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The system’s flexible capacity can be adapted to suit any vessel requirement. VIKING Evacuation Dual Chute, VEDC VIKING’s evacuation dual chute system is designed for the largest passenger carrying vessels. The evacuation dual chute, VEDC, is VIKING’s highest capacity chute system to date and is combined with 153 person high capacity liferafts for safe, rapid evacuation from large passenger carrying vessels. This unique design combines the highest evacuation capacity with discreet, compact and self-contained design for maximum safety and relatively little deck disruption. The design is based on extensive experience in manufacturing the market’s leading evacuation chute systems. Exhaustive trials have proven that the new system provides the stability and passenger protection synonymous with VIKING products. Adaptable capacity Each VEDC system contains two 153 person liferafts. Capacity can be increased to suit the exact ship requirement with additional drop liferafts. Largest capacity chute system available The unique dual system is constructed from two conjoined chutes. The fully enclosed chute lined with aramid protects evacuees from environmental hazards, such as severe weather conditions, during descent directly into high capacity liferafts. Flexible installation The system is self-contained and compact, which means that it can be installed in a vessel convenient position on deck or built into a suitable open recess. Additional liferafts can be stowed apart from the system and released by remote release when required. 4
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The dual chute system is easy to operate and requires few trained crew members. The VEDC system can be fitted in an open recess, on open deck or into the ship side. Simple to deploy VIKING’s VEDC is simple to operate and is released simply by pulling on the release handle. The descending sledge carrying the liferafts pulls the chute from the chute box. As the sledge descends into the water, the liferafts automatically inflate, pulling the chute into place inside the inner liferaft. This rapid deployment function means that the system takes just minutes to fully deploy and requires few trained crew members. System features: n Evacuation capacity: 908 people in 30 minutes n The chute is reinforced with aramid that protects against the elements n Embarkation heights between 8.9 and 16.8 metres n Easy to deploy n Requires few crew to operate and little specialised training n Contains 2 high capacity 153 person liferafts n Supplied with either SOLAS emergency A or B pack n Complies with all major international regulations n Available with service system EP Patent No. 2029239B1 - Patent Pending, NO US Patent No. 8312967B2 EP Patent No. 2076316B1 SOLAS requirements are minimum standards for VIKING VIKING systems are tried and tested for capacity and stability in conditions at least matching, but often well above, those required for certification. 5 5
