Life Ark MES Solution

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Trusted technology, enhanced safety

Improve your passenger experience with our helical slide technology. Trusted by global cruise operators for over 20 years and now available for Ropax ferries and small cruise ships. Flexible solutions for all vessels, maximise your cost efficiencies with extended service options.

In the event of an emergency on board your vessel, your passengers and crew need to be able to disembark safely in less than 30 minutes. Now available for ropax ferries and small cruise ships.

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Discover our advanced Marine Evacuation System (MES) with unique helical slide-based technology. Technology trusted by global cruise operators to protect passengers and crew for over 20 years.

Life Ark has been developed for vessels with passenger capacities ranging from 300 to 1,500 with a maximum freeboard height of 23 metres. Designed with passenger experience in mind, ensuring a safe, rapid and intuitive descent for all ages and abilities with no restrictions on passenger size. Crew can also ascend the slide to assist passengers if necessary.

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Expect cost efficiencies and reduced disruption to your operations from our extended service option of up to 30 months, with the standard 12-month service remaining if you choose it. With flexible solutions for all vessels, you can partner with us for a through life, fully managed MES solution.

Improve your passenger experience with unrestricted slide access for all ages, sizes and abilities
Access cost efficiencies from our extended 30-month service option
Reduce risk for error with built-in automated technologies, reducing crew actions and aiding rapid deployment
Explore flexible design with installation on a wide range of configurations
Helical slide ensures descent is safe, rapid, and intuitive
Each system evacuates up to 600 passengers quickly and comfortably
No restrictions and safe for all ages, sizes, and abilities
Available with double helical slide for rapid evacuation and redundancy
Available in a variety of SOLAS and non-SOLAS approved liferaft options to suit your needs
Flexible design allows for installation on a wide range of configurations
Reduced crew actions, rapid and hassle-free deployment
Service support available on your regular trading routes through our global network

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What type of vessels use MES technology?

Marine evacuation systems exist for a wide range of vessels, including cruise and ferries, high-speed craft, and offshore vessels, where mass evacuation of trained and untrained people is critical.

What is the capacity of an MES?

The capacity of a marine evacuation system varies from system to system. Survitec’s range can accommodate between 50 and 950 persons. The largest being the Marin Ark 2 system, with a capacity of 948 persons.

What are the benefits of MES over lifeboats?

Marine evacuation systems (MES) provide a compact, yet rapid-deploying method of evacuation. They are a reliable, quick and safe means of evacuation but take up little space, particularly when compared to traditional lifeboats. Our Marine evacuation systems are intrinsically safe and easy to deploy with very few crew actions required, and varying levels of automation available depending on your preferred solution. Other benefits include their proven performance in heavy weather sea conditions.

How safe are marine evacuation systems?

Our marine evacuation systems are well designed, robustly tested, exceptionally rugged and compliant with the latest international approval standards, including Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) regulations, and compliance with multiple flags. Before being sold to the market, all of our MES are tested in a heavy weather sea trial to comply with MSC 81 (70) heavy sea conditions.

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