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Product Catalogue Our Frs Products PRODUCT CATALOGUE OUR FRS PRODUCTS Dräger Marine & Offshore has a long history of providing dedicated support to their customers, by supplying a wide range of quality products and services to a global audience for marine and offshore. This approach facilitates a Firefighting, Rescue and Safety (FRS) equipment and service capability from a single source. The Dräger Marine & Offshore organization is built around a proven total care FRS concept. Dräger. Technology for Life® &RS\ULJKW'UlJHU $OOULJKWVUHVHUYHG5HSURGXFWLRQLQZKROHRUSDUWZLWKRXWSULRU ZULWWHQSHUPLVVLRQIURP'UlJHULVSURKLELWHG*UHDWFDUHKDV EHHQWDNHQWKURXJKRXWWKHFDWDORJXHWREHDFFXUDWHEXW'UlJHU FDQQRWDFFHSWDQ\UHVSRQVLELOLW\IRUDQ\HUURUVRURPLVVLRQV ZKLFKPLJKWRFFXU $OOSURGXFWVORJRVQDPHVDQGWHFKQRORJLHVDUHWUDGHPDUNV DQGRUUHJLVWHUHGWUDGHPDUNVRIWKHLUUHVSHFWLYHFRPSDQLHV +RRJYOLHW ADVANTAGES 3 Total FRS package 3 Fast delivery 3 24/7, 365 days support 3 Largest FRS product range 3 Top quality 3 Worldwide Dräger locations SAFETY ON BOARD Dräger Marine & Offshore has a long history of providing DEDICATED TO THE MARINE & OFFSHORE WORLD dedicated support to their customers, by supplying a wide Years of experience and highly trained and certified range of quality products and services to a global audien- technicians make Dräger an authority on firefighting, ce for marine and offshore. This approach facilitates a rescue and safety projects for the marine and offshore. Firefighting, Rescue and Safety (FRS) equipment and Our organization has a strong global presence and service capability from a single source. The Dräger Marine meets all of the requirements of high safety and quality & Offshore organization is built around a proven total care standards. FRS concept. Dräger Marine & Offshore is located at the center of the Wherever people or assets are subject to danger, those Port of Rotterdam and at major North Sea Oil & Gas who are responsible for their safety rely on the firefighting, ports which guarantees fast delivery of the FRS equip- rescue and safety equipment from Dräger. Dräger Marine ment and services. Dräger is available 24 hours a day, & Offshore has always recognized its responsibility as a seven days a week and 365 days a year. supplier of safety systems and will continue to do Meeting our customers needs is the cornerstone of our everything we can to meet the needs of our customers, organization. We clearly understand that longlasting and keep Dräger customers safe. relationships are built upon mutual trust and proven reliability. ONE PARTNER FOR ALL FRS SOLUTIONS ® Dräger Marine & Offshore offers a complete portfolio of Dräger. Technology for Life firefighting, rescue and safety equipment, including service and maintenance. Dräger realizes that products that are used to protect and save lives and minimise damage must function 100 percent. We provide solutions for the Offshore, Sea Shipping, Barge and Inland shipping. MEETING YOUR NEEDS Dräger Marine & Offshore specializes in sales and service ON BOARD SERVICE for the field of firefighting, rescue and safety equipment. As Our field service engineers are fully equipped to help part of the well known Dräger organisation we offer our you on site. Trained, skilled and ready to service all customers first class products and support. portable firefighting equipment, fixed fire suppression, We feel responsible for all firefighting, rescue and safety smoke detection and gas detection systems. These equipment on board of your vessels and offshore installati- services will be carried out onboard wherever possible. ons. Our service portfolio consists of supply, installation If equipment requires repair, refilling, hydrostatic and maintenance of FRS equipment. pressure testing or if computerized diagnostic equip- ment is required we will transport the equipment to our workshop. Of course we will provide adequate exchange equipment wherever possible to ensure the safety DRÄGER MARINE & OFFSHORE OFFERS YOU: onboard during the service period. Ǹ one contact point for all firefighting, rescue and safety service Ǹ a service organization and structure dedicated to the FRS WORKSHOPS marine and offshore world Ǹ service and support for both Dräger and non-Dräger Our workshop technicians use modern technology to equipment test, refill and repair your FRS equipment. Modern Ǹ clear pricing structure for all services diagnostic equipment ensures rapid and reliable Ǹ one invoice for all FRS services elimination of all malfunctions in safety equipment. Ǹ 90 days warranty on all services and repairs Certified calibration and test gases make the service on Ǹ exchange equipment available during service to secure your gas detection equipment both traceable and safety on board auditable. Ǹ issuing of certificates on the services as a standard SPARE PARTS 24/7 AVAILABILITY 365 DAYS A YEAR We stock a wide range of parts for the FRS products Our highly skilled service technicians are always there! We most commonly used onboard of global, commercial have a continuous working schedule. Whenever you visit marine vessels. We service for both Dräger and our ports, our organization is standing by to support you. non-Dräger equipment; from fire extinguishers to self contained breathing apparatus; from portable gas detectors to life jackets. ISSUING OF CERTIFICATES When we service FRS equipment we ensure that the CLASS SURVEYOR equipment is tested according to the manufacturer's requirements and appropriate regulations. We are in close contact with all major classification organisations. If our service requires a Class witness we will contact the relevant Class surveyor and invite them to attend and verify the inspection. RENTAL EQUIPMENT Via a rental pool Dräger makes all the safety-relevant equipment required (during shutdown) available to you, from communications technology or gas detection devices to personal protection equipment. QUALIFIED MAINTENANCE Our Total Care Offshore and Marine Service is a service HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TESTING strategy with a vision. The basis of this vision lies in the Hydraulic pressure testing is a mandatory requirement quality of our people and organization. To be able to offer for fire extinguishers, CO2 installations and breathing air high quality service from a single source we invest in or Oxygen cylinders. Performing a correct hydrostatic qualified technicians, modern workshops together with our test requires the right equipment and the technicians back office and logistics teams. who are skilled in performing its use. Our technicians and equipment live up to these expectations. We are able to hydrostatically test all equipment promptly in BASIC INSPECTION combination with our refilling capacity without causing The basic inspection forms the heart of our services. The delay in your normal port schedule. basic inspection contains all activities you should expect from quality maintenance. The price for the basic inspection will cover the inspection REPAIRS and testing of the equipment according to the applicable A key component of providing quality maintenance is the test procedures. It will cover the administrative activities ability to affect repairs. Our technicians are trained to like registration, service labels and anti-tamper tags. And fulfill this challenge. To support our customers our finally it will cover for the certification and the issuing of personnel are qualified fire technicians, trained the paperwork. If the equipment is in serviceable condition breathing protection and gas detection experts and and no mandatory replacements are required then the educated in the service on lifesaving products. In basic inspection is all you pay for. combination with our large spare part stock and the ability to supply replacement products from our warehouse; we ensure that we repair your fire fighting, REFILLING rescue and safety equipment promptly and on a level you In a number of situations refilling is part of the mandatory should expect from a quality maintenance provider. maintenance schedule. To provide quality maintenance you must have the right equipment and service providers to fulfill this vital task. WARRANTY Our workshops are fully equipped to refill the following As evidence of our high quality we offer a unique equipment: warranty on service. On all of our service and repairs we Ǹ Breathing air cylinders according to EN12021 provide warranty of 90 days subject to terms and conditions. On new products we will provide a limited Ǹ Medical Oxygen cylinders up to 200 or 300 bar filling pressure warranty of 12 months. Ǹ Nitrogen bottles up to 200 bar Ǹ Dry powder extinguishers; ABC or AB powder Ǹ Fixed dry powder installation Ǹ CO2 extinguishers and CO2 bottles from the CO2 installation Ǹ Foam extinguishers; AFFF or AB fillings Ǹ Fixed foam installations Ǹ Fire suppression systems FM200, foam, water etc. FLEXIBLE SERVICE AGREEMENTS Total Care means that we feel ourselves responsible for all Drägers product and service portfolio meets our firefighting, rescue and safety equipment on board of your customers needs by extensive support by vessels and offshore installation. Our service portfolio representatives and service experts who are dedicated consists of supply, installation and maintenance of FRS to the marine and offshore world. equipment. FACTS AND FIGURES Ǹ 25 cars in the North Sea Oil & Gas region available TOTAL CARE SERVICES for transport service Ǹ 2x mobile inspection stations for extinguishers Firefighting Ǹ 1x mobile inspection station for BA sets Ǹ Inspection of all types fire extinguishers Ǹ > 1.000 inspections
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