VIKING Norsafe totally enclosed and partially enclosed lifeboats keep crew and passengers safe and protected.
Their enclosed lifeboats are used on commercial vessels worldwide, and they are designed and manufactured exclusively at VIKING’s production facilities to guarantee product quality.
VIKING Norsafe lifeboats
VIKING Norsafe lifeboats offer outstanding safety and performance in demanding conditions. Even if damaged or fully flooded, the lifeboats are self-righting and virtually unsinkable.
Safely launch and retrieve the totally enclosed lifeboats with VIKING Norsafe conventional davits.
VIKING Norsafe conventional davits
VIKING Norsafe conventional davits are available in a wide range of safe working loads
VIKING Norsafe conventional davits are available in a wide range of safe working loads, lowering heights and weights.
VIKING Norsafe davits are produced in house and manufactured in accordance with SOLAS and national authority requirements, ensuring high quality products and safe operation for your crew.
Key features of VIKING Norsafe enclosed lifeboats:
- Positive stability up to 180 degrees
- Smaller boats (under 8.5 m) are suitable as both lifeboat and rescue boat
- The largest boats have a maximum capacity of 150 persons in SOLAS configuration (430 mm, 82.5 kg per person) with alternative seating arrangements to accommodate ‘big persons’ in lifeboats
- Constructed in fire-retardant, glass-fiber reinforced polyester (GRP)
- Enclosed lifeboats can be delivered either with the VIKING Nadiro Drop-in-Ball system or the VIKING Norsafe Tor MK-2 offload release hook
- Models available for compliance with NORSOK R-002 and NOROG requirements
- Possibility for site and host-specific analysis of lifeboat occupant safety through DavitSim analysis
- Enclosed lifeboats can be launched via a cantilevered platform davit, single pivot gravity davit, or hydraulically pivoting davit
Key features of VIKING Norsafe lifeboat davits:
- Approved according to SOLAS LSA and MODU Code regulations
- Designed for safe maintenance and operation
- Special solutions available for extremely high or low temperatures
- Alternatives for ATEX or IEC EX specifications for operation in hazardous zones
- Project specific solutions for retrofit
- Designed and manufactured at VIKING Norsafe facilities
