Pains Wessex Mini Flare Mk3

Description:

The lightweight, Pains Wessex Personal Distress Signals pack contains 9 red aerial flare cartridges and a penjector firing mechanism, all enclosed in a tough, water-resistant case. The penjector is fitted with a stainless-steel spring and striker pin. It features a slot for easy loading and unloading of the flare cartridge with the trigger in the safety catch position.

Application:
Pains Wessex Personal Distress Signals are designed primarily for use on yachts, dinghies, Personal Water Craft, canoes and sailboards, but have many applications as a general-purpose distress signal for aviation, hill-walking, climbing, skiing and other outdoor pursuits. It is visible for at least 5 miles in daylight increasing to 10 miles at night, depending on weather conditions. Operating instructions are on the case.

Product Specification:
•Application: For use in day and night distress signal situations
•Dimensions: 180mm x 58mm x 25mm (7.1' x 2.28')
•Explosive content: 45g (5g per cartridge) 1.26oz (0.14oz per cartridge)
•Height: '46 metres (150')
•Burning time: up to 5 seconds
•Light intensity: 10,000 candela
•Weight: 160g (5.6oz)

Pains Wessex Compact Mini Flare Distress Signals

Pains Wessex Red Hand Flare Mk8

Description:

Red hand-held, short range distress signal. Used to pinpoint location by day or night.
Burns for 60 seconds at 15,000 candela.
Features a unique telescopic handle making it very compact and space saving when stowed in a liferaft. Easily extended and pull wire operated.

Product Specification:
•Length: 175 mm (6.9 ins)
•Length with handle pulled out: 280 mm (11 ins)
•Diameter: 28 mm (1.1 ins)
•Weight: 160 g (5.6 oz)
•Colour of light: red
•Ignition: pull-wire ignitor
•Net Explosive content: 61 g (2.14 oz)

Price €9.95

Pains Wessex Orange Hand Smoke Mk8

Description:

Particularly suitable for yachts, dinghies and sailboards, this waterproof, hand-held signal produces a dense orange smoke for 60 seconds. Use for short range daylight distress signalling and wind direction indication.
For use in day distress signal situations and to mark the position during a rescue operation.
Ideal to indicate wind direction to rescue helicopter in land or sea rescues.

Product Specification:
•Length: 255mm (10.05in)
•Burning time: 60 seconds
•Diameter: 33mm (1.3in)
•Colour of smoke: Orange
•Weight: 239g (8.4oz)
•Ignition: Mechanical Pull Tab igniter
•Net Explosive Content: 71.5g (2.5oz)

Pains Wessex White Collision Warning Hand Flare

Description:

Designed for use as a collision warning signal or for illuminating small areas where an intense white light is required.
Features a unique telescopic handle which makes the signal compact and saves space in stowage. or use in day and night short range collision warning situations and for illuminating small areas.

Fully extend handle, remove white end cap, pull toggle sharply away from body.
Hold above head, outboard and downwind.

Product Specification:
•Length: 175 mm (6.9 ins)
•Lenght with handle pulled out: 280 mm (11 ins)
•Diameter: 28 mm (1.1 ins)
•Weight: 160g (5.6 oz)
•Light intensity: 2,500 candela
•Burning time: 60 seconds
•Colour of light : white
•Ignition: pull wire ignitor

Price €9.95

Pains Wessex Orange Life Smoke Mk8

Description:
The Pains Wessex Lifesmoke MK8 is a compact, flat top, day time 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.
Application:
The Pains Wessex Lifesmoke MK8 is a small and compact distress signal for daylight use only, designed for stowage in liferafts. Signal for position marking during rescue operations. Indicates wind direction .Safe to use on oil or petrol covered water. Conforming to SOLAS 74/88 as amended . Two signals are required carriage in SOLAS liferafts and lifeboats. Two are supplied in RORC and Offshore leisure kits.

To use: Peel off top cap, pull string sharply away from body. A 2 second delay allows time to throw the canister downwind into the water.

Product Specification:
Height: 100 mm (4 ins)
Diameter: 84 mm (3.3 ins)
Weight: 370 g (13 oz)
NEC: 200 g (7 oz)
Burning time: 3 minutes minimum
Colour of smoke: orange
Ignition: pull-wire ignitor with 2 seconds safety delay

Pains Wessex Red Parachute Rocket

Description:
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
immersion in water, the pull wire ignitor and improved grip provides
easy handling. Ejecting a red flare on a parachute at 300m (1000ft),
burning for 40 seconds at 30,000 candela
Application:
A day or night long-range distress signal. 12 should be carried on the ship’s bridge and 4 are requiremed in ship’s Lifeboats and Liferafts, also suitable for use in other
commercial and recreational boats.
To Use: Remove red end cap. Hold firmly, vertically above head at arms length. Turn head away and pull toggle. Rocket is ejected instantaneously with a loud report and slight recoil.
Be careful not to direct towards people or property.
Product Specification:
Length: 295 mm (11.6”) Light intensity: 30,000cd candela
Burning time: 40 seconds Diameter at handle: 38 mm (1.5”)
Diameter: 32 mm (1.25”) Colour of light: red
Weight: 235 g (8.23 oz) Ignition: pull-wire ignitor
Net explosive cont: 84 g (2.94 oz) Altitude: 300 m (985’)

Pains Wessex Flare Storage - Polybottle - 3 ltr

Description:

3 Litre Polybottle water resistant storage bottle for flares - Will easily store Inshore or Coastal Flare sets

Price €13.95