VIKING VEDC - made for large passenger vessels

VIKING’s evacuation dual chute system is designed for the largest passenger carrying vessels. The evacuation dual chute, VEDC, is VIKING’s highest capacity chute system to date and is combined with 153 person high capacity liferafts for safe, rapid evacuation from large passenger carrying vessels. This unique design combines the highest evacuation capacity with discreet, compact and self-contained design for maximum safety and relatively little deck disruption.

• Largest capacity chute system available: The unique dual system is constructed from two conjoined chutes. The fully enclosed chute lined with aramid protects evacuees from environmental hazards, such as severe weather conditions, during descent directly into high capacity liferafts. The design is based on extensive experience in manufacturing the market’s leading evacuation chute systems. Exhaustive trials have proven that the new system provides the stability and passenger protection synonymous with VIKING products.
• Adaptable capacity: Each VEDC system contains two 153 person liferafts. Capacity can be increased to suit the exact ship requirement with additional drop liferafts.
• Simple to deploy: VIKING’s VEDC is simple to operate and is released simply by pulling on the release handle. The descending sledge carrying the liferafts pulls the chute from the chute box. As the sledge descends into the water, the liferafts automatically inflate, pulling the chute into place inside the inner liferaft. This rapid deployment function means that the system takes just minutes to fully deploy and requires few trained crew members.
• SOLAS requirements are minimum standards for VIKING: VIKING systems are tried and tested for capacity and stability in conditions at least matching, but often well above, those required for certification.