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Hammar 6 Man+

£44.06

Hydrostatic release designed for 6 man liferafts and above with a 2 year operational life.

The unit is totally weatherproof, requiring virtually no maintenance.
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Thanner 4 YEAR LIFE Hydrostatic Release Unit

£70.50

A hydrostatic release designed for 4 man and above liferafts with a 4 year operational life.

The unit is totally weatherproof, requiring virtually no maintenance.

It is Solas Approved, Wheel Marked and fulfilled all the requirements in the testing for IMO Res. A689 (17) and IMO Res. MSC 81 (70). It has all the applicable regulations of Solas 74 and the relevant requirements being specificed in Annex A.1, section 1, item A1/1.16 as well as in Annex B Module B of the directive
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Seasafe Life Jacket Light

£14.10

- Ergonomically designed
- Luminous Intensity 0.75 cd
- Over 8 hours of operation
- White flashing light
- Polycarbonate construction
- Activation : Automatic
- Weight : 40 gms
- Shelf Life : 5 years

Approvals:
- SOLAS / LSA / MSC. 81(70)
- CCS / GL CLASS APPROVED
- 0801 MED (EC/CE) Marking
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Offshore Flare Pack in Container

£178.60

Offshore Flare Pack in Waterproof Container

- 6 x Red Hand Flares
- 4 x Red Parachute Rockets
- 2 x Orange Buoyant Smoke Floats
- 1 x Waterproof Container

All MCA & Ships Wheel Approved Pyrotechnics.
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Mullion Aquafloat Superior Flotation Suit

£111.63

- Inherent buoyancy in excess of 50 Newton
- Protects against cold water shock and hypothermia
- Fully waterproof
- Retroreflective tape on hood, shoulder and wrist
- High visibility yellow adjustable insulated peaked hood
- Built-in chin/face protector stored into collar
- Storm flap and combined chin strap with touch and close fastening
- Two lower hip double pockets
- Fleece hand warmer pocket behind a storage pocket with water repellent flaps
- Inner neoprene wrist seals

For XSmall, XXLarge and XXXLarge sizes, please contact us for more details.
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Cat C First Aid Kit

£41.13

Cat C First Aid Kit
- All contents are packed in a suitable waterproof re-sealable bag.
- UK and MCA approved
- Though contents may vary it will still conform to the regulations
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Welcome To Norwest Marine

Welcome to the web site of Norwest Marine - the UK Safety at Sea People.

Regular visitors will see that we've now upgraded our web site to introduce the facility to buy online.

Based in the historic maritime City of Liverpool on Merseyside on the west coast of England and Immingham, located close to the ports of Hull and Grimsby on the east coast, we specialise in marine safety equipment, with the inflatable life raft at the core of our business.

Liferaft Sales, Service & Hire

We carry stocks of 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 man SeaSafe ISO approved life rafts which are available in flat pack or valise.

These include ORC to SOLAS B packs.

We offer a full rage of liferaft servicing facilities and can provide quotations on request.

Liferafts conform to Charter B, RORC, IOR and CCA regulations. See life raft sales, life raft service & life raft hire for more.

Mullion Safety Equipment

Mullion aims for and achieves the maximum technical properties and standards within its product range and consistently holds the highest standard of approval possible in each market sector for the relevant products.

Furthermore, Mullion works very closely with the various appropriate standards committees and accredited approvals testing houses in order to ensure the highest standards are set and maintained for the safety at sea industry.

See the Mullion section for further information.

Hydrostatic Release Units

It is Solas Approved, Wheel Marked and fulfilled all the requirements in the testing for IMO Res. A689 (17) and IMO Res.

MSC 81 (70). It has all the applicable regulations of Solas 74 and the relevant requirements being specificed in Annex A.1, section 1, item A1/1.16 as well as in Annex B Module B of the directive.

We have these Thanner units in stock and are the main UK Distributor.

For more details, contact us.

About Us

Based in the historic maritime city of Liverpool on Merseyside in the north west of the UK, Norwest Marine Ltd was incorporated in 1981.

We specialise in the supply and servicing of marine safety equipment, with inflatable life rafts at the core of our business.

We are members of The British Marine Industries Federation and our workshops are fully approved by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. See Who we Are for more.

Buying Online

Buying online with Norwest Marine uses a payment gateway run by SecureTrading, the UK's leading independent payment service provider.

The payment process uses 3-D Secure as an added layer of security for online card transactions.

3-D Secure was developed by Visa to improve the security of Internet payments and offered to customers as the Verified by Visa service.

Services based on the 3-D Secure have also been adopted by MasterCard, under the name MasterCard SecureCode.

Best Selling Items

Hammar 6 Man+ £44.06 Hydrostatic release designed for 6 man liferafts and above with a 2 year operational life. The unit is totally weatherproof, requiring virtually no maintenance. find out more	Thanner 4 YEAR LIFE Hydrostatic Release Unit £70.50 A hydrostatic release designed for 4 man and above liferafts with a 4 year operational life. The unit is totally weatherproof, requiring virtually no maintenance. It is Solas Approved, Wheel Marked and fulfilled all the requirements in the testing for IMO Res. A689 (17) and IMO Res. MSC 81 (70). It has all the applicable regulations of Solas 74 and the relevant requirements being specificed in Annex A.1, section 1, item A1/1.16 as well as in Annex B Module B of the directive find out more	Seasafe Life Jacket Light £14.10 - Ergonomically designed - Luminous Intensity 0.75 cd - Over 8 hours of operation - White flashing light - Polycarbonate construction - Activation : Automatic - Weight : 40 gms - Shelf Life : 5 years Approvals: - SOLAS / LSA / MSC. 81(70) - CCS / GL CLASS APPROVED - 0801 MED (EC/CE) Marking find out more

Offshore Flare Pack in Container £178.60 Offshore Flare Pack in Waterproof Container - 6 x Red Hand Flares - 4 x Red Parachute Rockets - 2 x Orange Buoyant Smoke Floats - 1 x Waterproof Container All MCA & Ships Wheel Approved Pyrotechnics. find out more	Mullion Aquafloat Superior Flotation Suit £111.63 - Inherent buoyancy in excess of 50 Newton - Protects against cold water shock and hypothermia - Fully waterproof - Retroreflective tape on hood, shoulder and wrist - High visibility yellow adjustable insulated peaked hood - Built-in chin/face protector stored into collar - Storm flap and combined chin strap with touch and close fastening - Two lower hip double pockets - Fleece hand warmer pocket behind a storage pocket with water repellent flaps - Inner neoprene wrist seals For XSmall, XXLarge and XXXLarge sizes, please contact us for more details. find out more	Cat C First Aid Kit £41.13 Cat C First Aid Kit - All contents are packed in a suitable waterproof re-sealable bag. - UK and MCA approved - Though contents may vary it will still conform to the regulations find out more