CHUTE TO SAFETY

A reliable, dry evacuation system with some advantages over davit life rafts and slides has been designed and manufactured. It is a covered chute allowing passengers and crew of distressed vessels to descend to water level for dry transfer to waiting life rafts. Developed for quick escapes for large numbers of passengers off vessels, particularly those with high freeboard, marine evacuation chutes are compact and simple to operate. The article describes the basic components of the chute and the method of operation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proc Marine Safety Council USCG, v 52 n 4, July-Aug 1995, p 35 [3 p, 5 fig]
• Authors:
  • Hansen, M
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Escape systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Chutes
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00717457
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 4 1996 12:00AM