According to Annex 14 of ICAO regulations, Medium Intensity Obstruction Lights (MIOL) should be used to warn the presence of obstacles with an height between 45m and 150m, such as flares, silos, chimneys, cranes, tanks and other structures located in potentially explosive areas due to the presence of flammable gas and dust.
Medium Intensity Obstruction Lights include three type of beacons, with different charactertistics and uses:
- MIOL Type A (intensity 20.000cd, day-mode white flashing; 2.000cd, night-mode white flashing) should be used alone;
- MIOL Type B (intensity 2.000cd, night-mode red flashing) should be used either alone or in combination with Low Intensity Obstacle Lights, Type B or Type E;
- MIOL Type C (intensity 2.000cd, night-mode red steady burning) should be used either alone or in combination with Medium Intensity Obstacle Lights, Type AC.
LUXSOLAR offers to its customers also DUAL type beacons in the same light fixture, suitable to be used during the day (with white LEDs) and during the night (with red LEDs); these beacons are:
- DUAL MIOL Type AB (intensity 20.000cd, day-mode white flashing; 2.000cd, night-mode red flashing) should be used in combination with Low Intensity Obstacle Lights, Type B or Type E;
- DUAL MIOL Type AC (intensity 20.000cd, day-mode white flashing; 2.000cd, night-mode red steady burning) should be used in combination with Medium Intensity Obstacle Lights, Type C.