Duarry liferafts: identification and service guide
How to identify a Duarry ISO or SOLAS raft, distinguish its launch arrangement and prepare it for authorised service.
Duarry is the liferaft brand manufactured by Ausmar. The range spans ISO leisure rafts and SOLAS equipment for commercial use, including throw-overboard, compact, open-reversible, self-righting and davit-launched arrangements. Those descriptions represent materially different installations and service requirements.
The Safety Pelican services Duarry equipment within its current authorised scope in Sint Maarten. Confirm the exact model before moving the raft so the station can match it to the correct procedure, parts, testing and certificate path.
Sources checked August 2, 2026
Use both names correctly: Duarry is the brand; Ausmar is the manufacturer.
A document search can fail if the inventory lists only one of the two names. Record 'Duarry / Ausmar' with the complete model, serial number, capacity, approval, manufacture date, pack and previous service information. Photograph the main label and any service-station marking rather than transcribing only the next due date.
Add the packing and launch arrangement. A Dynamic ISO 9650 valise, a SOLAS throw-overboard canister and a davit-launchable or open-reversible raft require different confirmation. Include cradle, painter, hydrostatic release, weak link or davit interface photographs where applicable without disturbing the installation.
- Duarry and Ausmar names
- Full model and serial
- ISO or SOLAS approval
- Pack and capacity
- Launch and stowage arrangement
Match the Duarry family to the vessel requirement.
Ausmar presents Duarry SOLAS liferafts for commercial use and ISO 9650 products for leisure use. Its SOLAS range includes conventional throw-overboard, compact, high-speed-craft open-reversible, self-righting and davit-launchable configurations. A vessel inventory should name the actual configuration rather than reducing every raft to capacity.
If the vessel has changed flag, use or route, verify the approval and installed arrangement with the responsible authority or surveyor. Service can restore an accepted raft to the controlled condition defined by the procedure; it cannot turn the wrong approval or launch arrangement into the right equipment for the vessel.
- Vessel use and flag
- Exact approval
- Throw-overboard, davit or HSC
- Self-righting where required
- Emergency equipment pack
Service checks the raft as a complete survival system.
Ausmar's published overhaul process includes visual inspection, attention to fabric and seams, tightness checks, weak-link and hydrostatic-release evaluation, additional pressure tests where required, lifting-element tests for davit rafts and controlled folding and packaging. Emergency contents, lights, pyrotechnics, first-aid items and inflation components also have condition or expiry requirements.
The applicable tests are driven by model, age, approval and service history. A website overview is not a substitute for the current service manual. The authorised station identifies which procedures apply, records any repair or replacement and returns documentation traceable to the raft.
- Fabric and seam condition
- Inflation and tightness tests
- Release and weak-link components
- Davit lifting elements where applicable
- Emergency contents and controlled repacking
Give the station enough context to plan the job before opening the raft.
Send the identification photographs, previous certificate, vessel flag and use, port dates and known history. Report damaged containers, broken vacuum or service seals, water or fuel exposure, accidental activation and any external component due for replacement. If the raft is needed for a survey or sailing date, state that deadline and the required documentation explicitly.
On return, match serial number, model and capacity across unit, label and certificate. Check that the raft is sealed and secured correctly, and restore the painter and release arrangement exactly as intended. File the record against the equipment serial so the next crew can verify the history without relying on a vessel-name-only invoice.
- Full identification photographs
- Previous certificate
- Condition and incident history
- Survey or sailing deadline
- Serial-based register update
Official sources
Check the current authority text.
Requirements can change and may depend on the vessel, flag, class and operation. Use these links to verify the current source.