One global safety and survival solutions provider has rebranded its liferaft rental and exchange service to meet increasing market demand for service flexibility.
Survitec’s new look RaftXChange service brings together the company’s liferaft equipment rental and servicing scheme under one clear offer with the ability to easily upgrade to the more enhanced RaftXChange+ service.
“The RaftXChange model provides our customers with everything they need from their initial and ongoing liferaft requirements, whenever the need it,” said Malcolm Barratt, technical sales manager – Liferafts, Survitec.
“While system reliability is synonymous with a Survitec liferaft, the rental and exchange plan enables users to significantly improve operational flexibility. RaftXChange makes full use of Survitec’s global network to ensure that any required service and exchange is readily available at all the major ports.”
Crew training
Under the enhanced RaftXChange+ contract, Survitec also provides crew training, certifying crews to inspect the liferafts themselves in between their 30-month service intervals, which negates the need for external technicians onboard or annual servicing.
Barratt said: “Ultimately, RaftXChange+ means the frequency of moving liferafts on and off a vessel is reduced, saving time and money for operators. It is ideal for ships with short or infrequent port calls, which equates to increased efficiency.”
Survitec offers a single point of contact, taking care of the day-to-day servicing and exchange of the lifesaving equipment as well as booking services and invoicing.
By Rebecca Jeffrey
