AMMAPATTINAM LIGHTHOUSE,
AMMAPATTINAM POST, MANMELKUDI TALUK,
PUDUKOTTAI DISTRICT.
TAMIL NADU-614 617. |
| 27. Cost Details |
|
| a) Construction |
Rs. 102.00 lakhs |
| b) Equipment |
| 28. Date of Commissioning |
9TH October 2005. |
