Features and benefits of FOB boom system:
- Light weight and easy to handle
- No inflation
- Crush resistant build in floats with radar reflectors
- Flat floatation chambers for compact storage
- Manufactured from durable oil and UV resistant fabric pvc coated red dtex polyester fabric density (g/m2)1400
- Quick and simple to deploy and recovery
- East to clean
- Interwoven nylon handles on top of boom every 5meters
- Build in ballast chain from marine galvanized chain with drain pockets in the boom
- Every 5 meter mooring points
- Very long life span of 10years or more if used in the correct manner and conditions.
- Tow speed 6-7knots
- Current use 4-5 knots
- Supplied with ASTM connectors
Benefits
- Not many people needed to the boom weight when deploying or recovery
- Saving on extra costs of inflators and time to inflate the boom as the FOB comes directly from the reel.
- Boom floats are strong and will not puncture or have air valves as the foam is made from a closed cell foam which is strong and compact to store. Radar reflection comes as a standard.
- As the boom is flat more can be stored on 1 reel and no need for containers to store can also be stored on racking due to its flat shape or on a reel.
- Unlike some types of Neoprene or Hypalon the boom fabric if meets a person’s skin will not create ill effects.
- Boom can be in less than 5minutes in the water.
- Not many valve folds or area’s that would be hard to clean all easy straight forward to do.
- Easy to help with boom retrieval no chance of fingers or hands caught in a ballast chain when deploying or retrieving the boom.
- See above point 8 a much saver option
- Standard instead of having longer sections when moored the boom might not be effective if not moored properly.
- Saving on costs can be used in a range of temperatures up to 60c
- If the boom is used in a formation the quick tow speed is a critical requirement
- Used in many ports with this flow the boom works well in these conditions
- An easy slide unit with holding pins and clips.
Boom can be supplied in sections or in racking or on a reel.
