Zodiac launches automatic escape slide
Zodiac SOLAS has introduced a small automatic escape slide that it has developed specifically for passenger vessels with skeleton crew.
T
he Zodiac marine evacuation system (MES) evacuation slide system (ESS) features an inflatable slide and open
reversible life raſt that can be launched and inflated automatically by the ship’s Master on the bridge. By pressing a button on the system’s control box in the wheelhouse, the unit is automatically launched over the ship’s side where the slide and raſt will inflate. A pair of self-tensioning electric winches will then pull-in bowsing lines to make the escape system secure and ready for use. Te only human intervention necessary
is for the removal of a locking pin to open the gate and permit access to the slide. It has also been designed so that it can be accessed and used independently by disabled and wheelchair-bound passengers who would otherwise require assistance to escape. Te new Zodiac escape system is intended
for use aboard small ferries and passenger ships where it can free crews for other emergency duties that would not be possible if they had to launch a saystem manually. Te slide is available in five sizes ranging for freeboards of 1.7m to 3.8m. Te open life raſt is reversible and can be used whichever way up it floats and can be supplied as a 50, 100 or 151-person model. A canopied version of the raſt is also available if operational conditions make it desirable. The entire system is vacuum-packed
and stored inside a square container that is carried on a deployment cradle. When the launch button is pressed the container lashings are automatically released, an airbag on the cradle then inflates and pushes the container overboard. Inflation of the slide and raſt is immediate and the automatic tightening of the bowsing lines ensures that the system is ready for use in barely a minute. Te system will continue to function if the ship has a list of up to 20degs to port or starboard and if the vessel sinks hydrostatic release units will enable the slide and raſt to inflate and float free. Te ship’s 24V emergency electrical supply
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is used to power the bowsing winches and supplementary batteries can also be supplied that will perform the task if there is a power failure. In such an event, or if there is physical
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damage to the communications, the system can also be activated manually. Te lashings and manual release mechanism are easily accessed by the crew but have been designed to remain largely inaccessible to passengers. Te new Zodiac MES ESS escape system is
EC (MED) approved by Bureau Veritas and manufactured in France at the company’s factory at Chevanceaux near Bordeaux. Zodiac SOLAS is part of the Zodiac Marine & Pool Group which is a leading group in the design and manufacture of inflatable boats and survival equipment. It operates in three sectors that provide a comprehensive service to their specialised markets. The Zodiac SOLAS sector supplies life raſts for merchant ships, ferries, and cruise ships and complete rescue systems combining escape slides and raſts. SBI
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