Archives mensuelles : février 2013

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Radeau et canot de survie : sauter d’un cargo à 61 mètres de haut

Organiser un saut à 61,53 mètres ou débriefer un naufragé des mers du sud, les fabricants de radeaux de survie s’inspirent des situations extrêmes. Le fabricant français Plastimo teste les radeaux de survie à Lorient et il reçoit, selon les années de 3 à 4 témoignages de plaisanciers qui ont dû utiliser leur matériel. La société offre un radeau de remplacement à toute personne qui utilise son radeau en situation de détresse (avec preuve des services de secours), afin de […]

Gilet de sauvetage ErgoFit Coastal 190 N, CREWSAVER

Le nouveau gilet de sauvetage de CREWSAVER Fermeture éclair sur le devant Harnais de sécurité avec fermeture par clip et 2 attaches d’arrimage en textile. Flottabilité de plus que 190 N (env. 19 kg) pour un retournement sur le dos rapide et le maintien de la tête plus haut qu’avec les gilets comparables. Conforme aux normes EN ISO 12402-3 (150 N) Avec la nouvelle gamme de gilets de sauvetage automatiques ErgoFit, Crewsaver redéfinit sécurité et confort. Du coureur professionnel transocéanique […]

CREWSAVER TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN

In keeping with Survitec’s commitment to the highest levels of quality and safety, we are notifying the public of a safety alert for specific Crewsaver 290N manufactured during date June 2011 to October 2012. These Lifejackets may be subject to loosening of the bladder webbing straps which may result in the stability of the jacket being affected. In order to determine if you are impacted, Survitec Group is instructing the return of the Crewfit 290N Advanced Life jacket ONLY for […]

DDB creates secret fishing spots for life jacket maker

DDB Group New Zealand has created a new app for life jacket maker Hutchwilco in a bid to get fishermen to improve their safety by leaving details of which spots they like to go to. Many fishermen like to keep their best spots secret to avoid them becoming crowded, but the new spots highlight how dangerous this can be, making it almost impossible to locate them if they have an accident. The app allows them to log their favourite spots, […]

Lifejacket Chamber of Horrors

http://maritimeaccident.org Feb 16 2013 Pictures on Seasafe’s rogues galleryshows the sorry state of some of the lifejackets the company has come across. They are quite disturbing. That said, the attention paid to lifesaving equipment of all kinds is often not what it should be, from lifejackets to survival suits to lifeboats and liferafts. Might be a good idea to check yours. Our servicing department has found a lot of lifejackets in shocking conditions, click on the photos below to open them bigger […]