![]() Beyond potentially providing an increase in safety, the system also saves large amounts of space, weight and time-consuming procedures’” says Massimo Soprano, Ships Programme Director, iReX, KiwiRail. Jesse Byock teaches Viking history and archaeology, early Icelandic society, medieval feuds, and Old Norse saga literature. Here, LifeCraft and the innovation and extensive testing backing the system has proved to be an excellent survival craft solution. This is also the case for the onboard evacuation systems, which is an area where compromise is never an option. “ When deciding to renew a fleet trusted to serve millions of people, the replacement vessels must exceed traveler expectations and be of the highest standard in terms of quality, technology, efficiency, and safety. The Naval Architect spoke to Niels Frnde, Vikings VP Sales, Cruise & LifeCraft, about the kind of practical safety and evacuation advice an equipment. The LifeCraft™ system comprises four 203 person self-propelled survival craft bringing together the advantages of premium lifeboat, liferaft and evacuation system technology in a revolutionary hybrid solution. Announced as a gamechanger in ship evacuation, the VIKING LifeCraft system is now bound for installation on its first series of new build vessels. To that end, the LifeCraft advanced evacuation system from the renowned global manufacturer VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has been chosen as the new primary safety system onboard. To futureproof the country’s main link across the Cook Strait, KiwiRail is replacing the fleet with two new purpose-built ships, currently in the advanced design phase at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. New primary safety systemįor more than 60 years, KiwiRail ferries have provided a connection for 800,000 annual passengers between New Zealand’s North and South Island. The system will serve as the main evacuation solution on board the new diesel hybrid-electric Interislander ferry fleet operated by KiwiRail to connect the two main islands of New Zealand. Announced as a gamechanger in ship evacuation, the VIKING LifeCraft system is now bound for installation on its first series of new build vessels, reads an official press release by the company.
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