7. Ice Rescue Suits and Accessories
Large Gear Bag, Stearns Ice Rescue Suit, 75' Second Chance Throw Bag, Suit repair kit,
Neoprene Visor w/Lights, Rescue Knife, Signal patch, Ice Awls w/Case, Ankle Weights, Swim Fins, Fin Keepers, Anti-Slip Soles, Rope Deployment Bag, 150' Pre-Rigged Ice Rescue Rope, Cold Water Rescue Sling, Inflatable Rescue Tube, Ice Anchor Kit and Instructions-For-Use. This MARSARS exclusive is a highly visible, readily grab-and-go, fully contained compact equipment package which keeps all personal rescue gear in one easily opened package. It eliminates the need to search for all proper gear during those time-critical situations. This day/night ready-for-rescue kit features the following items: Qty, Item and Description: 1ea. M7 Large Water Rescue Gear Bag--Heavy Cordura construction with zippered top access and carry handles. 1ea. i595 Stearns Ice Rescue Suit (size large)--Neoprene constructed dry suit with tapered legs, five-fingered gloves and attached boots. Designed to provide up to 6 hours of hypothermic protection. 1ea. B5. If victim is beyond reach, a 75' Second Chance Rescue Throw Bag is thrown to land past victim. If physically able to assist in their own rescues, victims are pulled free from or held against ice until rescued. 1ea. 590Kit. Stearns Neoprene Suit repair kit contains various sized neoprene patches and Aqua Seal cement. 1ea. P27B For those darkest of night SAR calls. 2 Pelican Super Duper MityLite lights each powered by 2 AA batteries (included) are attached to a removable neoprene visor. Visor worn directly over ice rescue suit's neoprene hood or helmet. 1ea. P21 Cut MVA seatbelt webbing or yourself free from fishing line entanglement. MARSARS tethers a "One-Hand Rescue Knife with Case" to ice rescue suits' right chest harness. Knife features a sharp stainless steel serrated blade with sheep's foot tip blunted for safety. 1ea. i3 Day/night signal patch. Displays sound, hand and light signals on a yellow neoprene placard fastened to suit's right forearm. 1ea. i15 Ice Awls with Case are tethered to ice rescue suit's left forearm. In the hands of an ice rescue responder, Awls offer the essential grip needed to quickly advance across broken unstable ice. 1pr. i6 Ankle Weights are lead shot encased weights worn to offset lower suit buoyancy & maintain in-water vertical stability. 1pr. P40 Swim Fins (size XXXL)--Oversized to fit over all ice rescue suit boots. To understand Fin's effectiveness on new ice conditions, picture how an Ice Breaker works. The vessel's hull is propelled forward atop ice. Ice is broken as the vessel's weight bears down. 1pr. i11 Rescue Swim Fin Keepers--Fasten to heel straps of swim fins. Easy to use Hook-and-loop straps wrap around ankles preventing accidental fin loss. Keepers are essential because most Ice Rescue Suits feature a size 12 boot. When swimming, the enclosed feet of smaller rescuers move back and forth within the large boots. This excessive foot movement often results in slippage and eventual loss of the Swim Fins' rubber Heal Strap. Accidental Fin loss impacts rescuers attention and response time. 1pr. iSOL Anti-Slip Soles (size L or XL) should be worn by anyone required for line tending. Line Tenders need reliable stable traction when pulling on rope. 1ea. M1 150' of 3/8" tether rope capacity. Our Rope Deployment Bag has an external gear pocket for Land/Ice Anchor Kit storage. Features include heavy duty vinyl bottom, mesh sides for ventilation and black Cordura top with draw cord opening. Web carry handle. 150' TBH10 Ice Rescue Rope--3/8" (9.5 mm) diameter, 3600 lb (1633 kg) average strength. Rigged rescue ready. Hollow braid construction includes 3 factory-spliced eyes. Preferred by MARSARS due too it's' low elongation, extremely buoyant and lightweight properties. When wet, the rope does not absorb or hold water, nor loose strength. 1ea. H2326 Asymmetric Safety Hook--5730 lb (2604 kg) average strength. Stainless steel construction with tensioned gate connects rescue tether to rescue suit's chest harness. Unlike locking Carabineers, this fastener prevents freeze-up and assures emergency disconnect/escape. 1ea. HFLOAT Hard foam "Hook Float" keeps detached tether afloat and ready for reattachment. 1ea. RPG Cold Water Rescue Sling is a multi-purpose buoyant foam device. Extended by hand during open water rescue, it provides victim security and rescuer safety. For ice rescue, an adjustable hook & loop covered sizing strap secures patient's body without compression. Gathered foam tubes act to shield patient's head during haul-back. Includes fast connecting Asymmetric Safety Hook. Weighs only 1.75 lb (0.79 kg). 1ea. RFD37 The Inflatable CO2 Rescue Tube is mainly an open water Rescue Flotation Device (RFD) with enough buoyancy to keep at least two victims afloat. However, during ice rescue, the RFD could be used to rapidly intervene and stabilize an active drowning victim that cannot reach or hold ice. 1ea. RFD44 Spare 33 Gram CO2 bottle. Use it to demonstrate how our inflatable 36" CO2 Grasp Aid inflates in seconds. Or take our word for it and save the bottle as a spare. 1ea. i4 Ice Anchor Screw with Metal Becket doubles as the tether rope's ice anchor base. Secondly and a more important function is it's use by a single rescuer to conduct single-handed victim(s) extrications. 1ea. P43 Non-Locking Carabineer--5018 lb (2280 kg) average strength. This non-locking device is used to connect the ends of land or ice based tethers to the respective anchor point. Non-locking feature assures rapid emergency disconnections without freezing. 1ea. TUBE 5 5' Black Land Anchor Strap--4000 lb (1818 kg) average strength. Wrap this 1" tubular web sling around a tree or rock. Together with carabineer, securely fastens tethers to land. Endless sling also doubles as an emergency chest harness. 1ea. Instructions for use pamphlets of the following: rescue suit care, maintenance and use, IRRK kit's component use, rescuing with Cold Water Rescue Sling, ice rescue tethering, rescue line throwing and rescuing with inflatable rescue tube.
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