SAR-6

Military Grade.

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.

Twin independent

buoyancy tubes

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.

Patented T.S.D.

Toroidal Stability Device

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.

Fully adjustable

Convertible Canopy

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.

5 Year Service Interval.

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.

Technical Specifications

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.

Capacity:

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.

Standard Equipment

Optional Equipment

• Marine Grade (6463-T55) Anodized Aluminum Deck Mounting
  Cradle for Hard Container
• USCG Approved Hydrostatic Release
• Independent "Drop-Stitch" Inflatable Floor
• Independent Heat Sealed Inflatable Floor
• SWITLIK Abandon Ship Outlet Bag
• Recovery Engineering "06" Water Maker
  
  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.
  ³ Weight includes Cradle, Hydrostatic Release, and Inflatable Floor.
  ⁴ Weight includes Inflatable Floor.
  ⁵Soft Valise dimensions may vary from those indicated depending upon options.
  ⁶ Abandon Ship Bag Weight and Dimensions Include Additional Equipment Required by ISO 9650, Part 1, Equipment Pack 1 (>24 hours).
  Specifications are subject to change without notice.