Leading lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is to launch a new generation freefall lifeboat for the offshore industry. The FF1200 boat and matching davit will have a capacity for up to 70 ...

The oil and gas industry has just 18 months to upgrade critical release hook systems on offshore lifeboats to meet new regulations imposed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to improve ...

The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is currently working with the industry on qualification, test and regulatory requirements for freefall lifeboats on the Norwegian continental shelf, ...

The current free-fall technology with skid launched lifeboats and drop lifeboats is the safest method for ensuring that the means of evacuation moves personnel away from the offshore facility as ...

THE Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (Amosup) donated a free-fall lifeboat with a davit to the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) to elevate the latter's training ...

The German manufacturer of electric outboards Torqeedo provided the integrated propulsion system for the world’s first electric-powered freefall lifeboat, which is being built by the Dutch builder ...