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Santapalli Lighthouse
1.Name:SANTAPALLI LIGHTHOUSE
2.Sr.No.  
(as per A.L.O.L):0980 
3.Position:Lat: 18o 03.9' N
Long: 83o 38.4' E   
4.Elevation:43 Mtr
5.Characteristic FL (2) White, every 10 Seconds
(Fl 0.2 ec2.3 Fl0.2 ec7)   
    
6.Range in nautical miles  
 i) Luminous:23 NM
 ii) Geographical:18 NM
7.Lighthouse Tower  
 i) Type:Circular masonry Tower
 ii) Height:22 Mtr
 iii) Colour Scheme:Black and White bands
8.Optical Equipment  
a)i) Make:M/s Chance Brothers
 ii) Size:500 mm 3 rd Order Large Revolving
 iii) Focal distance:500 mm
 iv) No. of Panels:2 Nos.
 v) Area of dioptric portion:Total corrected area 11080 sq cm.
 vi) Area of catadioptric portion:Total corrected area 11080 sq cm
 vii) Divergence  
 Main:Horizontal. 60 45 6', Vertical 60 18.6'
 Standby:NIL
 Emergency:NIL
 viii) Duration of flash  
 Main/ Standby:0.20 seconds
 Emergency:---
    
b)Pedestal: 
Mercury Float 91 kg. in use.   
Cast iron Pedestal   
c)Rotation Device: 
Twin Stepper motor Direct Drive system.   
i)Stepper motor :2 No 40Kg-cm (unique make)   
ii) Controller: 2No 40Kg-Cm (unique make)   
d)Rotation Speed:6 RPM
e)Illuminant  
 i) Main/Service:150 W Metal Halide Lamp- 3 Nos. (Cluster)
 ii) Standby:Nil
 iii) Emergency:Nil
f)Effective Beam Intensity  
 i) Main/Service:9,39,600 cds.
 ii) Standby:N/A
 iii) Emergency:N/A
9.Lantern  
 i) Diameter:3.65 Mtr
 ii) Height of glazing:1 Mtr
 iii) No. of panes:32 Nos.
   (12 panes blanked on Landside)
 iv) Ventilators:12 Nos.
    
10.Main light UPS:4 Nos. in use. 0No. spare
 Make:UTL
 Capacity:800 VA
 Input:12V DC
 Output:230V AC
 Model Number:UTL combo
    
11.Energy Source  
 A) APEPDCL Mains:3phase 440V 50HZ AC
 B) Green Energy:3KW off grid solar power plant for main light.
 i) Solar panels:12 No 24V/250W( Vikram make)
 ii) Battery Bank:12 No 12V /150Ah (Exide SMF)
 iii) PCU:HBL Make 3KVA /48V PCU
    
12.Diesel Engine Generators  
 Make:Kirloskar
 Model:KG 15AS4 (Canopy)
 Rating:15KVA
 Frequency:50 HZ
 Phase:single phase
 RPM:1500
Alternator Frame no : KG184B   
Engine Sr no: 02.2129/1320143  
    
13.Automatic Voltage Stabilizers:1 No.
 Make:supra- hitech
 Model:SH-390
 Capacity:09 KVA, 3phase.
 Input:330-470V
 Output:400 ± 1% V
    
14.AMF Panel  
 Capacity:15 KVA, 3 phase 25A.
 Make:Elect India
 Model:EMF15KM3G1-ICFTDM02
    
15.NAIS Equipment  
 i) Make:M/s SAAB
 ii) AIS R40 Base Station:S/No.5322
 iii) AIS R40 Base Station:S/No 5278
   (Connected with Cisco switch and PSM-500L Satilite modem.)
 iv) V- SAT Dish Size:2.4 Mtr.
 v) VHF Antenna:2 Nos.
 vi) GPS Antenna:2 Nos.
 vii) Date of Commissioning:20/12/2011
    
    
16.Automation of Lighthouse.  
 i) Make:M/s Recktronic Devices & Systems, Pune.
 ii) RDS Panel:1No in power house.( s.no.1761)
 iii) RDS Panel:1No Service room.( s.no.1740)
 iv) V-SAT Dish Size:1.2 Mtr
 v) Date of commissioning:21/02/2013
17.Street Lights:6 Nos. R.C.C Poles with 25W LED Light,
2 Nos. Gate lights   
18.Firefighting equipment  
 Fire Extinguishers  
 i) D.C.P. type (3.2kg Capacity):1 No.
 ii) Foam type (4.5 litres capacity):2 Nos.
 iii) Fire Buckets:4 Nos.
19.Communication Facility:Mobile No. 9367411378 NA-II
e-mail :- santapallelh@gmail.com   
    
20.Water Supply:i) Bore well with Submersible pump 1HP, single phase (Kirloskar)
   ii) Sintex Tank - 4 Nos.
   Capacity : 1KL lit. 2nos. 0.5KL-2nos
21.Land  
 i) Area:11.56 Acres
 ii) Demarcation:Masonry Compound wall
 iii) No. of fruit trees:350 Nos.
 iv) No.of non fruit bearing Trees:35 Nos.
22.Buildings:Inspection quarters, NA-I quarter, NA-II quarter, Power house, LHA quarter, LHS quarter.
23.Staff: 
i) NA-I - 1 No, NA-II - 1 No, LHS - 1 No,   
24.Mode of approach:By road from Visakhapatnam to Pusapati Raga approx. 60km, then by road Santapalli 15 km then by walk 1km to lighthouse.
    
25.Facilities available:a) Post Office within 3 km (Chintapalli)
   b) Govt. Hospital within 20 km (Pusapati Raga)
   c) Govt. School within 7 km (Govindapuram)
   d) Nationalized Bank with 35 km(Vizayanagaram)
    
26.Postal Address:The Navigational Assistant Gr-I,
   Santapalli Lighthouse,
   Chintapalli post, Via. Pusapati Raga,
   Dist. Vizayanagaram
   Andhra Pradesh, Pin: 535 204.
27.Cost Details  
 i) Construction:Not available
 ii) Cost of equipment:Not available
    
28.Year of first Light Commissioned:1840
    
29.Date of Commissioning:1903
    
30.Subsequent Innovation:1849, 1903, 1995, 2004

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