How long does it take a Marin-Ark system to deploy?
The RFD Marin-Ark marine evacuation system is simple to deploy and once activated is fully deployed and operationally ready to receive passengers after 90 seconds. The crew team leader initiates the deployment by activating the primary automatic release mechanism. It is a simple pneumatic hand pump, which activates a gas charge which pushes the stowage unit (containing the liferafts and chutes) out from the ships side. Once the system has reached approximately 1m from the ships side the stowage unit tips and the gravity causes the liferafts and chutes to fall to the water. The inflation of the liferafts commence before they reach the water.
