Life Vest & Raft Maintenance

Service check for non-inflated lifejackets

This service is for lifejackets that have not been inflated. Our fully qualified technicians check the pressure of the bladder and the function of the trigger mechanism, and any worn seals are replaced.

Lifejacket servicing

To ensure that your automatic lifejacket operates correctly, it should be serviced on a regular basis. It is critical to adhere to the prescribed servicing interval, especially if you have a self-inflating lifejacket. If no servicing interval is specified by the manufacturer of the life jacket, we recommend an inspection 2 years after purchase. Even if your life jacket has only been worn without being inflated, it will still have been exposed to the sun, salty water, and impacts.

Before sending to us, please check the year of manufacture of your life jacket. SVB only services life jackets that are no more than 10 years old.

Order your service here

We offer the following:
1. Your lifejacket has NOT been inflated and should be serviced every 2 years? In this case, please select the option Lifejacket Service Check.

2. Your lifejacket has been inflated and should now be rearmed and serviced to restore full functionality? In this case, please select the option Lifejacket Service Check and Rearming.

You should always check your life jackets before any voyage to ensure that they are fully functional. Examine the outer appearance, belts, buckles, CO2-cartridge, and trigger function (green display). Lifejackets that are more than ten years old must be serviced by the manufacturer, and this should be done annually after that.

Lifejacket repair: If your lifejacket is damaged, we can also perform a repair. From defective seams to exchanging the bladder or repairing the protective cover, everything is possible. The service is carried out in agreement with the customer and together a price estimate is calculated.

SVB services your life jackets of the brands Seatec, Kadematic and Secumar, Plastimo, Seago and Spinlock. Please label the package containing your life jacket as follows:

SVB – Spezialversand für Yacht- und Bootszubehör GmbH
-Wartungsabteilung-
Gelsenkirchener Straße 25-27
28199 Bremen
Deutschland

To lifejacket service

Lifejacket servicing includes:

• Density test of the inflated bladder according to the manufacturer's specifications
• Test of the automatic trigger via water/manual
• Inspection of the release mechanism
• Inspection of the mouth valve

Step 1:

The life vest is opened and the CO2 cartridge is removed

Step 4:

Inflation of live vest in order to assure leak tightness

Life raft service

SVB is a certified service station for PLASTIMO and PLASTIMAR life rafts. At SVB your life rafts are serviced in-house by our qualified serviced technicians. The inspection is documented and recorded in a logbook. Other rafts are sent to their respective manufacturer for correct servicing.

Life raft servicing includes:

• General inspection of the life raft
• Replacement of parts and items, e.g. seals, ropes, supplies, water etc.
• Packing the raft into a vacuum bag and into the original packaging

Step 1:

Open the transport box

Step 4:

Checking the air pressure

Step 7:

Packaging of the life raft