If you are planning on operating your vessel commercially, then you will need your RIB to be licensed or coded appropriately. What license you may require will be dependant on what you are planning to do and where you will be doing it. Most countries will have their own specific Regulations governing Commercial Boats. We have many years working with both the MCA Code of Practice (now called MGN280) and the Department of Marine Passenger Boat Regulations. We have a strong relationship with our surveyors who constantly inspect the boats during build to ensure compliance. With our in-house dedicated Naval Architectural & Design Office, we have capabilities of dealing with Regulations in other countries as well. If you are considering commercially coding a RIB, we recommend that you contact us to discuss the options as early as possible. We are renowned in the industry for being able to customise our product to satisfy the individual requirements of operators. Redbay are unique amongst RIB manufactures in that we are able to build the Stormforce 11 Cabin version to P5 Category for operations in Eire waters. Read more about this by clicking [here].
Sea Safari/Passenger RIB Solutions With the RIB becoming widely accepted as the best boat for carrying smaller numbers of tourist or sightseers on smaller excursions, Redbay Boats have developed customised mouldings to cater for this type of application. Over the past few years Redbay have built and coded a number of vessels for commercial operator's throughout the UK and Ireland. The vessels have been used in for both passenger carrying between the mainland and local islands and for sight-seeing. In some cases they have also been adapted to carry small amounts of freight; another opportunity for the smaller localised operators. Our RIBs can be coded to carry up to 12 passengers and can be modified to allow wheelchair access. Power options vary with the preference being Yamaha Commercially Rated Diesel Sterndrives, giving excellent fuel economy, brilliant performance and exceptional aftersales support.
Layouts vary, some operator's prefer the Wrap-Around Canopy design as it bolsters their position to facilitate sightseeing. Operator's that tend to be carrying passengers further offshore or for all weather commuting generally opt for the Cabin solution. The boats can be fitted with 14 Comfort seats all carrying 4-point harnesses. The after deck provides a good vantage point for people to come out and sight-see, or for general kitting up purposes. The boats have also 2 berths in the bow which will allow operator's who are engaged in overnight trips a place for the crew to get their heads down Dive Redbay Boats can manufacture both traditional Open Plan layout RIBs and Cabin versions for Dive Operations. Cabin versions are becoming increasingly popular as this provides shelter and comfort for the helm and crew who are continuously out at sea. The cabin also allows comfort appliances such as microwaves, fridges, toilets etc. to be fitted.
Customs, Coastgaurd, Patrol & Police We have much experience in building Patrol style RIBs, and now have Patrol Type Ribs operating as far as Bermuda. Whether for Fishery Protection or Policing activities, we are confident we can produce a RIB to meet your individual requirements.
Rescue With many of our staff experienced crew of the local RNLI lifeboat station, we like to think we might have some relevant knowledge as to what makes a good Rescue craft! Whether it be Fast Response, room for a stretcher or two, Self-Righting (either on Open Ribs or Cabin Ribs), or shallow water operations, we can build the right RIB for you.
Survey The wide stable platform of a RIB, and its relatively high TPc values (measure of how loading affects immersion; due to the buoyancy in a tube, Ribs can be loaded up without affecting their draft considerably) makes it ideal for Survey applications. In the past we have built a range of Ribs dedicated to survey operations. These have included innovative dry exhaust systems for water sampling, on board computer and camera systems etc.
Other Applications Our experience and capabilities are be no means limited to just the above fields of work. Feel free to contact us if you have a specific application you would like to discuss with us.
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