Early hours 19th of June 2009 while coxwain of the Peterhead pilot vessel, George West was faced with man overboard when the tug vessel Ijsselstroom capsized just off the port. After seeing the difficulty of recovering three men, he set about trying to come up with a new reliable fast means of securing a person in the sea. In trying to simplify the task of man overboard recovery from high freeboard vessels in poor sea conditions, he invented the QUIKSLING.
Sea trials with prototypes were a complete success.
Men were being rapidly recovered from sea, easily.
Above, are two part-assembled frames, awaiting attachment of the patented triple-sling technology.
Following satisfactory load testing, this innovative equipment was first installed by the local fishing vessels. It is now in widespread use across many fishing fleets of Europe as their first option for the recovery of their crew members from the sea.
Self funded, this Scottish company produces its own high quality patented life-saving product with a few key parts outsourced to quality U.K. manufacturers.
Lloyd's Register Type Approval was granted for the MK2 model after extensive laboratory and stringent practical testing. This resulted in the QUIKSLING being accepted by Lloyd's EMEA for SOLAS approval.
QUIKSLING LIMITED is proud to manufacture and supply this wonderful means of saving life at sea.
To ensure very best quality, each QUIKSLING unit is hand made with the utmost care and attention to detail before undergoing final checks. At the end of the assembly line is a proven lifesaver that can be utterly reliable in a storm.
It has recovered crewmen from up to 10m astern.
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