Portable Multi-Gas Detector · Gas Detection
MSA Safety ALTAIR 5X LEL/O2/CO/H2S/NH3-B is a marine portable multi-gas detector in the Gas Detection / Portable Multi-Gas Detector category. Equipment of this class is typically installed at fixed sampling points or as a portable instrument carried into machinery, cargo, enclosed, or accommodation-adjacent spaces according to the detection duty. Its shipboard purpose is to warn personnel of hazardous gas concentrations, oxygen deficiency or enrichment, or combustible atmosphere conditions. The exact piping, electrical, control, foundation, and accessory arrangement depends on the vessel and the installed configuration. Any differences from adjacent models in the same family, including rating, size, material, control, certification, or accessory differences not explicitly listed here, should be confirmed in the manufacturer documentation.
What our service work and the manufacturer documentation say about keeping this model running.
Inspect sensor condition, sampling paths and filters, pump operation where fitted, battery or power supply, alarms, relays, display, sampling-point identification, and calibration records. Perform bump tests and calibration only with approved gas and according to manufacturer and vessel safety procedures.
Keep approved sensors or sensor cartridges, filters, pump or tubing service items, batteries or charging accessories, calibration fittings, and critical fuses or interface parts.
Free of charge — we forward your request to qualified suppliers for MSA Safety equipment from our network of over 114,000 maritime companies.
Other models of the same equipment type, MSA Safety first.
Tell us what you need for this MSA Safety ALTAIR 5X LEL/O2/CO/H2S/NH3-B — a part, a service call, a second opinion. Are you MSA Safety? Claim this brand page.
Service engineer? Write the day report for this ALTAIR 5X LEL/O2/CO/H2S/NH3-B in OceanSphere Work — photos, hours and parts, as a PDF for the owner. Try it free for 14 days →
Yes. Specifications, documents and service notes for this model are readable without an account. An account adds saved searches and requests, nothing is taken away.
Yes. Tell us the manufacturer, the model and what you need — our desk asks the right suppliers from a network of over 114,000 companies and comes back with a quote or a sourcing plan.
Send us the nameplate or the correct value. We check it against the manufacturer datasheet or class-society record and update the page.