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Anatomy of a liferaft
VIKING liferafts comply with strict international safety standards and are certified by DNV to meet SOLAS/MED requirements. Designed for emergencies, they feature a self-righting system that allows the raft to deploy upright and ready for boarding, regardless of how it lands in the water.
With a capacity for 25 people, each liferaft includes an emergency kit in either SOLAS A or B pack configurations. Made from natural rubber and high-grade canvas, VIKING liferafrs are built to last 15–20 years and come with a choice of 12-month or 30-month service intervals.
Below is a detailed list of all the features of the VIKING liferaft.
What’s in the liferaft emergency kit?
Viking Liferafts come equipped with emergency kits expertly designed to comply with international regulation standards. Each item is carefully selected based on these mandatory regulations to address critical needs such as sustenance, shelter, signaling, and first aid, providing essential support while awaiting rescue. Below is a categorized list of the kit's contents:
- Basic survival needs: water and food rations; water bags; drinking cups
- Navigation and movement: paddles; extra sea anchor and line
- Rescue and signaling equipment: flares; parachute rockets; flashlights (with spare batteries and bulbs); signaling mirror; rescue quoit with line; SOLAS smoke signals; table of life-saving signals
- Tools and repairs: buoyant safety knife; scissors; repair kit; leak stopper; bellows/pump
- Medical and health supplies: SOLAS first aid kit; sea-sickness bags
- Thermal protection and comfort: thermal survival bag; sponges
- Instructions and guidance: survival instructions
- Miscellaneous: bailer
