🧭 Plastimo IRIS 50 Hand-Bearing Compass (HB Iris 50)

Professional-grade sighting compass for marine & expedition navigation

The Plastimo Iris 50 is one of the world’s most trusted hand-bearing compasses, used by sailors, search-and-rescue teams, military units and expedition navigators who require fast, precise bearings in all conditions. Compact, rugged and extremely accurate, the Iris 50 is built to perform when visibility is low, seas are rough, or conditions are demanding.

Balanced for Zone C (Australia & South Pacific), this is the correct model for use throughout Australia, New Zealand and the southern hemisphere maritime region.

🎯 Why Professionals Choose the Iris 50

This is not a toy compass — it is a true optical hand-bearing instrument designed for real navigation:

• Parallax-free magnified compass card

• 1° graduations for precise bearings

• Dual reading system (top & side)

• Wide 20° field of view

• Ultra-stable needle & card

Whether lining up transits, checking bearings on headlands, or fixing your position offshore, the Iris 50 delivers repeatable, accurate readings.

🔍 Optical Precision Sighting

The Iris 50 uses a prism sighting system, allowing you to:

• Aim the compass at a landmark

• Read the bearing at the same time

• Maintain full situational awareness

This makes it ideal for coastal navigation, pilotage, racing, and offshore sailing.

🌙 Night-Readable – No Batteries Needed

The compass card features photo-luminescent markings, so it charges in daylight or torchlight and glows in the dark.
Perfect for night passages, dusk sailing and emergency use — with no batteries to fail.

🛡 Built for Harsh Conditions

The Iris 50 is engineered for marine abuse:

• Shock-absorbing soft-grip rubber housing

• Waterproof & corrosion-resistant

• Maintenance-free sealed capsule

• Floats when dropped in water

• Supplied with lanyard

It’s equally at home on a yacht, in a grab bag, or on a search-and-rescue vest.

🌏 Balanced for Australia (Zone C)

This model is magnetically balanced for Zone C, making it ideal for:

• Australia

• New Zealand

• South Pacific

• Indian Ocean & Southern Oceans

This ensures the needle and card stay flat and accurate in local magnetic fields.

✨ Key Features

• 🧭 High-precision hand-bearing compass

• 🔍 Magnified parallax-free compass card

• 📐 1° graduations for accurate bearings

• 👁 Dual reading – top & side

• 🌙 Photo-luminescent night lighting

• 🧤 Shock-resistant soft-grip rubber housing

• 🌊 Waterproof, floats, corrosion-proof

• 🧵 Neck lanyard included

• 🌍 Zone C balanced (Australia & South Pacific)

🛥 SOLAS-Approved Marine Instrument

The Iris 50 is SOLAS-MED approved, meaning it meets international maritime safety standards for professional and commercial vessels.

It is trusted by:

• Offshore sailors

• Commercial skippers

• Naval and coastguard crews

• Search & rescue teams

🏁 When Accuracy Matters

If you need true, dependable bearings — whether offshore, coastal, or in expedition environments — the Plastimo Iris 50 is one of the finest hand-bearing compasses ever made.

Compact. Rugged. Exceptionally accurate.