Flares
Red Handflare Mk8
Red hand-held, short-range distress signal. Used to pinpoint location by day or night. Burns for 60 seconds at 15,000 candelas. Features a unique telescopic handle making it very compact and space-saving when stowed in a liferaft. Easily extended and pull wire operated.
Handsmoke MK8A
The Orange Handsmoke is a hand-held marine distress signal for daytime use to indicate position and wind direction. Produces dense orange smoke for 60 seconds.
White Handflare Mk8
For use in day and night short-range collision warning situations and for illuminating small areas. Fully extend the handle, remove the white end cap, pull the toggle sharply away from the body. Hold above head, outboard, and downwind.
Para Red Rocket Mk8A
The Pains Wessex Para Red MK8A Rocket conforms to SOLAS 74/88 as amended. Designed to withstand exceptional environmental exposure and to perform reliably even after water immersion, the pull wire ignitor, and improved grip provide easy handling. Ejecting a red flare on a parachute at 300m (1000ft), burning for 40 seconds at 30,000 candela
Lifesmoke Mk9
The NEW Pains Wessex Lifesmoke MK9 is a compact, flat top, daytime distress signal designed to be easy and safe to handle. It provides effective position marking during rescue operations and can be used to indicate wind direction, producing dense orange smoke for a minimum of 3 minutes.
Manoverboard Light and Smoke Marker
The Pains Wessex Manoverboard MK9 Compact Lifebuoy Marker is normally mounted on a ship’s bridge wing attached to a 4 kg lifebuoy. It is automatically or manually deployed to mark the position of a person in the water by day or night. Featuring a self-activated LED lighting system which exceeds SOLAS requirements for 2 candela light output and 2 hours duration, plus providing 15 minutes of dense orange smoke.
Line Thrower 250
A self-contained line-throwing appliance consisting of a plastic case with an end cap and 250m of line, an integral striker mechanism plus a rocket.