Marine Head Units Specialists Clarify How to Better Understand Your Liferaft Requirements
Your Marine Head Units Professionals Understand that Annual Frustrating Inspection Time Raritan Engineering Company would love to share with you this week this helpful information on how to better understand your life raft inspection time. Spring is when many sailors have to bite the bullet and have their life raft inspected, an expense that costs 10 to 30 percent of the price they paid for the raft—or more. In the U.S., there is no inspection requirement for life rafts on recreational boats. Inspection guidelines are set by the manufacturer. In Europe and other parts the world, rafts for recreational boats that sail offshore are supposed to meet ISO Standard 9650-1. This standard allows for an inspection interval of up to three years, but manufacturers often specify shorter intervals, especially for boats that spend most of their time in the tropics. The experience of the owners of the 14-year-old, six-man, valise-stored Avon life raft...