Circle & H Netlight

The Frictape Circle & H Netlight is a Touchdown/Positioning Marking (TD/PM) lighting system built from custom-designed integrated light modules available in two distinct installation versions — Classic Netlight and Fixed Netlight. Classic Netlight mounts light modules directly into the Frictape landing net, requiring no drilling, screws, bolts, or rivets into the helideck surface. Fixed Netlight fastens modules to the deck via rivets or screws through smart flexible baseplates, with SmartCovers ensuring no bolt or screw heads are exposed that could damage helicopter tires. Total installed height across both versions — including light modules, baseplate, and landing net — remains under 25 mm. The system delivers a proven friction coefficient exceeding 0.65 across the landing surface. All components are fully certified to ATEX, IECEx, IP66, IP67, and IP69K standards, with UK CAA and HCA approvals alongside ABS and DNV type approval.

The integrated light module design ensures Circle & H markings are optimally visible from approaching helicopters at all angles — eliminating the black hole effect and glare issues associated with conventional floodlight-based helideck lighting. When properly tensioned, light modules remain stationary and fully visible regardless of weather or sea conditions. Helideck cleaning and maintenance require no special handling of the lighting system — the absence of fixed deck structures makes routine maintenance straightforward. Installation completes within a few days, substantially faster than traditional fixed lighting solutions. The Classic version can be removed entirely and reinstalled on a different helideck if the vessel or structure changes.

Frictape Circle & H Netlight is deployed on offshore oil and gas platforms, FPSOs, drilling rigs, offshore wind installation vessels, naval ships, megayachts, and hospital helipads globally — wherever CAP 437 or CAP 1264 Circle & H lighting compliance is required for night or low-visibility helicopter operations. Since its introduction in 2016, it has been installed on hundreds of helidecks worldwide, receiving thousands of landings and takeoffs monthly across its installed base.

Leader Infra supplies this globally certified, dual-version helideck Circle & H lighting system for offshore and onshore helipad projects — delivering CAP 437 and CAP 1264 compliant touchdown marking illumination with the lowest installation costs, fastest deployment timeline, and zero helideck surface penetration option in the industry.

FAQ — What is the SmartCovers concept used in the Fixed Netlight version? SmartCovers are purpose-designed covers that conceal all screw and bolt heads used to fasten Fixed Netlight baseplates to the helideck surface. This eliminates any exposed fastener heads that could contact and damage helicopter tires during touchdown or ground movement on the deck — a direct safety requirement for any deck-fixed component installed within the helicopter landing zone.