Liferafts

VIKING Liferafts – A Matter of Trust

Concept Available in standard and self-righting types,

throw-overboard liferafts represent a safe and reliable means
of evacuation which inflates in the water.

Application The throw-overboard liferafts are installed on

board fishing vessels, passenger vessels, catamarans (standard type
liferafts), and ro-ro vessels (self-righting types).

Benefits High-quality inflatable liferafts for commercial,

military and rescue purposes manufactured with the greatest care
and respect.

Throw-overboard liferafts

Concept Available in standard and self-righting types, davit-

launched liferafts represent an alternative, safe and reliable means
of evacuation allowing for passengers to board them from deck.

Application The davit-launched liferafts are installed on board

passenger vessels, cargo vessels, cruise vessels (standard type life-
rafts), and ro-ro vessels (self-righting types).

Benefits High-quality inflatable liferafts for commercial,

military and rescue purposes manufactured with the greatest
care and respect.

Davit-launched liferafts

Concept The special liferaft range includes products such as

aviation liferafts, open reversible liferafts/buoyant safety
apparatus, leisure liferafts, and Means of Rescue.
All of them manufactured for alternative fields of application.

Application Aviation liferafts: For air force applications. Open

reversible liferafts: For use on passenger ships operating in inland
and coastal waters. Leisure liferafts: To fit on board almost any
type of yacht. Means of Rescue: For transfer of people from the
water to the deck on board ro-ro vessels.

Benefits Life-saving appliances designed and manufactured for

certain specific purposes and complying with special specifications
and requirements. Provides dry-shod evacuation.
Special liferafts
Throw-overboard Liferafts
VIKING's throw-overboard
liferafts are available in two
versions: Traditional and self-
righting.
Traditional SOLAS liferaft
The traditional SOLAS throw-
overboard liferaft is available
in sizes ranging from 6 to 51
person capacities (referred to
as type DK). For special needs,
a 102 person unit (2 x 51
person liferafts packed into
one container) is available.
Davit-launched Liferafts
Self-righting
throw-overboard liferaft
The automatically self-right-
ing liferafts, throw-overboard
type (referred to as type DKS),
are available in 25, 51, 101
and 150 person capacities.
They have been approved
according to the latest inter-
national regulations applying
to ro-ro passenger ships.
The liferafts are to be applied
with evacuation slides or
chutes installed on board ro-
ro ferries. They may also
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Capacities
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DKS
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serve as liferafts for direct
boarding from decks not
more than 1.5 m above
water level on board small
ferries and passenger ships.
Launching
The throw-overboard liferaft
is released from its cradle
(by disengaging the slip hook)
and thrown overboard, or
slides automatically when
released. When waterborne,
Capacities
4 6 8 10
DKF
DKFS
VIKING's davit-launched life-
rafts are available in two
versions: traditional and self-
righting.
Traditional
davit-launched liferaft
The traditional SOLAS davit-
launched liferaft is available
in sizes 12, 16, 20, 25 and 35
person carrying capacities
(referred to as DKF).
Self-righting
davit-launched liferaft
The automatically self-righting
liferafts, davit-launched type
(referred to as type DKFS)
are available in 25 and 39
person capacities. They have
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the liferaft inflates on a hard
pull of the painter line and is
then ready for boarding.
In combination with the eva-
cuation systems the liferafts
are remote released. When
waterborne, the liferaft con-
tainer is connected to the
inflated evacuation system.
The liferaft inflates on a hard
pull of the quick release line
and is then ready for board-
ing.
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been approved according to
the latest international regu-
lations applying to ro-ro pas-
senger ships.
Launching
The davit-launched liferaft is
to be connected to the davit
and then inflated at deck
level, thus enabling the pas-
sengers to board it from
deck. The liferaft is then
launched to the water.
All approved liferafts must
be equipped with an auto-
matic release gear (hydro-
static release unit) which
makes the raft release auto-
matically under water if no
time is left for manual release.
Special Liferafts
Being an experienced manufacturer of special liferafts for customer needs, VIKING is able to supply the following range:
Aviation Liferafts
Designed and manufactured
for air force applications, the
aviation liferaft (referred to
as AVS) comes in a highly
durable, light-weight polyu-
rethane-coated nylon fabric
complying with FAA specifi-
cations. A special boarding
arrangement allows eva-
cuees lying in the water to
almost directly swim into the
liferaft.
Capacities
Aviation Liferaft
Open Reversible Liferaft
Inflatable Bouyant Apparatus
Leisure Liferaft
Means of Rescue
Common characteristics
Reliability
A liferaft may be a person's
last chance of survival. It is
therefore manufactured with
the greatest care and respect
as to the situation in which it
is likely to be used.
Basic material
The basic material of VIKING
liferafts is a strong webbing
covered with natural rubber.
An extremely advantageous
feature of rubber is its elasti-
city. Elasticity is equal to flex-
ibility which improves reli-
ability in an emergency causing
the liferaft to be exposed to
quite heavy loads.
During numerous tests made
in the right element, the
flexibility of the VIKING life-
raft has proved crucial to its
functioning when deployed
at extremely low temperat-
Open Reversible Liferafts
Designed and manufactured
to meet the requirements for
use on passenger ships oper-
ating in inland and coastal
waters, the open and fully
reversible liferaft/inflatable
bouyant apparatus (referred
to as DKR/IBA) is intended
for shipwrecked persons like-
ly to be exposed to bad
weather conditions only for a
short period of time before
being located and picked up.
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ures, when being boarded
and when being loaded in
rough sea.
Demanding tests
The liferafts have been suc-
cessfully tested in compli-
ance with the prescribed
international requirements
and regulations. For instance
they have been subjected to
velocity tests at forces of 30
m/sec and to sea trials in
rough sea conditions.
As for the self-righting life-
rafts, they have also been
subjected to tests demon-
strating their self-righting
properties.
Approvals
Designed to comply with the
new International Maritime
Organisation / SOLAS Chapter
III requirements to maritime
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Leisure Liferafts
The new generation of
VIKING RescYou™ leisure
liferafts does not take up
much space. They are easy to
handle and come in two ver-
sions: a standard throw-over-
board liferaft (referred to as
UKL) and a self-righting lifer-
aft (referred to as UKSL)
exceeding the new ISO
regulations by providing
these self-righting capabilities.
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Key Features
■ Designed and manufactured
according to the requirements of
the 1996 Amendments to the
SOLAS 1974 convention including
the International LSA Code
■ Comply with the European Council
Directive 96/98/EC on Marine
Equipment as amended
■ Equipped with emergency packs and
additional liferaft equipment accord-
ing to the SOLAS requirements
■ Provided with at least two indi-
vidual buoyancy compartments
which means that the damage of
equipment, VIKING's products
have also been fully approved
by many other countries
throughout the world.
Besides, accreditation has
been received by Classification
Societies like Det Norske
Veritas – on behalf of the EU.
Means of Rescue
Intended for transfer of
people from the water to
the deck in an emergency
(referred to as MOR).
Operated in a way similar to
standard davit-launched
liferafts and kept to the ship's
side by means of bowsing
lines.
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any one of the compartments will
still leave sufficient buoyancy to
carry the weight of the number of
persons which the liferaft is per-
mitted to accommodate
■ Housed in rigid fibre-glass con-
tainer so constructed as to
withstand hard wear
■ Installed on board the vessel in
either of the following ways: indi-
vidually on cradles – together on
racks – or stowed vertically on top
of each other
■ Average life: 18-20 years
Servicing
The type-approved liferafts
must be serviced at a VIKING
authorized servicing station
every twelve months in accord-
ance with national and inter-
national regulations.
 Why VIKING Liferafts?

■ All liferafts made from a special, natural rubber ■ Global service set up via a network of 300 servicing
fabric featuring considerable elasticity stations

■ Operating all over the world, from the Arctic ■ World-wide stock
regions to tropical areas
■ Self-righting liferafts available with floor itted in
■ Certification to ISO 9001 - products of a uniform traditional manner at bottom or fitted between the
and high quality tubes (in middle) to ensure better drainage and
insulation
■ Approvals according to SOLAS 74/96, LSA Code,
EU and DnV ■ In-house shipping department

■ 24 hour availability - proximity to cutomers via local

subsidiaries and agents

Liferaft components
Automatically self-righting,
davit-launched liferaft 1 Shackle 14 C02 cylinder
2 Lifting arrangement/suspension 15 Arch tube
straps (fitted on davit-launched 16 External, automatically
liferafts only) activated light
3 Rainwater catchment and collecting 17 Internal, automatically
unit. Rainwater collecting bags and activated light
operational instructions inside 18 Arch tube
4 Internal grab line 19 Inner canopy
5 Suspension strap 20 Outer canopy
6 Patch for lifting arrangement 21 Retro-reflective tape
7 Upper buoyancy tube 22 Viewing port
8 Lower buoyancy tube 23 Double floor
9 External grab line 24 Bilge arrangement
10 Stabilizing pockets 25 Drain
11 Floor in middle 26 Double zip closure
12 Floor at bottom 27 Emergency pack
13 Boarding ladder

Liferaft equipment

Sea anchor & Paddles Repair kit Bellows Rescue quoit & Bailer Buoyant Rainwater ID tube
cord (set of 2) line safety knife collecting bags

Parachute Hand flare Smoke signal Signal lamp and Signalling Emergency Drinking Drinking Medicine box
rocket signal whistle mirror ration (kg) water (l) vessel

Anti-seasickness Seasickness bag TPA (Thermal Fishing tackle Safety tin Scissors Sponge Instructions
tablets Protective Aid) opener
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