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Image of swimmer in TRITON made prior to TSO-C167

LSC Receives FAA Approval for TRITON Vest

Lifesaving Systems Corp is pleased to announce that our TRITON Vest – when integrated with an FAA Approved TRITON Harness (#497-T) –  has received FAA approval under TSO-C13G.  This finalizes an extensive two-plus year effort in achieving FAA approval for the most proven maritime helicopter rescue harness in the industry.  The TRITON, originally developed for …

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The New TRI-SAR: Minor Changes – Major Improvement

The TRI-SAR has been used well-over a million helicopter hoists since its design and release over twenty years ago. This year alone, LSC has taken orders for over 1,400 TRI-SAR variants for users all over the world, with much of that activity coming from the U.S. Navy’s decision to switch all surface swimmers to the surface …

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D-Lok Hoist Hook

Go Army! AED Approves LSC Hoist Hooks

Following extensive evaluation by the U.S. Army’s Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED), the most popular hoist hook in the world is now available for use on U.S. Army Helicopters.  The D-Lok Hook, the first hook designed to eliminate the possibility of dynamic rollout from the hoist hook, has seen action around the world and is now …

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Image of swimmer in TRITON made prior to TSO-C167

TRITON Rescue Harness Receives TSO C167 Approval from the FAA

Lifesaving Systems Corp. is pleased to announce that our TRITON Rescue Harness has received FAA Approval under TSO C167 – Personnel Carrying Device Systems (PCDS). This approval comes after significant independent laboratory testing and review by the FAA. As more and more sea rescue operations move to contracted services, the requests for regulatory approval likewise …

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UPDATE: US Army AED Approves ALL LSC Medevac Litters

After recently adding our quick strops  and then soon after our Medevac II Liters to their list of approved devices, the Army’s AED  Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED), has evaluated our original Medevac litters and added the devices to Airworthiness Release (AWR) 980 as approved for use on U.S. Army UH/HH-60 platforms. The Medevac litters, including the #402, …

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USCG Boat Driver maneuvers a vessel

17 Gram Cylinders for LSC Vests

  Last month (Jul 2016), the USCG issued a message announcing the requirement to replace all CO2 cylinders in Lifesaving Systems (and Mustang) brand inflatable life vests.  The change in cylinders, from 33 gram to 17 gram, will provide adequate buoyancy following auto-inflation but the decrease in cylinder size will allow for egress should a …

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USCG MST throws line to vessel.

The Same Only Better – Changes to the Rescue Throw Line (#237-P)

If you’re in the Coast Guard and recently received our rescue throw line – Part # 237-P – you may have noticed it looks different than it used to. We promise; it’s the same thing, only better.  In the last year alone we’ve shipped over fifteen-hundred 237-P Rescue Throw Lines around the world.  Always striving to make our products …

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US Army Helicopter Hoisting a Soldier

US Army AED Approves LSC Quick Strop

Following extensive evaluation by the U.S. Army’s Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED), LSC’s Quick Strop (Part #214) has been added to the Army’s Airworthiness Release (AWR) 980 and is now approved for use on U.S. Army UH/HH-60 platforms.   Currently in use with US Coast Guard and Navy, the Quick Strop is available to all military, …

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