Brude Safety - Marine Evacuation Systems with Life Rafts

Brude Safety AS is a part of the Koppernæs Group that operates in three main sectors marine safety equipment, fish processing, and supply chain management (fasteners and tools). The group sales for 2004 totalled EUR 75 Million. The Koppernæs Group employs 260 people on 3 continents.

Brude Safety AS offers complete packages of safety equipment from quality producers. Our work starts with in-depth discussions with owners and naval architects as well as offshore engineering companies, shipyards, authorities and classification societies.

VESSEL SAFETY SPECIFICATION AND INSTALLATION

From the safety plan and specification of the vessel or installation we work out comprehensive solutions for the overall fire, rescue and safety equipment on board, such as marine evacuation systems, rescue boats, lifeboats and davits, fire-fighting systems, survival equipment, nautical equipment and other marine equipment.

Within our main product areas we also offer consultancy services to assist owners in finding optimal solutions, and to fit these into their general arrangements as well as into their quality assurance system. We offer extensive training for crew and officers in the operation of evacuation systems and logistics. We offer owners aftermarket services for our products along the entire Norwegian coast and through our partners abroad.

MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEMS (MES)

Brude Safety AS offers a variety of MES well suited for all passenger vessels.

The KOPAS system, used on board catamarans and double-ended ferries consists of a telescopic aluminium gangway with a build in raft. The system is released from the bridge, fully automated and need no crewmember for operation.

All systems are tested in accordance with all relevant requirements under the supervision of See Berufs Genossenshaft (SBG) as the notifying body, and consequently all systems are EC-type approved. In addition the KOPAS system has obtained the USCG-approval.

Brude Safety AS is also offering slide systems. This solution can also be used on catamarans and double ended ferries and are also EU-type approved by SBG.

The company runs an extensive system of replacement rafts so that the vessels can continue operations uninterrupted.

BRUDE MES ORL TWIN PACK FOR 300 PASSENGERS

BRUDE MES ORL 300 is developed to enable an efficient and safe evacuation of passengers on vessels in sea area up to D and evacuation heights from 3m to15m. All operations regarding manning of the system is manual and can be carried out by one crewmember.

The evacuation system consists of one complete deployment arrangement with evacuation chute and mooring system and two Brude twin-packed life rafts of type DSB LR 97 R for 150 people.

Deployment arrangements consist of following components:

• Chute container, container door and launching ramp
• All components are built in marine aluminium securing the strength and non-corrosive design
• The chute container is bolted to the vessel’s deck and dimensioned to hold the launching ramp and chute in deployed position
• The container door is released and opened by means of two gas cylinders
• The launching ramp and chute are then pushed out and the chute are lowered down to the life rafts by gravity
• All functions are manual

ADVANTAGES BRUDE MES 300

• Reduced area on deck
• Reduced number of functions reduces required number of crewmembers needed in handling evacuation equipment
• Service costs are minimized due to onsite inspection of the chute
• An exchange system for rafts allows the shipowner continuous operation
• Refits on vessels are easily made due to a minimum of work by contractor