Are you looking for answers to your questions about our products? Then this is the right place to find them:

• Life Raft FAQ
• Life Jackets FAQ
• Kayak FAQ

1. Can an emergency transmitter be included in the pack?
2. Do I have to have the life raft serviced?
3. Does a SECUMAR life raft full of people right itself when knocked upside down by a wave?
4. Does it make sense to buy a life raft that is bigger than neccessary ? (i.e. a 7-8 person life raft for only 3-4 people)
5. Does the emergency pack contain food?
6. How long is the raft's lifetime?
7. How much does a service cost?
8. How much gas - and what type of gas does a life raft require in order to be completely inflated?
9. Is a life raft better protected in a canister or in a valise?
10. Is the floor insulated?
11. Is the valise waterproof?
12. Is there a danger of suffocation in your life raft?
13. Is there an emergency transmitter in the emergency pack?
14. Is there forced ventilation?
15. Is your entrance in fact smaller than those of other manufacturers?
16. What accessories does the life raft contain?
17. What do I do if I have bought a life raft without IOR equipment and I would now like to have an IOR pack?
18. What does one have to pay attention to with regards to the transport of the life raft ? (i.e. Handling / Dangerous Cargo)
19. What kind of equipment do I need - standard or emergency?
20. What kind of materials is the life raft made of?
21. Where are there service stations ?
22. Where is the life raft manufactured?
23. Which size life raft do I need?
24. Why do other manufacturers have servicing intervals of three years while SECUMAR requires service every two years?
25. Why is servicing so expensive?
26. Why is your life raft so expensive?

1. Are you allowed to take an inflatable life jacket on a plane?
2. Can I carry out the service myself?
3. Can I have a spray cap fitted on the Ultra?
4. Can I have my life jacket fitted with a spray hood / a lifejacket light later?
5. Can I switch off the automatic inflation device when I am taking part in paddling sports, and switch it on again when I go sailling ?
6. Can I transport my life jacket in an aircraft?
7. Can I use any kind of cartridge for a SECUMATIC 3001 S?
8. Can the life jacket be involuntarily inflated by rain and spray water?
9. Can't I buy the life jacket for my son a little bit bigger, then he can grow into it ? (instead of Mini- Junior, or Junior- Survival for adults)
10. How do I have to store my life jacket?
11. How long do the emergency life jacket lights shine for?
12. How long is the life time of a life jacket?
13. I go sailing and my weight is over 200 lbs. ( 90 kg ), which life jacket do I need ?
14. I have never used my life jacket, why should I have it serviced?
15. Is one obliged to have one's life jacket serviced?
16. My kid is one year old, which life jacket do you recommend? ( Inflatable / Inherent buoyancy )
17. My life jacket has never been used and looks like new. Can I now use it without any worries after 15 years?
18. What does Duo Protect mean?
19. What is a Newton?
20. What purpose does the back mesh part serve?
21. Where can one do safety training?
22. Which cartridge do I need for a SECUMATIC 3001 S?
23. Why do you have blue and dark-coloured life jackets? They can't be seen very well in water, can they?
24. Why does the (Survival-)life jacket not have a crotch strap any more?
25. Why does the life jacket only have one D-ring?
26. Will I be able to get into a life raft at all in my inflated 275 N life jacket which is so bulky?
27. Will the dog's vest also save my cat?

1. Are spare parts available?
2. Are the kayaks easy to maneuver and do they have good tracking qualities?
3. Can I purchase the outer layer separately?
4. Can the kayaks also be inflated by using a pressure pump?
5. Can the kayaks be used in salt water?
6. Can the sport kayak be used with an outboard engine?
7. Do I have to look after or store the kayaks in any particular way?
8. Do the kayaks capsize easily?
9. Do the kayaks have to be serviced?
10. Do your kayaks qualify as life-saving equipment which can be used as a substitute for life rafts?
11. How many chambers does the kayak have?
12. How much pressure do I have to use to inflate the kayak?
13. Is the polyvinyl chloride environmentally conscious?
14. My husband weighs 260 lbs. (120 kg). Can he paddle the kayak?
15. What are the weight capacities of the kayaks?
16. What does self-bailing mean?
17. What is the life expectancy of a kayak?
18. What is the white plastic part on the sport kayak for?
19. What kind of material is the kayak made of?
20. Will there be enough buoyancy left if one chamber suddenly loses air?