Safety Alert Technical No.16
LED individual safety lights - SOLAS Lifejackets lights – Spare kits for safety lights and survival suits.
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The manufacturer “Dauriac Nautic Sécurité” has issued a safety notice alert as a consequence of a defect on LED safety lights. As such, the manufacturer has undertaken to issue a recall of a number of products as a precaution.
Only LED lights made between 20 June 2005 and 31 July 2007 are affected by the manufacturer’s recall.
The date is indicated on the base of the light: i.e. M09/O5 shows that it was made in September 2005. Products affected by the recall are:
- Specific product references: 301656, 301721, 53270, 29367 and DA 006 either purchased individually or with the following products:
- Inflatable SOLAS lifejackets - reference: DNS SOLAS 301648, 301649
- Lifejacket Clop SOLAS – Challenger model.
- Lifejacket/Buoyancy aid – DNS SOLAS reference DA 040A, DA 040C
- Plastimo SOLAS reference: 27723, 27724
- Clop SOLAS Meltem and Mistral models.
- Manoverboard rescue system (Inflatable) –
- Plastimo reference 40203, 53481
- XM reference: 177787, 177788
- Replacement kits: SOLAS kits reference: 53271, 28313
MOB kits reference: 176284, 40204, 53483
Any individual who is in possession of one of the above products should contact the manufacturer directly: rappel@dns.com.fr
Contact details for the Manufacturer:
Dauriac Nautic Sécurité Z.A. Dorrondeguy BP. 357 FR 64703 Hendaye France
Tel: +33 (0) 5 59 20 19 63 Fax: +33 (0) 5 59 20 85 98
For further information please contact
Shipping Safety Branch,
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Tel: +44 (023) 8032 9114.
Issued: April 2008