Fibrelight Self-Recovery Ladders

A yellow bag containing an orange flexible ladder designed to be used on fishing boats or similar craft particularly where an individual is working alone or with a limited crew. The Fibrelight Self Recovery Ladder is attached to a burst-zip bag which is permanently fixed to the side of the vessel. An adjustable cord allows the ladder to be pulled from the bag by a user who has fallen overboard, the bottom of the ladder falls into the water and the casualty can climb back into the vessel without any further assistance. The ladder has been designed for use by a single person and can be deployed in seconds. The ladder has a width of 600mm and is manufactured in half metre lengths from 1-3 metres, this example being 1 metre long. The ladder has no mechanical moving parts and as such requires no maintenance other than visual inspections. The rungs are made of carbon fibre composite other than the bottom rung which is made of stainless steel in order that the ladder sinks to a level in line with the user's foot. The patent for the design of the ladders was applied for in 2007 by Fibrelight Developments Limited with the inventors listed as Anthony James Patrick Hobbs and David Allan Taylor. The ladder is produced and distributed by CQC Ltd under contract from Fibrelight Developments Ltd and a white bagged version is available for super yachts. The dimensions listed are for the bag.

printed: "Fibrelight Self-Recovery Ladder. Model No. NPN268(1). Length 1m. Maximum safe loading: 1 person / 300kg. LR test certificate Number: SAS S170055. Patent No' s: GB2451127, EP2178743, US8905803. CQC Limited, Barnstaple, Devon, UK. EX31 3TD. Test data: LB14/09/12 Date of manufacture : 08/2022. Serial No. 106" (label sewn to ladder)

AIBDC : 009366