![]() With four independent electric engines at its corners, each Survival Craft is highly maneuverable. The solution comprises two main elements: four inflatable VIKING LifeCraft survival craft, each with a capacity of 203 persons, giving 812 in total, and a fully self-contained stowage and launching appliance either placed on deck or built into the ship’s side. The VIKING LifeCraft System, on the other hand, is an entirely novel and innovative concept. Prior to the VIKING LifeCraft Survival Craft approval, maritime safety products and systems that have achieved Novel Life-Saving Appliance approvals have been adaptations or variations of conventional life-saving appliances. While the LifeCraft itself is a remarkable development in evacuation systems, the DMA approval marks the first time a truly “Novel” Lifesaving Appliance (LSA) has been approved anywhere in the world. The approval, awarded on March 8, 2019, is the culmination of a long development and approval process. ![]() The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has officially approved the VIKING LifeCraft™ Survival Craft as a Novel Life-Saving Appliance, meeting the requirements for replacing conventional lifeboats on passenger ships and advancing progress toward greater safety in large-scale ship evacuation emergencies.įollowing successful heavy weather trials in November last year, the Survival Craft component of VIKING Life-Saving Equipment’s unique hybrid lifeboat/liferaft solution, the VIKING LifeCraft System, has now received official approval from the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA).
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