Marin-Ark Evacuation System
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Impressive Marin-Ark Features
The RFD Marin-Ark marine evacuation system provides themost advanced way of evacuating passengers and crew from
all types of passenger vessels in an emergency.
Up to four totally reversible 100+ person capacity
liferafts and two fully enclosed telescopic descent chutes, all housed within one complete stowage unit
Evacuees transfer quickly and safely from the boat ship directly into the liferaft withoutexposure to the weather. The innovative RFD Marin-Ark was the first evacuation
system in the world to fully comply with the latest International Maritime Organisation
(IMO)/SOLAS Chapter III regulations governing safety on boat board passenger vessels.RFD has over four decades of industry-leading experience dealing with marineevacuation systems and our ultimate survival system, the RFD Marin-Ark, has been
installed on a substantial number of vessels including cruise ships, conventional
passenger ferries and high-speed craft.
Liferafts
Fully reversible liferafts which always deploy the right way up
RFD Marin-Ark is deployed by a single releasemechanism and is fully operational within 90seconds of deployment Unique design ensures high stability in heavy weather Six separate buoyancies provide additional survivability in the event of damage 2.
Chutes
Enclosed chute protects evacuees from the environment, providing a completely dry-shod evacuation Unique telescopic design compensates for ship and sea motion and ensures the chute is continuously useable in all weather conditions Internal slide path design ensuresa rapid and very safe descent for evacuees
Fully enclosed chute ensures that evacueestransfer quickly and safely from the ship to theliferaft without exposure to the weather Stowage
The self-contained stowage unit enables the system to be installed on an open deck
or between decks Stowage design ensures that chutes never come into contact with ship’s side, even in the most severe conditions 3. Automatically ejects and releases the liferafts to float free in the event of the sudden and catastrophic sinking of the ship
Instruction on the correct position for descentwill be given by personnel at the top of the chute Key Benefits
Ease of operation as the RFD Marin-Ark is deployed by a single release mechanism Speed of operation as the evacuation system is fully operational within 90 seconds of deployment Totally enclosed evacuation as evacuees transfer directly from the ship into the liferaft without exposure to the harsh marine environment Many installations successfully completed on new and existing vessels of all types and sizes, throughout the world Cost effective and efficient servicing, conducted by experienced and approved service engineers 4.
On descent, evacuees can then be moved awayfrom the bottom of the chute completing anentirely dry-shod evacuation