Umoe Schat-Harding - Freefall Lifeboats, Rescue Boats and Survival Crafts

The Umoe Schat-Harding group is the global market leader in marine life-saving systems – lifeboats, davits and winches, all integrated in a total safety solution for the cruise, shipping and offshore industries. It specialises in total system packages ranging from design consultancy through to supply, installation, maintenance and lifetime service of a range of products, including lifeboats, cruise tenders, free-fall systems, rescue boats, davits and winches, all integrated into one safety system from a single-source supplier.

HIGH-QUALITY SURVIVAL CRAFT PRODUCTION

Schat-Harding evolved from a merger of the three most respected companies in the survival craft and davit business - Watercraft International, Harding Safety and Schat Davit Company - each of which served the requirements of the cruise, shipping and offshore industry for decades.

From its headquarters in Rosendal, Norway, Schat-Harding controls a global service network which ensures that wherever you are in the world, the very best in lifeboat and davit supply and service is close to you. Customer service care, including after sales service, maintenance and inspection programmes and spare parts, or just plain advice, is available from our experts in dedicated offices worldwide. Schat-Harding is part of Norway’s’ Umoe Group.

FREEFALL LIFEBOATS

Our lifeboats are developed and built to rigorous quality standards. Full documentation support is a key service provided to the customer. All our processes are ISO 9001 approved.

Our product range includes:

• The Keep It Safe and Simple (KISS) system range of conventional boats and matching VIP and FAD davits, which apply all of Schat-Harding's accumulated expertise and the latest technology to provide the simplest, lightest yet most robust boat and davit systems available anywhere
• Freefall systems, totally-enclosed lifeboats and matching davit systems ranging from 20 up to 62 persons, suitable for drop heights up to 36m
• Totally enclosed lifeboats and conventional davit systems ranging from 25 up to 90 persons
• The unique PROD system for getting conventional boats clear of units quickly and safely
• Man overboard rescue boats and single arm pivot davits
• Manually operated davits for life rafts from 12 to 35 person capacity
• Stored power-slewing davits for rescue boats and life rafts up to 2,100kg SWL
• Maintenance and service packages tailored to ensure immediate operational readiness and compliance with safety case standards
• Life extension programmes which extend system-life considerably and provide good as new reliability. Refurbished systems available for existing platform or vessel layouts

AFTER SALES SERVICE

Schat-Harding knows there is more to partnership than simply delivering a product, however well engineered. So it provides a high level of technical support and documentation control at the time of sale and delivery. It backs that by providing a round-the-clock, worldwide service capability of the life-saving systems. Schat-Harding’s service stations and service partners in strategic locations around the world ensure that it can offer owners of its products the servicing facilities required to satisfy the requirements of MSC.1/Circ.1206. With in-house service stations in Norway, the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, the US, Canada, Singapore and China, in addition to service partners worldwide, Schat-Harding has the industry’s largest global presence.

Please also see Ship Technology - Umoe Schat-Harding - Lifeboats, Rescue and Freefall Boats