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Revere Survival Inspection, Survey & Testing

Life Raft Service

Worldwide life raft servicing by certified technicians, including inspection, pressure testing and repacking.

Description

Revere, together with other members of the Alliance Marine Group, services life rafts and survival equipment through a global network of service stations, with inspections performed by certified technicians.

Key features

  • Recording of raft data; cleaning and repair of the container or valise
  • Inspection of the raft, emergency pack and inflation system
  • Weighing of the CO2 cylinder
  • 60-minute pressure test of each buoyancy chamber; minimum corrected chamber pressure 95% of pre-test pressure
  • Leak repair and repacking
  • Gas inflation (GI) tests every 5 years; NAP and floor seam tests every 10 years

Applications

Periodic servicing of commercial, recreational and aviation life rafts to keep them in certified condition.

Specifications

Pressure test60 minutes
Minimum corrected chamber pressure95% of pre-test pressure
GI test frequencyevery 5 years
NAP / FS test frequencyevery 10 years

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