Stowed Dimensions
1155 mm x 628 mm x 561 mm
Mounted in cradle(H)
615 mm
Weight (inc. equipment)
190 lbs
Viking life raft 8 DK+
Approved according to SOLAS LSA-code, EC directive 96/98/EC and USCG.
8 persons throw overboard life raft. For use on commercial vessels, fishing vessels, passenger vessels and offshore installations.
The throw overboard life raft is released from its cradle and thrown overboard, or slides automatically when released. Once waterborne, the life raft inflates on a hard pull of the painter line and is then ready for boarding.
Delivered in fibre-glass container.
- 8 passengers
Containers
8 DK+ with Solas B pack
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Stowed Dimensions
1155 mm x 628 mm x 561 mm
Mounted in cradle(H)
615 mm
Weight (inc. equipment)
155 lbs
Product Detail
Special features
Special Features
- Equipped with emergency packs and life raft equipment according to SOLAS and flag requirements.
- Provided with two individual buoyancy compartments. Even if one compartment is damaged, the other still has sufficient buoyancy to carry the specified number of passengers.
- Stored in a rigid fibre glass container for durability.
- Installed onboard either on cradles, racks, or stacked
column racks - Life rafts can be equipped with a hydrostatic release unit to ensure that it inflates automatically if it has not been released manually.
- Life rafts are subjected to rough sea trials, wind velocity tests at forces of 30 metres per second and deployment at extremely low temperatures. Self-righting life rafts are also tested for automatic self-righting capabilities.