Zodiac International

Survitec Sas

Survitec Group Limited

Zodiac International S.a.

Zodiac Solas

Pascal Michaud

Marc Lavorata

Cedric Dronne

Alain Richard

Tommy Scott

Iain McLean

Stewart Gregory

Cédric Dronne

Guillaume Simon-Bouhet

Franck Palomba

Philippe Cagnin

Sébastien Fourny

Maxime Boyer

Guillaume Simon Bouhet

Sebastien Fourny

A liferaft system comprises a container for storing a liferaft, and at least one sheet of material for fitting over an exterior surface of the liferaft container and configured to heat an interior volume of the liferaft container.

Storage of liferafts

The device comprises at least one pair of flexible ballasts which extend laterally along the length of the inflatable structure and each comprise an orifice, acting as a vent, situated at the front, and a scoop system situated at the rear. Between the ballasts, at least one pipe connects the cavities of said ballasts to equalize their level of fill and the stagnation pressure of the water obtaining in said cavities when the inflatable structure is pulled along in the inflated state. This scoop system consists of a component moulded in a rigid or semirigid thermoplastic or is made of an assembly of cutouts from a flexible material of watertight fabric. This scoop system is bonded and/or welded to the ballast.

Device for stabilizing an inflatable structure

The rescue device for the passengers and crew of a ship includes: a container that contains survival equipment; a system that is intended for stowing said container relative to the deck of the ship and contains at least one strap and a system for multimodally attaching and releasing said container; an airbag-type inflatable balloon set up between a structure, secured to the deck, and said container, said structure defining a passage for the passengers when needed; and a means for releasing the airbag set up on the wheelhouse of said ship. The frame-shaped structure is formed of: two side posts; a lower cradle, on which said container rests; an upper crosspiece; and a plate set up inside the ship and acting as a counterbearing for the airbag when said container is ejected.

On-board rescue device for a ship

The invention relates to methods and devices for launching into the water, from a height H greater than a predetermined height h, a life-saving object designed to be able to be launched into the water in free fall from this maximum height h. One end of a halyard is fixedly hooked to the life-saving object or to the launch site; the halyard functionally cooperates respectively with the launch site or the life-saving object so that the life-saving object falling by gravity is braked on and/or by the halyard over at least one part (H-h) of its drop height. By controlling the braking effect, the life-saving object, falling from the height H in a braked manner over at least one part (H-h) of this height hits the surface of the water () with a kinetic energy not exceeding that which it would have at the end of a non-braked free fall from at most the height h.

Method and device for launching into the water a means for life-saving at sea from a height greater than its maximum launch height

Life raft () launched by davit () and comprising for this purpose hanging means () able to be held in a hook () suspended from the davit (), this raft () being fitted out with equipment comprising at least one load () that is heavy or heavier than the others, which raft is characterized in that the heavy or heavier load () is attached to the aforesaid raft hanging means (), as a result of which, when the raft is hoisted by the davit, the heavy load or at least the heaviest load remains suspended from the raft hanging means without touching the raft, and the raft, being much better balanced, occupies a more horizontal position.

Davit-launched life raft

A floating inflatable device which is to be able to be inflated on the surface of liquid and which for this purpose comprises inflation means including an on-board source of pressurized gas, wherein said inflation means comprise a venturi supplied by said source of pressurized gas and capable of entraining ambient air which contributes to the inflating of the device, and wherein said venturi inflation means, being mounted on a wall of said device, are protected by protective means covering them in such a way as to allow ambient air to pass freely while at the same time preventing liquid from being able to gain entry to the device to any appreciable extent.

Floating inflatable device, particularly an inflatable life raft, equipped with venturi inflation means

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Chevanceaux, France

Pascal Michaud