Boat Gear

New Floating Marker Light – Approved and Shipping

LSC is proud to announce the next generation Floating Marker Light – the #650 FML-7.  This light provides a solution for mariners that incorporates modern electronics and performance with LSCs rugged design standards to create a device that will stand up to the harsh conditions of the maritime environment.  The FML-7 (Part # 650) is …

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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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rescue work on cliff

CLARIFICATION ON TERM “UNINJURED” IN LSC OWNERS MANUALS

Some customers   have expressed concern, and even confusion,  over the term “uninjured”  in our owner’s manuals.  For example, “The Quick Strop shall be used to hoist uninjured persons only,” used to be stated in the Quick Strop manual  and one rescue swimmer argued that anyone who is even mildly hypothermic has an “environmental injury” and …

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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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