MARITIME DISTRESS SIGNALS

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MARITIME DISTRESS SIGNALS

RED HAND FLARE MK8

Use to signal distress by day or night. Hand-held and short range flare used to pinpoint position that burns for 60 seconds at 15,000 candela.
Typically 6 handflares are required to be fitted in SOLAS/commercial liferafts and lifeboats.
Features a unique telescopic handle making it very compact and space saving when stowed in a liferaft. Easily extended and pull wire operated. Ideally should be stored in the robust, specially designed polybottle, or in a dry easily accessed location at ambient temperature.
SOLAS / MED/ USCG/UK MER approved product.

✓ HOW TO ACTIVATE THE MK8 RED HAND FLARE?

PARACHUTE RED ROCKET MK8A

The Pains Wessex Para Red MK8A Rocket conforms to SOLAS 74/88 as amended. Designed to withstand exceptional environmental exposure and to perform reliably even after immersion in water, the pull wire ignitor and improved grip provides easy handling.
It´s a day or night long-range distress signal. Ejecting a red flare on a parachute at 300m (1000ft), burning for 40 seconds at 30,000 candela. Twelve should be carried on the ship’s bridge and four are required in ship’s lifeboats and liferafts, also suitable for use in other commercial and recreational boats.
To Use: remove red end cap and hold it firmly, vertically above head at arms length and turn head away and pull toggle. Rocket is ejected instantaneously with a loud report and slight recoil. Be careful not to direct towards people or property.
SOLAS / MED/ USCG/UK MER approved product.

✓ HOW TO ACTIVATE THE MK8A PARA RED ROCKET?

LIFESMOKE MK9

The new Pains Wessex Lifesmoke MK9 is a compact, flat top, day time distress signal designed to be easy and safe to handle. It provides effective position marking during rescue operations and can be used to indicate wind direction, producing dense orange smoke for a minimum of 3 minutes.
Safe to use on oil or petrol covered water. Conforming to SOLAS 74/88 as amended. Two signals are required carriage in SOLAS liferafts and lifeboats. Two are supplied in RORC and Offshore leisure kits.
To use: peel off top cap, pull plastic tab sharply away from body. A 2 second delay allows time to throw the canister downwind into the water.
SOLAS / MED/ USCG/UK MER approved product.

✓ HOW TO ACTIVATE A MK9 LIFESMOKE SIGNAL?

MANOVERBOARD MK9 (MOB)

The Pains Wessex Manoverboard MK9 compact lifebuoy marker is normally mounted on a ship's bridge wing attached to a 4 kg lifebuoy. It is automatically or manually deployed to mark the position of a person in the water by day or night. Featuring a self-activated LED lighting system which exceeds SOLAS requirements for 2 candela light output and 2 hours duration, plus providing 15 minutes of dense orange smoke. Ships are required to fit at least two markers.
Safe to use on petrol or oil covered water. Lithium battery sealed for life – no annual replacement. Automatic or manual deployment. Universal stainless steel mounting bracket. Tested to survive a 56m drop into water (SOLAS 30m). Ideal for use on ships or rigs with high freeboard.
SOLAS / MED/ USCG/UK MER approved product.