Donut International Ltd
The leading manufacturer and
supplier of Personal Controlled
Descent Devices for the
offshore industry.
A UK based company with an
international network of approved
distributors covering the world.
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DONUT - guided escape to a Liferaft
The Donut has been designed to assist an evacuation to a
liferaft by incorporating a strop, which is attached to the
liferaft painter line. The painter line acts as a guide,
during descent, for entry into the liferaft.
SAFETY SYSTEMS
The evacuee remains safely attached via the Donut
harness to the painter line throughout this operation
alleviating the risk of being washed away when entering
DONUT Personal Control Descent Device the water.
The patented Donut Personal Control Descent Device is
the offshore industry standard, and was designed and
developed after the Piper Alpha tragedy with the
cooperation of the UK regulatory authorities and the
North Sea operators.
Donut is a simple, lightweight device designed as a
tertiary means of escape from an offshore platform. It
enables personnel to escape by means of Individual
Controlled Descent once the device has been attached to
a handrail or other load bearing structure. It is easy to use
and requires little physical effort.
Supplied in a vacuum sealed bag the
DONUT features:
Containment Bag Lightweight and portable.
Vacuum Seal Ensures the integrity of the unit.
Double Action Fixing Hook Double action hook alleviates the
risk of accidental re-opening. One
hand operation enables the user to
connect to a fixing point even if one
arm or hand is injured.
Made from high grade marine
stainless steel.
High Strength/High Visibility Tape Reduces the volume and weight of
the containment bag.
High tensile strength, (tested to 10
DONUT - escape from Drill Derricks
times average body weight).
and Cranes
Prevents the problem of spinning
during descent (a problem when a Donut provides a means of evacuation from areas of
rope is used). entrapment such as cranes and derricks. The unit can be
stored in these areas for use in an emergency situation or
Harness Triangular design prevents the risk
hand carried to the workplace as required.
of falling through the harness.
Descender Handle Friction device with no moving
parts, obviating mechanical failure
DONUT - Injured Party Rescue
associated with other devices. The Donut can be simply adapted to enable the
Quick Release Safe, one handed action for evacuation of an injured person either seated in the
immediate release when required. harness or fixed to a stretcher. The injured person can then
Made from highgrade marine be lowered in a controlled manner.
stainless steel.
• The Donut can also be used to lower injured parties to
a safe area using the units own harness or a stretcher.
• Donut units can be deployed around the platform
3 including the drill derrick and the crane.
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4 • The Donut device, within an Approved Recertification
6 Scheme, needs to be inspected only once in a five year
period.
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• In order to maintain safety requirements during
recertification, hire units are available at cost effective rates.
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• Donut is backed by an international network of support
services, including certified personnel and product
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training.
• Donut has proven reliability in the offshore environment.
Units have been deployed in the field for over 25 years
from the extreme heat conditions of the Middle East,
Far East and Australia to the extreme cold of Canada
1 Harness and Russia.
2 Containment Bag
3 DescenderUnit Accreditations
4 High Strength Tape
5 WireStrop The Donut has international regulatory approval,
6 Liferaft Strop including:
7 Quick Release Mechanism • European CE Mark
• UK Department of Transport
Conventional methods of • Lloyds Register
Secondary/Tertiary Evacuation: • US Coast Guard
• Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
• Scramble nets are awkward and difficult to use and
require periodic inspection.
Donut is the only Personal Controlled Descent Device with
• Knotted ropes are both physically and mentally very such a comprehensive list of International Approvals.
demanding to use, especially if the evacuee is wearing a
survival suit or life jacket.
• Chutes are a fixed entity, which may be rendered
inoperative if the cause of the emergency is in the area
where the chute is situated.
Advantages of Donut over
conventional methods of evacuation:
• Donut is both lightweight and portable. It can be
deployed from any safe area on the platform or FPSO.
• It can be used with any other type of survival
equipment found onboard the platform.
• Users do not have to wait their turn to use the
equipment.
• It can be used during an escape to a liferaft, where a
strop is attached to the liferafts painter line
allowing a guided descent to the liferaft, preventing the
risk of being washed away.
• The user can lock off the Donut device above the water,
remaining visible and more importantly dry.
• The Donut is fitted with a non-spark chemical lightstick
allowing the user to illuminate their descent or attract
attention.
SAFETY SYSTEMS
DONUT:
Is safe and easy to use.
Is lightweight and easily
transported.
Can be deployed from
anywhere on a platform
or Vessel.
Is in use worldwide.
Is the industry standard for
personal escape devices.
For further information or
quotations please contact:
Martin Bruce
Associate Director
Donut International Ltd
20 Farburn Terrace
Dyce
Aberdeen
United Kingdom
AB21 7DT
Tel: + 44 (0)1224 729277
Fax: + 44 (0)1224 773951
Email: martin.bruce@donutsafetysystems.com
www.donutsafetysystems.com
