MARK ARK

MARK ARK
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MARK ARK

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document introduces the RFD Marin Ark, the world's largest marine evacuation system, designed for the safe and effective mass evacuation of passengers at sea. It highlights the system's premium quality, safety, and value for money.

History and Development
RFD developed the first Marine Evacuation System (MES) in 1979, revolutionizing passenger safety. The Marin Ark, introduced later, became the ultimate MES, with continuous improvements leading to the latest Marin Ark 632 model.

Unique Features of Marin Ark
The Marin Ark system includes fully reversible liferafts, enclosed evacuation chutes, and a compact stowage design. It ensures safety and efficiency with features like single-action release and minimal deck footprint.

Marin Ark 632
This new generation system offers the largest dry-shod MES with liferafts for 158 passengers, a helical slide path, and an integrated service winch. It sets a new standard for safety and efficiency.

Product Features
The system includes reversible liferafts, dual spiral slide paths, and a revolutionary bowsing system. It is designed for various vessel configurations and eliminates the need for crane hire during service.

Marin Ark 430 and 109
The Marin Ark 430 and 109 models cater to different passenger capacities, maintaining the same safety standards. They offer quick deployment, reversible liferafts, and flexible design options.

Over-Capacity Liferafts
RFD offers Over-Capacity liferafts that integrate with the Marin Ark MES, ensuring quick and safe passenger transfer. They are available in various sizes and configurations.

Installation and Servicing
RFD provides fast and cost-effective installation and servicing, with a modular design to minimize vessel downtime. The Marin Ark 632 includes a service winch to simplify maintenance.

Training and Approvals
RFD offers comprehensive crew training and complies with IMO/SOLAS regulations. The company has a global servicing network with over 300 service stations.
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Catalog excerpts

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MARIN ARK MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEMS

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MARINE EVACUATION ...WHEN ONLY

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...when only the best will do When it comes to safety, RFD is uncompromising. From the conception of products through to delivery and installation, passenger safety is of paramount importance. This philosophy has ensured that throughout our 90 years of industry experience, RFD remains the world's market leading manufacturer of safety and survival products. Marin Ark epitomises everything that RFD stands for - a premium product, offering unparalleled safety coupled with real value for money. No other evacuation system In the world comes close to the superior design of RFD Marin Ark Marine Evacuation...

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available In 632, 474 and 316 passenger capacities Marin Ark 632 opens a brand new era for Marine Evacuation Systems with the largest, safest and most Marin Ark 632 is a completely new design: the liferafts, each with a total capacity of 158 passengers, feature a suspended floor ensuring maximum thermal protection and multiple buoyancy compartments to ensure utmost safety In the toughest sea conditions. The innovative helical slide path Integrates the benefits of a fully enclosed evacuation chute with the natural descent of a spiral slide - crew members can even ascend to assist other passengers...

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...when only the best will do Profile view Four Unit Module Three Unit Module Cross Section view Two Unit Module Four Unit Module weights Three Unit Module weights Two Unit Module weights A Pack: 8700Kg A Pack: 7560Kg A Pack: 6400Kg B Pack: 8100Kg B Pack: 7100Kg B Pack: 6100Kg NOTE: Weights differ slightly for Open Deck and Tween Deck variants.

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over 1000 Marin Ark liferafts across the globe. There is no doubt that the system of choice for large passenger vessels... Marin Ark is the world's safest and fastest method of transferring passengers and crew from the vessel into liferafts. In the case of an emergency, no other system Is as efficient or effective. One simple release action activates the deployment of the system, which Is fully Inflated and operational within 90 seconds of deployment. The liferafts are fully reversible, ensuring Marin Ark Inflates upright each and every time, and evacuation chutes are fully enclosed ensuring...

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...when only the best will do Open Deck - Symmetrical Module Tween Deck - Symmetrical Module Typical MES Deployment Sequence Open Deck Module - detail Open Deck - Asymmetrical Module Four Unit Module Tween Deck Module - detail Tween Deck - Asymmetrical Module Three Unit Module Two Unit Module Four Unit Module weights Three Unit Module weights Two Unit Module weights A Pack: 6700Kg A Pack: 5700Kg A Pack: 4700Kg B Pack: 6220Kg B Pack: 5340Kg B Pack: 4460Kg NOTE: Weights differ slightly for Open Deck and Tween Deck variants.

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Smaller operators want the peace of mind of knowing they too have the safest and most effective evacuation Introducing Marin Ark 109 - the logical choice for smaller numbers of passengers at lower freeboards... Using one Marin Ark liferaft together with a slide, the RFD Marin Ark 109 MES can be launched, inflated and bowsed in 145 seconds with a capacity to evacuate 109 passengers In 15 minutes. No compromise has been made to the design already synonymous with Marin Ark - The RFD Marin Ark 109 uses the same fully reversible liferafts as the 430 system, putting it In a class of It's own as a safety...

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...when only the best will do Upper Deck view ^^^H Profile view ^^^H Cross Section view Single Rack Unit Typical MES deployment sequence Single Rack Unit dimensions and weights

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Marin Ark Over-Capacity liferafts available In 50, 109 and 158 passenger capacities To complement our range of Marin Ark Marine Evacuation Systems, RFD offers a full range of Over-Capacity liferafts to suit any deck area... Maintaining the same high standards already set by Marin Ark, RFD Over-Capacity liferafts are fully reversible ensuring they inflate upright each and every time. RFD Over-Capacity liferafts Integrate fully with the Marin Ark MES. The liferafts are deployed and then inflated alongside the primary Marin Ark MES where they are easily and efficiently connected. This ensures passengers...

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50 person life raft 50 person liferaft weights Single Rack weights Single Rack weights ...when only the best will do 109 person Over-Capacity liferafts - variants Double Rack weights Triple Rack weights 158 person Over-Capacity liferafts - variants Double Rack weights H Triple Rack weights

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RFD offers the fastest and most cost-effective installation and servicing schedule In the industry. Our extensive, highly skilled team of engineers are available to work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to meet your requirements. No time or location Is a problem. The sophisticated Marin Ark design uses modular exchange units Interchangeable within a fleet to ensure minimal vessel downtime during annual service periods, and our new Marin Ark 632 system has been designed with an integrated service winch which in most cases eliminates the need for cranes during service. RFD Marin Ark engineers are...

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HEADQUARTERS RFD Beaufort Limited, Kingsway, Dunmurry, Belfast BT17 9AF, Northern Ireland T: +44 (028) 9030 1531 F: +44 (028) 9062 1765 E: [email protected] W: www.rfdbeaufort.com www.rfdbeaufort.com design: www.whitenoisestudios.com

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.