The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has chosen SKYDEX Technologies to supply their shock mitigating kneeling decks to guard crews aboard their D Class Lifeboats.
The D Class lifeboat is the busiest within the RNLI’s fleet. However, as a result of its compact measurement and troublesome working surroundings, the crews aboard these craft are uncovered to impacts and whole-body vibration, inflicting discomfort and decreasing efficiency. In response, the RNLI launched an initiative to enhance craft tools to higher defend their crew.
Working with the RNLI, SKYDEX developed a personalized resolution to satisfy the distinctive wants of the D Class Lifeboat. “Safety is our top priority, but a design has to fulfill our requirements. We needed to find a balance between protecting our crew, comfort and developing a product that allows for critical care such as CPR and other SAR activities,” stated RNLI’s Engineers.
The SKYDEX Shock Mitigating Kneeling Deck underwent important on-water trials in addition to lab-based efficiency testing at SKYDEX. The mixture of this product with different potential craft enhancements sooner or later has enabled the design staff to realize their threat discount targets whereas sustaining a concentrate on crew efficiency.
The mattress will now be systematically rolled out to D-class lifeboat stations over the course of 2024 and 2025.
