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Press Release
 New Unitor Seaguard 2010 Lifejacket from Wilhelmsen Ships ServicePlease visit Wilhelmsen Ships Service at Nor-Shipping 2009 at Stand D03-15 The Unitor Seaguard 2010 lifejacket exceeds the new IMO requirements which come into effect from July 2010 and carries the Wheelmark sign of approval. The lifejacket is available in adult, child and infant models. It has been rigorously tested to comply with SOLAS standards and it out-performed the reference lifejackets in all parameters during the trials. The compact and standardised design allows for easy donning and reduces necessary storage volume, making it ideally suited to the requirements of passenger vessels. The Unitor Seaguard infant size addresses the new regulation that states that for passenger ships on voyages of less than 24 hours the number of infant lifejackets provided should be equal to at least 2.5% of the number of passengers on board. On longer voyages infant lifejackets should be provided for every infant on board. All lifejackets that are due to be replaced after 1st July 2010 must comply with these new regulations. Also ships built on or after this date are required to have this new design. The lifejackets are designed with a host of features including buddy line, whistle, adjustable chin strap and retro reflective tape. Dave Evans, Product Marketing Manager Life Saving & Survival of Wilhelmsen Ships Service commented: "This is a positive development in improving the safety of passengers at sea. We are very pleased that the Unitor range has comfortably outperformed the reference testing models". He added: "We are proud of the fact that Wilhelmsen Ships Service is one of the first companies to achieve these standards with infant lifejackets". Wilhelmsen Ships Service provides the lifejackets as part of the company's full range of ships services which include the global provision of safety and liferaft products, ships agency services, Unitor products, technical services and maritime logistics. We invite you to the stand of Wilhelmsen Ships Service at Nor-Shipping 2009 to view the BRAND NEW Unitor Seaguard 2010 Lifejacket, which exceeds the new IMO requirements. 2009-06-03
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