Military and Defence

SOLAS Marine products ae not limited to the commercial and leisure markets - a wide selection of our products have military applications, ranging from magnetic compasses for naval patrol vessels to handheld field compasses for individual soldiers.

We can supply many products that have already been allocated NATO stock numbers, a list of items that can be supplied is shown at the bottom of this page.

Naval Compasses

Our commercial and leisure compasses are also suitable for a wide range of naval vessels, from offshore patrol vessels to ridged inflatables.

All compasses conform to ISO 25862 and have Marine Equipment Directive (MED) 96/98/EC type approval. The C20 range are certified as class A compasses as per ISO 25862, all other models are certified as Class B. A copy of the current type approval certificate is available on request.

All Autonautic compasses are fully repairable and supported by an extensive spares program. We can also source a wide range of spare parts and accessories for common models of mounted compasses. Brands include Ritchie, Plastimo and Silva.

Navigation and Charting Instruments

Although often overlooked in the modern electronic age, charting instruments are still an essential item for navigation officers and trainees. We carry a wide range of instruments, including; chart plotters, dividers, protractors and triangles, parallel rules and speed-time-distance slide rules.

All our navigation instruments are manufactured in the United Kingdom from high quality materials.

Most products are available in a range of sizes to suit large or small charting tables and also the class room. A number of these products already carry NATO stock numbers as detailed below.

Field Compasses

Whatever your requirements; from simple lightweight compasses suitable for survival packs, general purpose navigational compasses or more sophisticated models suitable for command posts, directing artillery and target acquisition; we will have a compass to suit your needs.

We can supply compasses marked in degrees, MILS or both - a few selected models are also available with Beta lighting giving up to seven years of continuous illumination. We can also advise on low cost alternatives to military spec compasses - these are often used for training purposes.

Many of these compasses already carry NATO stock numbers, details are provided below.

NATO Stock Numbers

SOLAS Marine can supply the NATO codified parts listed below, many items are available from stock for immediate delivery. Our range covers the majority of compasses and navigation instruments that have been codified by any of the current National Codification Bureaus.

We can also assist in the selection of alternative products where the original item is no longer available. SOLAS Marine holds an array of historic data on previous compasses supplied by manufacturers who are either no longer in business or no longer produce compasses - many of these models have been codified in the past. From this historic data we can advise on the best product from currently produced compasses.

NATO Stock Number Description
6675-99-719-2551 NAVIGATIONAL PROTRACTOR
6675-14-541-6523 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,SURVEYOR'S
6675-21-107-3416 PARALLEL RULER
6675-21-559-0052 PROTRACTOR,RECTANGULAR
6675-21-815-4117 PLOTTER-PROTRACTOR,AIR NAVIGATION
6675-21-815-4118 PROTRACTOR,RECTANGULAR
6675-99-520-2763 PROTRACTOR,RECTANGULAR
6675-66-086-2873 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,SURVEYOR'S
5340-13-119-5160 BRACKET,MOUNTING
6605-14-471-4526 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-99-549-5422 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-99-453-6214 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-99-541-0529 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-21-854-7751 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-01-613-5043 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-99-520-4379 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-99-695-3083 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-99-666-8409 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-99-660-7981 CLINOMETER,INCLINATION
6605-99-613-8946 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-99-188-5146 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-99-985-0688 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-99-582-5812 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-14-473-2522 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-14-500-9048 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-20-003-4094 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-14-555-9593 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-14-527-7556 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-14-446-9110 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-58-000-6765 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-58-000-2351 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-14-572-6083 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-14-570-6547 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-14-564-8653 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-14-558-0658 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-14-557-5357 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-14-540-0241 CASE,UNMOUNTED MAGNETIC COMPASS
NATO Stock Number Description
6605-14-537-2514 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-14-514-6038 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-99-562-3621 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-99-235-4872 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-22-290-6019 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-22-290-6018 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-22-285-2537 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-17-120-0019 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-17-104-2322 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-16-005-3598 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-12-372-4847 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-12-356-1802 CLINOMETER,INCLINATION
6605-14-556-6341 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-99-523-6999 RULE,SLIDE,SPEED-TIME-DISTANCE
6605-22-624-4191 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-22-625-4808 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-25-136-6216 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-98-207-2801 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-98-206-2303 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-98-204-2599 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-98-203-9949 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-66-141-4493 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-66-128-6302 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-25-136-6217 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,MOUNTED
6605-25-160-2777 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-21-559-0070 SLIDE RULE,NAUTICAL
6605-25-160-9225 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6605-26-300-1772 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED
6645-33-209-8113 CLOCK,MARINE,MECHANICAL
6645-33-208-4523 CLOCK,MARINE,MECHANICAL
6645-33-208-4521 CLOCK,MARINE,MECHANICAL
6645-33-208-4520 CLOCK,MARINE,MECHANICAL
6645-33-208-4245 CHRONOMETER
6645-33-208-4519 CLOCK,MARINE,MECHANICAL
6645-33-208-4522 CLOCK,MARINE,MECHANICAL

Commercial Marine Products

Class A Magnetic Compass - Bracket Mount

Class A magnetic Compass

The Autonautic Instrumental C20-00138 is a versatile low weight Class A compass.

suitable for vessels under 150grt and 35 metres in length. The compass can be fitted with an optional azimuth ring.

This model comes complete with 24 vdc. Lighting, quadrantal corrector for steel hulled vessels and a waterproof cover.

Military Baseplate Compass

Military Baseplate Compass

The Expedition 4 Militaire is a standard issue compass used by NATO Forces around the world.

Mainly used by the infantry this compasses is graduated in mils and degrees (6400/360).

The photo luminous compound will give light for up to 4 hours when activated by a lightsource. This gives a low cost alternative to the tritium illuminated 4B.

Class B Magnetic Compass - Bracket Mount

Class B magnetic Compass

The C8-0026 is a versatile bracket mount compass that is suitable for a wide range of applications.

It has an 85mm cylindrical card - the bracket can rotate fully giving the option of deck head mounting.

This product is MED 96/98 approved and would be a suitable replacement for the discontinued 100NB LB (35040-9031) NATO: 6605-99-666-8409

Brass Rolling Rule

Brass Rolling Rule

A quality brass rolling rule is supplied to Naval personnel Worldwide.

Made from brass and stainless steel, every rule is tested to roll true to within 1mm over 2 metres.

This rule is just one item from our range of professional charting instruments - parallel rules, dividers and plotters are also available.