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VIKING Passenger Welcome to the VIKING advantage When you choose VIKING life-saving equipment you choose a sound long term investment. VIKING is an innovator in life-saving systems and has more than four decades of experience in supplying first class equipment to the passenger and cruise We offer a choice of product packages and systems that are standard or tailor made, and certified to the latest requirements of all international standards. Our product scope ranges from top of the line latest innovations to standard and basic options. Unique easy to handle mass evacuation systems (MES) for...

Mass evacuation systems VIKING Evacuation Slide The VIKING Evacuation Slide, or VES, is designed to enable passengers and crew to quickly and safely board I if e rafts directly from onboard ship. Ultra safe slide VIKING's VES system is ultra safe. The dual track slide consists of 12 main tubes with 8 separate compartments that are individually inflated. This means thatthe slide's stability is not compromised in the unlikely event that the slide becomes punctured in any one Slide angle for ultimate stability The angle between the slide and the ship ensures that the system can absorb the...

Mass evacuation systems Flexible installation The 30° angle of the slide also means that the evacuation slide system can be installed at extreme forward and aft positions. Liferafts are stored on racks and can be positioned separately from the evacuation system, in an open recess for example, and remotely released and bowsed in when Installation heights are from 6 to 15m above The slide can also be used as a means of rescue. Side grab lines the length of the slide means that people can be rescued from the water and evacuated on board ship. Specially designed stretchers are available for the...

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Technical description Slide and liferaft combinations Slide evacuation systems can be tailor made to suit your individual needs. Here are some examples of how they can be Dual track slide with 2 x51 person liferafts Steel box, free on deck Dual track slide with 2 x51 person liferafts Dual track slide with 1 x101 person liferaft Slide length: 12 -25.5m, Evacuation capacity: 500 people in 30 minutes © Copyright 2005 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S

VES Free on Deck System Type 3.3 For more flexible installation This system is for free on deck installation or can be built into an open recess in the ship's side. It can be installed near to other free on deck life-saving equipment. Protection from the elements is provided by the outer box and requires therefore no additional cover. © Copyright 2005 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S

VES Built In (Standard) System Type 3.3 Direct access from the accommodation area for fast The system is designed for installation directly into the ship's side. Passengers and crew can access the slide and the liferafts directly from The access door sits spray-tight and flush to the exterior of the ship when not in use thanks to the system's coaming design © Copyright 2005 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment MS

VES Built In (Low Installation) System Designed especially for ships with low height between decks The built in design of this system provides fast, safe access to the evacuation slide and high capacity liferafts. Evacuees can access the slide directly from the ship's accommodation area. The low installation system can fit into recesses with lower clearances than the VES Built In © Copyright 2005 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S www.VIKINGsafetyshop.com ■ www.VIKING-life.com

VES Alu Built in Aluminium System Type 3.3 Designed especially for high speed craft This system is intended for use on high speed vessels where direct access and lowweight are The built in installation provides access directly from the accommodation area to the evacuation slide and liferafts. The entry door sits flush to the ship's exterior © Copyright 2005 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S www.VIKINGsafetyshop.com ■ www.VIKING-life.com

Deployment in 6 easy steps: It requires just one crew member pulling on the release handle to commence deployment of the VIKING evacuation slide. The first steps are entirely automatic, from the gas release of the covering front door to the descent and inflation of the slide and platform. 1. Deploy the VES system by 2. The front door opens, 3. The slide and platform drop into simply pulling the handle. pulling the slide and platform position and immediately startto Copyright 2005 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment MS

Just 2-3 minutes later, the slide and platform are inflated. The platform can hold up to 100 people, meaning that evacuation can commence while the liferafts are being inflated and attached the the platform, saving crucial evacuation time. 4. From pulling the handle to 5. Release the liferafts using 6. Attach the containerto the full inflation takes just 2-3 the Hammar remote release. platform and pull on the minutes. The life raft containers fall in release line. the correct order from their Pull the life raft containers in ©Copyright 2005 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S...

Bowsing winches Bowsing winches are used to bowse the chute liferafts into position in relation to the ship's side. The winch and bowsing line ensure that the liferafts remain stable alongside the ship VIKING systems use Andersen Winches. In situations where every second counts, these lightweight stainless steel winches allow for Vertical ribs on the drum provide extra grip on the bowsing line, meaning thatthe winch needs turning fewer times. The highly polished surface minimisesthe risk of jamming. The bowsing line slides easily up the self tailing drum, constantly pushed up by the...

System in action Clear and easy to understand instruction posters are affixed the system and/or on the nearby bulkhead. 15 © Copyright 2005 VIKING Lif e-Saving Equipment A/S 15 www.VIKINGs afetyshop.com · www.VIKING-life.c om