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Crew lifts are vital for the safe transportation of people during an offshore operation. At Holland Marine Lifts, we custom-make our crew lifts to meet the unique challenges of offshore environments, incorporating features that enhance safety, efficiency, and overall comfort. All these features are crucial to ensure the optimal performance of your offshore crew lift and guarantee smooth vertical transit onboard maritime vessels as well as offshore platforms.
Offshore Safety Features
- Emergency intercom systems are built into all offshore crew lifts enabling clear and instant communication between the lift cabin and other crew members wherever they are. This is essential to receive quick responses and assistance if necessary.
- Crew lifts include robust safety mechanisms that protect offshore operators with a safety catch in case of mechanical failure. Our offshore lifts also include automatic emergency braking systems that stop the lift safely in case of power loss or sudden movement.
- Escape hatches are included in the crew lift’s roof to provide a quick evacuation route if the lift suddenly becomes inoperable adding an extra security layer in case of emergency.
- Offshore crew lifts are equipped with overload sensors that detect whether the lift exceeds its weight capacity. This then alerts the crew and prevents any accidents that could be caused by overloading.
- HML’s crew lifts optionally feature SOLAS A60 fire-rated doors, providing enhanced protection against fires. These fire-rated doors maintain the structural integrity of the crew lift shaft and further prevent the spread of both flames and smoke from deck to deck.
Reliability and Durability of Crew Lifts
HML’s offshore crew lifts are built with components and materials proven to withstand harsh marine weather. They are resistant to corrosion, wear, and mechanical failures, operating with minimal disruptions. Furthermore, dual cableways for signal and power cables are included to ensure the crew lifts always run smoothly even if one system encounters a problem. These components all help to reduce the risk of downtime, increasing the overall reliability and durability of offshore lifts.
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Lift Efficiency
Our offshore crew lifts use traction systems instead of hydraulics to provide smoother and faster vertical transportation. Reaching speeds up to 1m per second, our lifts minimise travel time between decks, increasing offshore operational efficiency.
Traction lifts also are much more energy-conscious than hydraulic lifts, using counterweights to balance the load reducing the energy required to operate the lift. The efficiency of traction crew lifts lowers operational costs and reduces the vessel’s overall energy consumption.
Custom Crew Lifts
We customise every one of our lifts to fit the specific dimensions and operational needs of each offshore vessel or platform. The integrated crew lift with the existing offshore infrastructure keeps consistency across the operation and meets the specific needs of the crew.
Offshore operations require as little disturbance as possible, particularly near sleeping areas and other sensitive locations near your lift shaft. This means that crew lifts need to be tailored to include noise-reducing features to maintain a comfortable environment for offshore crew. They can also be designed to accommodate a variety of scenarios such as the transport of stretchers or other specialist equipment in an emergency. This ensures that traction crew lifts remain fully functional and useful in a range of situations.
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Offshore Lift Compliance
We, at Holland Marine Lifts, are accustomed to designing our offshore crew lifts to comply with global standards and regulations set by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS), and NORSOK. Our traction crew lift features adhere to the rigorous safety, performance and quality criteria.
The design and construction of our offshore lifts take into account the requirements of all the various inspection agencies and ensure that they can easily be inspected and certified according to industry standards.
Comfort and Convenience
Offshore crew lifts are designed to be as safe and efficient as possible, however, we also need to take into account the comfort of the crew. At HML, we include the following comfort features:
- Ergonomic design creating a comfortable and secure environment.
- Optimal use of space allowing transport of both crew and equipment.
- Smooth, non-slip flooring.
- Easy-to-use controls.
- Remote monitoring
Our crew lifts maintain functionality whilst creating a comfortable and convenient mode of transportation for offshore personnel.
Offshore crew lifts contain key features including advanced safety systems, reliable and durable components, efficient systems, and customisation, and they create comfort whilst complying with global standards. These key crew lift features not only enhance the overall safety, efficiency and well-being of your offshore crew but protect them against rigorous marine conditions.