Donut Personnel controlled descent device

Patented design, light-weight for tertiary means of escape

The patented Donut is a simple, lightweight device designed as a tertiary means of escape at sea and on Land. Units have been deployed in the field for over 22 years from the extreme heat conditions of the Middle East, Far East and Australia to the extreme cold of Canada and Russia. 

Product Highlight

The Donut enables personnel to escape using Individual Controlled Descent once the device has been attached to a handrail or other load-bearing structure. It can be used for: 

1) 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's line acts as a guide, during the descent, for entry into the liferaft. 

2) Escape From Drill Derricks & Cranes

Donut provides a means of evacuation from areas of entrapment such as cranes and derricks, The unit can be stored in these areas for use or hand-carried to the workplace as required.

3) Injured Party Rescue 

The Donut can be simply adapted to enable the evacuation of an injured person either seated in the harness or fixed to a stretcher. The injured person can then be lowered.

Recertification

The Donut device, within an Approved Recertification Scheme, needs to be inspected only once in five years. In order to maintain safety requirements during recertification, hire units are available at cost-effective rates. 

The Donut has international regulatory approval, including: