What are the bags beneath the liferaft?

The liferaft has four 55 l quick filling, weighted ballast bags attached beneath, providing maximum stability and preventing capsizing in heavy seas. The oversized openings around the top and the sewn-in weights allow the bags to fill quickly creating immediate stability.

Will the inflatable floor inflate automatically?

The inflatable double floors must be manually inflated with bellows provided in the equipment bag. Inflatable floors do not automatically inflate because they do not have pressure relief valves installed as the release of CO2 adversely affects some people and the floors are under a different working pressure than the buoyancy tubes.

Will the canopy inflate automatically?

All VIKING liferaft canopies automatically inflate upon deployment.

Why do liferafts only allow small space per person?

SOLAS requirement is 4 sq ft/0.372 m2 per person in order to share body warmth for protection from hypothermia and to protect you from injury during heavy seas.

How does the sea anchor work?

The extra-large sea anchor slows the liferaft when surfing down a wave preventing capsizing and minimizing drift.

Why does the sea anchor not automatically deploy?

The sea anchor is manually deployed allowing survivors to quickly paddle to safety should the vessel be on fire or to clear debris.

How do I turn the lights off during daylight?

The interior light and exterior strobe light will automatically activate upon deployment. To turn the lights off during the day insert the pin into the slot in the battery pack on the arch tube.

Liferaft features in detail

Our three liferaft models are designed with meticulous attention to detail, enhancing visibility, simplifying boarding, and minimizing discomfort. The Pro model even features a self-righting capability.

Experience the peace of mind that comes with a professional-grade VIKING liferaft, where every feature is engineered for your safety in an open ocean emergency.

You get all this with a VIKING RescYou liferaft

The base material of every liferaft is strong, yet flexible, natural rubber
Fluorescent yellow canopy enhances visibility from a greater distance
Two separate buoyancy chambers each capable of supporting the maximum number of passengers
Four 55 l. quick filling, weighted ballast bags offer maximum stability and prevent capsizing in heavy seas
SOLAS high-visibility retro-reflective tape on canopy, sides, buoyancy chambers and beneath the liferaft
Internal and external automatic light
Easy slide zippers offer the ability to increase freeboard even when hands are cold
Internal and external lifelines
Rainwater collector (on the RescYou Pro and RescYou Ocean)
Innovative boarding ramp ensures safe and quick embarkation
Large opening allows helicopter evacuation from within
Two openings increase the view of the horizon and provide cross-ventilation

Liferaft features explained

Rescue Quoit — Rescue quoit

The rescue quoit equipped with 30 m (100 ft) of floating line is reinforced with steel preventing breakage when retrieving survivors to the liferaft.

Pressure Relief Valves — Pressure relief valves

Pressure relief valves allow excess CO2 to be emitted upon inflation maintaining proper chamber pressure. These valves should remain open, caps to be used only in the event of valve failure.

Viking Rescyou Pro Uksl Studio Pro1620 2019 — Boarding ramp

Innovative boarding ramp provides quick and easy evacuation from the water. The yellow fabric makes high visibility.

Dc2c0422zoom — Canopy

The fluorescent yellow canopy offers enhanced visibility. This material is certified according to the High Visibility norm EN471 for traffic visibility. The waterproof canopy protects from rain, wind, sun and sea.

Viking Rescyou Ocean Ukl Studio 2019 Pro1622 Zoom — Lifelines

Internal and external lifelines securely attached to the buoyancy tubes. Interior lifelines assist occupants in stabilizing themselves in heavy seas.

Untitled Design 16 — Reflective tape

SOLAS approved high-visibility retro-reflective tape on canopy, buoyancy chambers and bottom of liferaft.

05 Rainwater Collector 2 — Rain Water Collector

The rain water collector on the RESCYOU^TMOcean and RESCYOU^TM Pro enables collection of additional drinking water.

Viking Rescyou Ocean Ukl Studio 2019 Pro1622 — Liferaft lights

SOLAS/USCG interior and exterior strobe lights automatically activated upon liferaft inflation. Both lights have the ability to be turned off during daylight conserving use of the long-life lithium battery.

4Uksl Jan 2010 B — Fabric

There are two layers of natural rubber and a layer of nylon core vulcanized together to create strength and durability. All seams are double-taped and hand-glued inside and out.

07 Inflatable Double Floor — Liferaft floors

The RescYou liferafts are equipped with either an insulated floor, an integral insulated inflatable double floor or a double fabric floor. Offshore liferafts have additional flooring to protect from hypothermia.

Topping Up Valves 1 Zoom — Air chambers

VIKING liferafts have 3-5 separate air chambers with one-way valves in the canopy. If one chamber is punctured it will not affect any other chambers.

13 Two Individual Boyancyzoom — Buoyancy tubes

VIKING liferafts have two independent buoyancy tubes each capable of supporting the maximum amount of passengers. A puncture in one chamber will not affect the whole liferaft’s buoyancy.

Co2 Flaskedsc 0310 — Inflation

The steel cylinder contains sufficient CO2 and nitrogen to provide rapid inflation even at temperatures as low as -15C (5F).

Topping Up Valves 1 — Topping up valves

Should the need arise the easily accessible topping up valves located inside the liferaft allow for additional manual inflation by use of bellows provided in equipment pack.

Untitled Design 16 (1) — Canopy openings

The liferafts have openings on both sides to improve visibility and offer cross-ventilation. The oversized canopy entrance provides quick easy access and allows for helicopter evacuation from within.

06Heavy Dury Zippers — Easy slide zippers

Easy slide zippers zip from the bottom up allowing you to increase freeboard while still maintaining ventilation and visibility.

Drivanker — Sea anchor

The extra large sea anchor slows the liferaft when surfing down a wave preventing capsizing and minimizing drift. It is manually deployed allowing survivors to quickly paddle to safety.

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