Ensuring the safety of your vessel and crew is paramount, but the decision to purchase or hire essential equipment like liferafts depends on various factors. Ocean Safety offers flexible liferaft hire solutions tailored to meet diverse needs, whether you’re a commercial operator, leisure boater or racing enthusiast.
Why consider life raft hire?
- Cost efficiency – Purchasing a liferaft involves significant upfront costs, along with ongoing maintenance and servicing expenses. Hiring a liferaft reduces capital expenditure and provides predictable, fixed costs over the hire period, making budgeting more straightforward.
- Regulatory compliance – Maritime regulations require vessels to carry certified safety equipment. Ocean Safety’s hire service ensures you receive liferafts that are up-to-date, serviced and compliant with the latest industry standards, alleviating the burden of managing certifications and servicing schedules.
- Flexibility – For those who sail seasonally or participate in occasional events, hiring offers the flexibility to equip your vessel as needed without the commitment of ownership. This is particularly advantageous for:
- Infrequent sailors: If you don’t use your boat regularly, hiring a liferaft when you plan a longer voyage ensures safety without the year-round responsibility of ownership.
- Time-conscious owners: Arranging for liferaft servicing can be time-consuming. Hiring eliminates this concern, as maintenance is managed by Ocean Safety.
- Regatta and racing participants: Competitive events often have specific safety equipment requirements. Hiring allows you to select liferafts that meet particular standards for each event, ensuring compliance without long-term commitments.
Tailored solutions for diverse needs
For commercial operators, maintaining operational readiness is crucial. Ocean Safety provides SOLAS-approved liferafts ranging from 6 to 65-person capacities, ensuring minimal downtime with services scheduled during refit periods or through swift liferaft exchanges.
For leisure boaters, safety on the water is essential, regardless of how often you sail. Hiring a liferaft offers a cost-effective and flexible solution, with options from basic ORC specifications to premium ISO9650 liferafts suitable for 4 to 12 persons.
By choosing Ocean Safety’s liferaft hire service, you benefit from:
- Fixed pricing: Secure predictable costs with agreements up to five years.
- Managed service packages: Enjoy transparent costs and comprehensive support, including due date monitoring and equipment updates.
- Expert guidance: Our team collaborates with you to determine the best liferaft solutions tailored to your specific requirements.
Opting for liferaft hire with Ocean Safety ensures that you have reliable, compliant and cost-effective safety equipment precisely when you need it, allowing you to focus on smooth and secure sailing experiences.
For more information on liferaft hire, view our video on the benefits of equipment hire or complete our liferaft hire enquiry form, visit www.oceansafety.com/hiring-equipment