New hooks and davits improve lifeboat safety

摘要

Anticipating the regulation changes due to take effect in 2014, lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has completed all tests required by IMO to ensure that its SeaCure lifeboat release and retrieval systems (the new name for hooks) meet the new IMO guidelines for existing and new lifeboats. The company has also developed a secondary safety system (SSS) for the SeaCure hook. Although not required by IMO guidelines or SOLAS regulations, many shipping industry groups are recommending the SSS.