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New range of Arctic liferafts

The Arctic range took two years to develop and was in

response to the increased levels of shipping in the Arctic and
Antarctic, and to the requirements of the new IMO Polar Code.

The new liferaft heating system runs off the vessel’s
emergency electrical supply and has been developed so it

can be integrated within the container of any Survitec liferaft
without affecting its loat-free characteristics.

The self-regulating heating blanket activates automatically
when temperatures fall below 3C making it able to prevent the

freezing of seals, hydrostatic release and trigger mechanisms,

while also maintaining the lexibility of the polyurethane
liferaft fabric in sub-zero temperatures. This ensures that
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even in the most extreme Arctic conditions, the passengers
and crew of any type of vessel will have dependable liferafts
A
new range of Arctic liferafts has been launched by available in an emergency.
SurvitecZodiac to help ship operators working in the The Survitec Group is an innovator in rescue system

demanding operating conditions of the polar regions.technology and key products include marine, defence and aviation
This follows the development by the company of a heating liferafts, escape slides and submarine escape technology. u

system that can be speciied to keep any one of the nearly
60 different liferaft models in its range fully operational at
1/ The heating blanket developed by SurvitecZodiac makes all liferafts suitable for
temperatures as low as minus 50C.Arctic use

Wärtsilä appoints Roger Holm to lead

Marine Solutions business

R
oger Holm has been appointed President of Marine Solutions,
Executive Vice President and member of the Board of

Management of Wärtsilä Corporation, effective from 1st

November 2015.
In this position he will be responsible for Wärtsilä’s Marine

Solutions business globally, and will report to President and CEO
Jaakko Eskola.

Mr Holm joined Wärtsilä in 1997 and has held several managerial
positions, most recently leading the Engines organisation, responsible

for Wärtsilä’s engine production and R&D for the marine and
energy markets. Before that he has led Seals & Bearings, Solutions

Management and Business Development within the Services
business, and has worked as CIO for Wärtsilä Corporation.

“I am very pleased to have Roger follow me as the President

of Marine Solutions. He has a passion for quality and he deeply
understands the customer demands. Over the years, Roger

has demonstrated strong leadership in his many challenging
positions,” said Mr Eskola, President and CEO of Wärtsilä as of

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