Liferaft system
AssigneeSurvitec Group Limited
InventorsTommy Scott, Peter Gordon
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Abstract
A liferaft system has a container (10) which contains an inflatable liferaft (24) in a hermetically sealed bag (23) and an emergency pack (29) outside the bag (23). The emergency pack (29) is connected to the liferaft so that, upon inflation of the liferaft (24), the emergency pack (29) is automatically drawn into the liferaft (24). The container (10) is separable into two parts (11, 12) to allow deployment of the liferaft (24) and includes also a hatch (33) through which the emergency pack (29) can be removed and replaced without disturbing the liferaft (24).
Claims16
A liferaft system comprising a container (10) containing an inflatable liferaft (24) in a hermetically sealed first bag (23) and an emergency pack (29) outside the first bag (23) and connected to the liferaft (24), the container (10) being operable to allow deployment of the liferaft (24) and including a closable aperture (33) through which the emergency pack (29) can be removed and replaced.
A method of servicing a liferaft system comprising a container (10) containing an inflatable liferaft (24) in a hermetically sealed bag (23) and an emergency pack (29) outside the first bag and connected to the liferaft (24), the method comprising accessing the emergency pack (29) through a hatch (33) in the container (10), removing the emergency pack through the hatch (33), inserting a replacement emergency pack through the hatch (33) into the container and connecting the replacement emergency pack to the liferaft (24).
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