The SAR-6 MKII is the marine version of the air-droppable life raft (Model LRU-20) we design for the United States coast guard's helicopters and fixed wing aircraft along with the Royal Australian Air Force.
We build the SAR-6 MKII using 16-oz./sq.yd. Nylon fabric coated inside and out with puncture and abrasion resistant Urethane. It is constructed with the same pride and to the same high quality control standards as all Switlik life-saving equipment.
Mount it to the deck or store it in a easy to access compartment for quick deployment. Either pack method will provide years of protection ensuring your raft will work in a time of need.
The high freeboard keeps the water out while the independent chambers provide redundancy in case of a tube failure. Heavy Duty (840 denier) Nylon Buoyancy Tubes Coated on Both Sides with Abrasion Resistant Urethane featuring Over-Lapped Seams Taped Inside and Out.
Chosen by the USCG and Royal Australian Air Force after extensive comparative testing in the industry as the best design for stabilizing a life raft. This testing included, limited occupants, overloading and extraction which brings heavy down wash from the helicopter.
Auto erecting arches with a furled canopy provide an open platform making it simple to just jump in. The High Visibility Fluorescent Orange Canopy with Opaque Blue Inner Coating provides a perfect combination of visibility and a calming vertigo.
Unlike any other raft on the market, the CPR’s soft valise has a first of its kind 5 year service interval. This extended service interval helps to reduce the overall cost of life raft ownership. SWITLIK accomplished this in a responsible manner through the combined use of our patented and military proven hermetically sealed packaging system and compressed air inflation. This better protects the raft’s materials and provides excellent cold weather inflation performance versus traditional CO2 inflation systems.
Fiberglass Hard Case: | |
Weight1: | 121 lb. (55 kg.) |
Dimensions2: | 36-1/2” (L) x 24” (W) x 13” (H) |
Material | Hand Laid Fiberglass |
Aluminum Cradle Material | AL 6463 T55 |
Life Raft: | |
Buoyancy in Fresh Water: | 1,500lbs. (680.3kg.) |
Buoyancy in Salt Water: | 1,540lbs. (698.5kg.) |
Inflated Raft Dimensions: | 99" (L) x 69" (W) x 48.5" (H) |
Floor Area (Total): | 24.5 sq. ft. (2.3 sq. m) |
Operating Temperature Range: | -22°F to +160°F (-30°C and +66°C) |
Inflation system: | Air |
Buoyancy tube fabric: | 840 Denier Double Coated Nylon |
1Weight may vary depending upon options.
2Optional Cradle will extend the overall installed height and width dimensions of the Hard Container by approximately two inches.
**Specifications are subject to change without notice.
1 Weight may vary depending upon options.
2 Optional Cradle will extend the overall installed height and width dimensions of the Hard Container by approximately two inches.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
There is no one universal method of rating raft capacities (see here). In fact, there are several different methods and governmental agencies worldwide that rate the capacity of a life raft based on the following criteria: usable floor area, inflated buoyancy, size of an average individual, and their concept of how long someone might be in the raft before rescue, not to mention how you find yourself to be there, i.e. from a sinking vessel or a ditched aircraft.
As a result, SWITLIK takes the position that a life raft's capacity is truly defined by its total size in floor area and inflated buoyancy. How many "people" that translates into depends upon your usage and interpretation of the above criteria. A raft that might safely support 6 or 8 people in an emergency for 24 hours will seem a lot smaller for a transoceanic passage where rescue might be weeks in coming.
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