Safety on MY SISU
SISU is CE-A certified vessel. According SOLAS V as well as the German national laws and guidlines she carries more than the normal safety equipment on board.
Here is a list of the main safety equipment on board:
Lifesaving & Emergency Equipment
- Liferaft: Plastimo Transocean ISO 9650-1 >24h, 6-person, packed in valise
- EPIRB: ACR GlobalFix with hydrostatic release (category 1)
- AIS MOB system: easyONE (or similar personal AIS beacon)
- 5 automatic inflatable life jackets, 275 N buoyancy
- 5 immersion / survival suits
- 4 rigid (hardshell) life jackets
- 1 lifebuoy ring with SOLAS-approved buoyant line and self-igniting light
- 1 additional lifebuoy ring with throwing line (heaving line)
- Thermal imaging camera (FLIR) for night-time search and rescue
Medical Care Kit
- Extended offshore / long-range medical kit (Category A or equivalent, suitable for ocean passages and remote-area operations)
Contents include: advanced trauma supplies, suture kit, prescription medicines (under medical supervision), IV fluids and administration sets, burns treatment module, dental emergency kit, etc. - Saver One automated external defibrillator (AED) with adult and paediatric pads
- Emergency oxygen kit – 3 L portable bottle with demand valve and mask
Grab Bags
Grab Bag 1: Full signalling kit (hand flares, parachute flares, smoke signals, laser flare), handheld spotlight, comprehensive first-aid kit, rescue knife
Grab Bag 2: Emergency food rations, emergency drinking water, handheld spotlight, knife
Communication & Signalling
- ICOM VHF/GMDSS
- AIS Transciever Class A
- 3 × handheld VHF radios (Icom)
- Additional handheld VHF in skipper’s life jacket (Stabo)
- Kennwood SSB Shortwave Radio
- Personal Locator Beacon (PLB): Ocean Signal rescueME PLB1 in skipper’s life jacket (Stabo)
Fire Protection
- 6 × portable fire extinguishers (various locations throughout the vessel)
- Fixed Seafire FM-200 automatic fire suppression system – engine room
- Fixed Seafire automatic fire suppression system – lazarette
… and numerous additional safety items.