Proper marine safety equipment helps keep ports, marinas, bathing areas and floating pontoons safe for users. There is always a risk that someone may fall into the water from a yacht, boat or pontoon. Accidents can also happen in cold weather, strong wind or low visibility.
Highly visible and easily accessible rescue equipment is especially important in an emergency. Every second matters when the water is cold.
Top Marine offers practical pontoon accessories and port safety products, including safety ladders, SOS pedestals, lifebuoys, rescue hooks and fire extinguisher cabinets.
Equipment for ports, marinas and bathing areas
Place rescue equipment where people can reach it quickly. In ports and marinas, this usually means visible locations along pontoons, near berths and close to areas where people move around the water.
Safety ladders, lifebuoys, SOS pedestals and fire extinguishers help improve safety for boat owners, visitors, marina staff and swimmers. Regular inspections are also important, so the equipment works correctly when needed.
Top Marine safety products suit marine environments and use bright colours to improve visibility in emergency situations.
Safety ladder
A safety ladder helps a person climb out of the water after falling in. It is an important safety product for ports, marinas, bathing areas and long pontoon lines.
As a practical planning rule, place safety ladders along floating pontoons so that a person in the water can reach one quickly. If a person wearing clothes can swim about 20 m, ladders should be placed approximately every 40 m. The final distance may vary depending on the pontoon layout, site conditions and local safety requirements.
The Top Marine safety ladder has a hot-dip galvanised steel frame with a bright yellow powder-coated finish.
- The ladder length is 1.53 m.
- The ladder has five steps.
- Each step is 0.6 m wide.
SOS pedestal
An SOS pedestal keeps essential rescue equipment in one visible and accessible place. Ports, marinas and public bathing areas often use SOS pedestals at the end of floating pontoons or along longer pontoon lines.
As a practical planning rule, place SOS pedestals approximately every 80 m. The final placement depends on the pontoon layout, visibility, access routes and local safety requirements.
In an emergency, take the lifebuoy from the pedestal and throw it within reach of the person in distress while holding the handle of the heaving line. If the person is further away, place the handle on the ground, step on it and throw the lifebuoy further with both hands.
The SOS pedestal includes an EPS-foam lifebuoy with a bright red finish for high visibility.
What does the SOS pedestal include?
The SOS pedestal includes:
- lifebuoy, 4 kg, with 30 m heaving line;
- rescue hook, 3 m;
- aluminium ladder, 3 m;
- information board.
Fire extinguisher cabinet
A fire extinguisher cabinet complements the safety set in ports, marinas and bathing areas. It helps keep fire extinguishing equipment protected, visible and ready for use.
Planning safety products for pontoons
You can plan different pontoon layouts in our web application and see the estimated cost of the project. The Top Marine web app guide explains how to use the tool.
If you work in marina design, harbour engineering or architecture, you can download Top Marine product models from the ProdLib catalogue. You can also read the ProdLib guide.
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