VIKING 20DK+ Life Raft

VIKING VIKING 20DK+ Life Raft is a shipboard unit in the Lifesaving Appliances (LSA) group, classified in the source as Life Raft (Inflatable, SOLAS). It is normally installed at designated survival and rescue stations on deck or bridge areas according to the appliance type. Its primary duty is to support abandonment, distress alerting or rescue in accordance with the vessel's lifesaving arrangement. In service it interfaces with stowage/launching arrangements, survival craft, distress systems and statutory inspection records depending on the appliance. The source record states capacity 20 persons for this exact variant; this information is retained unchanged and distinguishes it from neighboring entries in the same product family. For exact limits, settings, test values and approved maintenance criteria, refer to the manufacturer documentation for the exact figure.