What is Marine Rescue Boat

A rescue boat is a motor boat that is used to rescue people in distress and to assemble lifeboats, rafts, and good maneuverability.

In order to provide safer and faster relief to persons in distress and to reconcile lifeboats at sea, ships must be equipped with fast rescue boats as required.

The rigid rescue boat is a kind of rescue boat commonly used on board. Deyuan Marine FPR rescue boats are equipped with an outboard motor and carries sufficient fuel to run continuously for four hours.

Because the strong powder so it's possible to run at a speed of 6 knots or more when we carrying a full load.

Since the outer shell of our rescue boats is made with a fire-resistant and buoyant FRP material, it is made from the sink-float structure when it should be damaged and the inside of lifeboat is flooded.

Furthermore, in order to comply with the SOLAS Convention, our rescue boats have been rigorously tested for stability including providing ample work space and the equipment of the hangar of legal fixtures.

Emergency rescue boats widely use in marine application and they manufactured in accordance with LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCE CODE MSC.81(70), MSC. 226(82), MSC.274 (85). The resolution for maritime safety committee.

International life - saving appliance(LSA), code MSC.218(82), MSC. 272(85). Also follow the rules of amendments to the international convention for the safety of safety of life at sea, 1974.

General requirements of emergency rescue boat?

1)Must meet general requirements for lifeboats.

2)Its length should not be less than 3.8 meters and not more than 8.5 meters.

3)Should be able to carry at least 5 people sitting down and 1 person lying down.

4)In addition to the rescue with sufficient sheer, the rescue boat shall have an extended head cap of not less than 15% of the captain.

5)Rescue boats should be capable of manoeuvring at a speed of 6 nautical miles and maintain this speed for at least 4 hours (the speed of rescue boats can exceed 6 nautical miles.

6)Rescue boats should have sufficient maneuverability in the waves so that they can rescue people from the water, reassemble the liferafts, and can carry the full life of fully loaded occupants and their attachments or equivalent weights, even at a speed of 2 nautical miles. 

7)If the rescue boat is equipped with an outboard engine, the rudder and tiller can be an integral part of the aircraft. The rescue boat can also be fitted with a gasoline-powered outboard engine with an approved fuel system, but the fuel tank should have special fire and explosion protection.

8)The towing device shall be permanently installed on the rescue boat and shall be strong enough to be assembled into the largest liferaft equipped with all the occupants and attachments or equivalent weight.

9)Rescue boats should be stored in the ship space. It should always be ready for use on board and it is required to be able to land in less than 5 minutes. Storage location should store in easy to land and recycle space and not affect the use of other lifesaving equipment.

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