Umoe Schat-Harding Group

presentation to:

THE NAUTICAL INSTITUTE London Branch

LIFEBOAT SAFETY AND THE FUTURE

HQS Wellington 1st November 2006

”SAFE BOATS NEED SAFE PEOPLE”

 Presentation by:

David M. Bradley I.Eng MIET

• Managing Director
– Umoe Schat-Harding Limited
– William Mills (Marine) Limited
– Mulder & Rijke Limited

• Group Director Aftersales & Service Division

• Member Institution of Engineering & Technology

 Umoe Schat-Harding Group

• Umoe Schat-Harding Group is a global provider of

Life Saving Appliances (LSA) equipment and
services to the offshore, shipping and shipbuilding
industries.

• Two primary business divisions:

New Sales: Lifeboats, Davits and Winches
After Sales & Service: Maintenance, repair
and conversion services

• Head Office: Rosendal, Norway

• Subsidiaries:
UK, Germany, Holland, Czech Republic, USA,
Canada, Singapore & China

• 550 employees worldwide

 PRODUCTS - LIFEBOATS

CTL38

FF1000 MPC32 KISS

FREEFALL
TOTALLY ENCLOSED LIFEBOATS
Keep It Safe and Simple
CRUISE TENDER LIFEBOATS
PARTIALLY ENCLOSED LIFEBOATS
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
Incidents and Accidents with LSA
Incidents and Accidents with LSA
Incidents and Accidents with LSA
Incidents and Accidents with LSA
Incidents and Accidents with LSA
Incidents and Accidents with LSA

On Thursday 7 October 2004

2 seafarers died and 3 others
sustained injuries, including
spinal injuries and broken
bones, during a lifeboat drill off
Port Hedland. Pictured is the
remains of the lifeboat (photo
courtesy of ITF)
 Bad or no maintenance

Result of air bottles standing in water,

Pressure 200 Bar
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
Bad or no maintenance
 LHR12 hook

Closed
position
 LHR12 hook

Open
position
 LHR12 hook

Closed
position
 LHR12 hook

Open
position
FFH86 – ONLOAD HOOK
 Pipelock for hook, closed

Locking arm for link

To open hook,
torsion arm must be Link between
pushed 130degree, lifeboat and davit
normally this is done
by teleflexcable
connected to a
release unit placed
near by the
helmsman’s seat
When torsion arm is
turned to open position,
pipelock will open and
hook is free to release,
(see next slide)
During training and
maintenance on boat and
hook, extra safety pin is used
to secure the hook in closed
position
 KISS Hook type KH

N65377
 SHIELD

Schat-Harding Information & Engineering LSA Database

Umoe Schat-Harding
SHIELD - Total Safety Program

• A long term program for annual inspections and

maintenance according to MSC/Circ.1206, recorded in
SHIELD

• SHIELD - Intranet database to control and follow up data on

the LSA products fitted on the vessel

• The SHIELD database is a WEB based solution and can be

accessesd by clients, who have signed a fleet service
agreement with Schat-Harding

• Documentation for 1 & 5 years control, in compliance with

IMO-MSC/Circl.1206

• SHIELD for easier service reporting and tracking

 TRAINING & AUTHORISATION

• Training and Authorization program, established in 2004,

according to new IMO – MSC.1/Circ.1206 (incorporating
MSC/Circ.1093)
 AFTERSALES & SERVICE

• SOLAS Mandatory 1 & 5 years control

from your Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM).
• World wide service from your nearest SH
facility or certified SH service Partner.
• Approved check list for davit, winch,
lifeboat and release gear.
• Certificate of Serviceability issued after
final inspection and approval.
 SPARE PARTS PROGRAMME

• Spare part programme with genuine spare parts for all products and brands.
• 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, world wide service from your nearest Schat-Harding or
certified SH service Partner facilities .
SERVICE
SERVICE
 ”SAFE BOATS
NEED
SAFE PEOPLE”

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