Life Cell Marine Safety’s buoyancy device, Life Cell, has achieved SOLAS certification.
The certificate of Type Approval as a Novel Life-Saving Appliance was granted by Lloyd’s Register under the IMO resolution A.580 (13) and the LSA code regulation I/1.2. Life Cell is classified as a Throwable Buoyancy Device and has the capacity to support one to four people depending on the model.
It is suitable for installation up to a height of 30 metres above the waterline and can be used on ships bound by the International Convention of SOLAS. In addition to buoyancy, the added advantage of the Life Cell is that it can store all essential safety equipment to notify authorities and ensure survival at sea.
The product has been developed after a real life accident at sea. One of the inventors and director of Life Cell Marine Safety, Scott Smiles: ‘My experience made me realise how quickly things can go wrong and how critical it was to have a buoyant device, signalling equip-ment and an effective way of keeping everyone together once you are in the water.’
Picture: Commercial vessel with Life Cell installation.
