May June 2020 Marina World

PRODUCTS, SERVICES & PEOPLE
Reach and Rescue
poles saving lives
in marinas
UK marina managers are seeing the benefit of having a
lightweight Reach and Rescue pole to hand to ensure
safety. MDL Marinas has supplied every marina manager
at each of its 20 marinas across the UK and Europe with a
pole, and Bangor Marina, part of the Quay Marinas group,
has recently added one to its emergency equipment
inventory.
The telescopic rescue pole
is a multi-award winning,
compact, lightweight design
that can be extended to
20m (66ft) within seconds,
saving valuable time in an
urgent rescue situation.
Its simple, quick-release
clasps with a range of
interchangeable water rescue
attachments ensure the pole
can be operated efficiently,
accurately and with minimal
training.
The team at MDL’s
Shamrock Quay marina in
Southampton was the first
to recognise the need for a
swift and accurate method
to recover any person in the
water without needing to get
into the water themselves.
The pole was called into
action almost immediately –
three lives have been saved
at the marina since it was
installed.
“We have used the
equipment on three
occasions to successfully
recover persons who
have accidentally fallen
in the water,” said marina
supervisor Barry Radband.
Elsewhere, marina
manager Kevin Baird and his
team at Bangor Marina have
also positioned a Reach and
Rescue pole inside a water
rescue system, dubbed the
‘Emergency Point’, which
is available to fishermen
working on the busy pier.
“Fishermen do fall in the
marina,” Baird said and,
while typical water safety
equipment such as life rings
are already in place on the
pier, “a life ring is no use if
you fall between the boat and
the quay.”
To date, the long-reach
Reach and Rescue pole
has prevented the deaths of
more than 50 people during
potentially life-threatening
situations, including rescuing
people from man overboard
situations.
www.reachandrescue.com
Barton Marine
launches ‘Quick
Cleat’ range
UK marine equipment manufacturer Barton Marine has
introduced a range of Quick Cleat mooring solutions – an
alternative to tying knots to secure items on pontoons
and around marinas by simply twisting open a locking
mechanism, dropping in a line and releasing.
With a low profile and
unobtrusive design, Quick
Cleat is ideal for mounting
to pontoon decks, providing
a fast secure mooring point
with a considerably lower
trip risk in comparison to
traditional open cleats. It is
particularly useful for those
looking to secure vessels
that are in frequent use, or
on short-term moorings such
as fuel pontoons or visitor
berths. Lines are held tight in
one direction while being fully
adjustable in the other and
totally secure.
Quick Cleats can also be
used for hanging or storing
fenders, securing tenders,
SUPs, kayaks or other
watercraft, without any knot
tying knowledge.
The range includes:
• Quick Cleat 60040: a 316
marine grade stainless
steel version, which
securely holds lines
from 6-10mm (0.3-0.4in)
and loads up to 540kg
(1,190lbs).
• Quick Cleat 60030:
a versatile, tough
construction of heavy duty
nylon Zytel from DuPont,
which holds lines from
6-10mm (0.3-0.4in) and
loads up to 70kg (154lbs).
• Quick Cleat 60020: a
smaller version constructed
of DuPont’s heavy duty
nylon Zytel, which holds
lines up to 6mm (0.3in) and
loads up to 30kg (66lbs).
www.bartonmarine.com
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