<p>The Pains Wessex Buoysmoke MK9 is a compact Lifebuoy marker which produces dense orange smoke for 15 minutes. Ships are required to carry 2 markers, one mounted on each bridge wing with the brackets supplied and attached by a line to a 4kg lifebuoy. (An approved Lifebuoy Light should also be attached to the lifebuoy).</p> <p>The signal is used to mark the position of a man overboard in the water during daylight. It can be automatically deployed by releasing the lifebuoy, or manually activated.</p> <p>KEY FEATURES </p> <ul> <li>Manoverboard day time lifebuoy marker </li> <li>This version is required for USA and Japanese flag vessels who require 15 hour lifebuoy lights (SOLAS only 2 hours) </li> </ul>