d-i davit-international is supplier of life saving equipment, lifting appliances and complete life saving packages for the civil, commercial, military and special shipbuilding. We are one of the leading suppliers in our business. Since 25 years our name implies innovative individual as even standard solutions, worldwide services and spareparts. The company is located in Sulingen in North-West Germany and is assisted by an international network of agencies and service centres.

The latest maintenance and repair Service Training took place with participants from Russia, Singapore, Italy, France, Turkey and Brasil. They are now authorized to service our entire product range.
The next service training is planned for March 2011.
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We are now German flag state approved by BG Verkehr (former See-BG). Subject of this new admission is periodically servicing of launching appliances and on-load release gear.
Our service engineers can maintain life-saving systems according IMO 1206/Rev.1 and IMO 1277 on german flagged vessels.

We are supplier for all life-saving systems on board. Each vessel will be equipped with four lifeboat davits with mechanical stored power, one fast rescueboat davit and one rescueboat davit. The vessels will be built at Bergen Group Fosen, Norway, and the shipping line is Fjord Line.

- Large interest in our displayed aluminium crane. Several customers asked for the possibilities with aluminium material.
- Our new fixed offshore model causes inquiries for new offshore projects in oil and gas as well as for wind offshore turbines.
- New order during exhibition from our long lasting customer MNP, Russia. The package includes the complete life-saving equipment.
- Our new field of activity: Lifting appliances for wind turbines and offshore platforms which were successfully presented
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We have successfully designed, built and tested new store/, gangway handling/, provision cranes for 5 star river cruising vessels. The first of these vessels has already left the yard for his test run.
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The development is going on in davit international.
Due to new winch design from our own engineering office for handling of lifeboats up to more than 300 persons, we have invested in design and construction of a more powerful test-tower with a test-height of 27m and a SWL of more than 30 tons. Now the test conditions especially for offshore and cruise liner winches have improved.

The new regulations according to Solas Annex 7-Resolution MSC.272(85) indicates a higher weight (82,5kg) of each person in a life- or freefall boat. According to the new regulations d-i has to renew all existing certificates which will be completed until 30. June 2010.

We are proud to be the supplier of lifesaving systems and boats on this new Ferry "Stena Hollandica". Scope of supply: 4 lifeboat davit systems, 1 fast rescueboat davit system with MOR,1 rescueboat crane with wave compensation and all boats.
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for rescueboat cranes up to SWL 12,5 kN (light version). Beginning of January 2010 we have started the production of cranes, made of aluminium, for rescueboat/workboat/liferaft/ store provision handling.
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davit international products are subjected to a quality management system according to DIN EN 9001:2008 , in order to ensure consistent product quality.
We have been audited by Germanischer Lloyd Certification Ltd. (Download: Certificate ISO 9001:2008 , PDF file)