Ocean Safety Ocean ISO Life Raft
Full offshore specification. RINA approved, Group A.
Product Code: OSRAF0130
- Made with PU nylon laminate
- Insulated floor
- Hermetically sealed
- Highly visible in orange and yellow
- Rain water collection
- 75L x 4 water pockets for increased stability
- External and internal lighting
- Retro reflective tape
- 3 year service interval
- European warranty
- made in UK
What is included in your life raft safety pack?
ISO Less than 24h Pack
- x3 hand flares
- x2 red parachute rockets
- x2 paddles
- x1 pump
- Repair Kit
- Safety knife
- Sea anchor
- Sponges
- Torch
- Spare bulb and batteries
- Signal mirror
- Sea sickness bag (1 per person)
- Sea sickness pils (6 per person)
ISO Greater than 24h Pack
- x6 hand flares
- x2 red parachute rockets
- x2 paddles
- x1 pump
- Repair Kit
- Safety Knife
- Sea anchor
- Sponges
- Torch
- Spare bulb and batteries
- Signal mirror
- Sea sickness bag (1 per person)
- Sea sickness pills (6 per person)
- 1.5 litres of water (per person)
- x1 food ratio (10.000kj) per person
- xx2 Thermal protective aid
- x1 ISO 9650 first aid kit
Ocean ISO < (less than) 24 Hours Valise Dimensions
| Life Raft Size | Dimensions (mm) | Weight (mm) | Ocean Safety Part No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Man Valise | 670 x 420 x 240 | 28Kg | RAF0100 |
| 6 Man Valise | 740 x 430 x 270 | 36Kg | RAF0110 |
| 8 Man Valise | 740 x 440 x 250 | 39Kg | RAF0120 |
| 10 Man Valise | 850 x 450 x 260 | 47 Kg | RAF0130 |
Ocean ISO < (less than) 24 Hours Canister Dimensions
| Life Raft Size | Dimensions (mm) | Weight (mm) | Ocean Safety Part No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Man Standard Canister | 710 x 490 x 260 | 33Kg | RAF0105 |
| 6 Man Standard Canister | 800 x 520 x 290 | 40.5Kg | RAF0115 |
| 8 Man Standard Canister | 800 x 520 x 290 | 44Kg | RAF0125 |
| 10 Man Standard Canister | 850 x 520 x 260 | 52.5Kg | RAF0135 |
| 12 Man Standard Canister | 850 x 520 x 260 | 56Kg | RAF0140 |
Ocean ISO > (more than) 24 Hours Valise Dimensions
| Life Raft Size | Dimensions (mm) | Weight (mm) | Ocean Safety Part No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Man Valise | 670 x 450 x 270 | 37Kg | RAF0151 |
| 6 Man Valise | 740 x 460 x 270 | 50Kg | RAF0153 |
| 8 Man Valise | 740 x 470 x 280 | 54Kg | RAF0155 |
| 10 Man Valise | 850 x 490 x 290 | 72Kg | RAF0157 |
Ocean ISO > (more than) 24 Hours Canister Dimensions
| Life Raft Size | Dimensions (mm) | Weight (mm) | Ocean Safety Part No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Man Standard Canister | 710 x 490 x 280 | 41.5Kg | RAF0152 |
| 6 Man Standard Canister | 800 x 520 x 310 | 53Kg | RAF0154 |
| 8 Man Standard Canister | 800 x 520 x 310 | 59.5Kg | RAF0156 |
| 10 Man Standard Canister | 890 x 520 x 290 | 71.5Kg | RAF0158 |
| 12 Man Standard Canister | 890 x 520 x 290 | 82Kg | RAF0159 |
What you are actually buying
Group A construction
The top ISO 9650-1 classification: insulated floor and certified to inflate reliably in the cold. Group B rafts are not, and the difference only shows up on the worst night of your life.
Ballast above ISO minimum
Four or five 75-litre pockets, more than the standard demands. Ballast is what stops a raft being flipped by wind before the crew are aboard - the single most common cause of raft failure.
Ladder plus knee scoop
A boarding ladder and a knee scoop with grab handles. Recovering an exhausted person from cold water is the hardest part of any abandonment, and a ladder alone often is not enough.
Certified to a 6m drop
Tested to be thrown from six metres, so it survives launch from a high freeboard or a flybridge. Also approved for MCA Class XII and World Sailing OSR.
Weight and size, by capacity and packing
The most important number here is weight. In an emergency somebody has to move this to the rail - possibly alone, possibly injured, possibly at forty degrees of heel. Choose a raft you can actually handle, not just one that fits the crew list.
| Configuration | 4 Man | 6 Man | 10 Man | 12 Man |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valise - weight, under-24h pack | 25.5kg | 33kg | 42kg | - |
| Valise - weight, over-24h pack | 37kg | 50kg | 72kg | - |
| Valise - price | £1,692.34 | £2,529.60 | £2,363.32 | - |
| Canister - weight, under-24h pack | 30kg | 37kg | 48kg | 50.5kg |
| Canister - weight, over-24h pack | 33.5kg | 41kg | 50kg | 51.5kg |
| Canister - price | £2,153.14 | £2,262.07 | £3,226.33 | £3,408.04 |
Prices are live and update automatically. Where a weight is shown as a range, the manufacturer's dealers publish differing figures and we would rather show the spread than pick one and be wrong - call us and we will confirm the exact figure for the configuration you want.
Coastal or offshore?
This decides everything else: the floor, the pack, the canopy, the price. Get it right first and the rest of the choices become easy.
Coastal
Designed for use up to about 2m significant wave height, Beaufort 6, and air temperature above 10°C. It assumes help is coming within a day.
- Thermally insulated floor
- Under-24-hour emergency pack
- High-visibility yellow canopy
- No drinking water in the pack
- No thermal protective aids
Offshore
Built for extended passages, higher winds and bigger seas, and equipped to keep a crew alive without outside help for longer. Inflates reliably down to minus 15°C.
- Insulated floor, orange canopy, SOLAS reflective tape
- Inflatable boarding step, as used on commercial rafts
- Over-24-hour pack: water and thermal protective aids
- Meets ISO, ISAF, RORC and WCC requirements
ISO 9650-2 was withdrawn in May 2022 and merged into ISO 9650-1:2022, where the coastal specification is now called Type 2. Rafts are still widely sold and labelled ISO 9650-2 - it means the same thing, but the standard it names no longer exists as a separate document.
Valise or canister?
Not a packaging preference. It decides where the raft can legally live, whether it can free itself if the boat goes down fast, and how heavy it is to move.
Valise
Lighter and cheaper, and it will fit in a cockpit locker or a dedicated stowage below. But someone has to carry it to the rail by hand, and it cannot float free.
- Several kilos lighter than the same raft in a canister
- Must be kept dry - not a deck item
- Cannot take a hydrostatic release
- Racing rules cap below-deck valises at 40kg
Canister
Lives on deck or in the cockpit in a cradle, exposed to the weather by design. The only option that can be fitted with a hydrostatic release, so the raft frees itself if the boat sinks before anyone reaches it.
- Deck-mounted - nothing to carry
- Takes a hydrostatic release unit
- Weatherproof, no dry locker needed
- Heavier, and takes deck space
Worth adding to your order
None of this comes in the raft. Check the pack list above and add what you are missing.
Which one is right for you?
Every model in this range side by side, so you can see exactly what the extra money buys.
| Model | Ocean Ultralite | Ocean ISOYOU ARE VIEWING | Regatta Ocean | Ocean Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification | ISO 9650-1 Type 1 Group A, RINA approved | ISO 9650-1 Type 1 Group A, RINA approved | ISO 9650-1 Type 1 | None - not ISO 9650 approved |
| Intended waters | Offshore | Offshore | Offshore | Coastal and short offshore, non-coded craft |
| Also approved for | MCA Class XII, World Sailing OSR, Div 240/333 | MCA Class XII, World Sailing OSR, Div 240/333 | - | - |
| Floor | Insulated, PU nylon laminate | Insulated, PU nylon laminate | Insulated | Insulated |
| Canopy | High-visibility yellow and orange | High-visibility yellow and orange | - | High-visibility orange, zip entrance |
| Lighting | - | SOLAS internal and external, retro-reflective tape | Exterior locator light, interior LED | Automatic light |
| Boarding | Boarding ladder with aluminium tubing, plus knee scoop and grab handles | Boarding ladder with aluminium tubing, plus knee scoop and grab handles | Boarding ramp AND ladder | - |
| Ballast | - | 4 or 5 x 75L pockets, above ISO minimum | 4 large water-ballast pockets | Large water-ballast pockets |
| Drop height | - | 6m | - | - |
| Emergency pack | Under 24 hour | Under 24 hour or over 24 hour | Under 24 hour | - |
| Service interval | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Warranty | - | 20 years | - | - |
| Price from | £5,086.66 | £1,692.34 | £1,024.91 | £777.71 |
| View Ocean Ultralite | You are here | View Regatta Ocean | View Ocean Standard |
Where it goes and how it launches
Mount it where it can reach the water in 15 seconds
Deck, cockpit or a dedicated locker - but the test is the same: could an exhausted person get it over the side in fifteen seconds, in the dark, at an angle? If not, move it.
Secure it in a cradle, not with a bungee
A canister needs a proper cradle and lashing strap so it stays put in a knockdown but releases instantly by hand. Vertical cradles suit transom and pushpit mounting where deck space is tight.
Consider a hydrostatic release
An HRU cuts the lashing automatically at roughly 1.5 to 4m of submersion, so the raft floats free and inflates on its painter if the boat goes down before anyone reaches it. Canister only. Replace the unit every two years.
Tie the painter to the boat - properly
The raft inflates by being pulled. If the painter is not made fast to a strong point, you will watch your liferaft drift away fully inflated. It happens more often than anyone admits.
Whichever you choose, every arrangement should let the raft reach the lifelines within about 15 seconds. If yours cannot, the stowage is wrong - regardless of what the raft cost.
Frequently asked
The over-24-hour pack adds drinking water and thermal protective aids - the two things that keep people alive past the first night. It also adds real weight: on the 10 man valise, 42kg becomes 72kg. Choose the bigger pack if help could be more than a day away, but check you can still move it.
It is the higher of the two ISO 9650-1 construction classes. Group A rafts have an insulated floor and are certified to inflate reliably down to minus 15 degrees; Group B rafts are only certified to zero. If you sail outside high summer, Group A is what you want.
Canister if it lives on deck or the boat is often unattended, because only a canister can take a hydrostatic release and free itself if the boat goes down first. Valise if you have a dry, quickly reachable locker and someone who can lift it - note the over-24h valises here are heavy.
Every three years, at an approved station. Budget for it from the start: over the twenty-year life of this raft, servicing will cost considerably more than the raft did. Call us and we will point you at the nearest approved station.
On a pallet courier rather than a standard parcel service. Delivery is calculated at checkout for UK mainland addresses; Highlands, islands and non-mainland addresses are quoted individually. You are welcome to collect from the shop.
Not sure which raft you need? Ask us.
Tell us where you sail, how many are usually aboard, and where you would put it. We will tell you honestly which specification you need - and whether the cheaper raft would do.
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Delivery & Returns
Liferafts are subject to length and weight shipping restrictions and travel on a pallet courier rather than a standard parcel service. Delivery is calculated at checkout for UK mainland addresses.
Highlands, islands, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Wight and non-mainland addresses are quoted individually - please call our online team on +44 (0) 1473 694725 before ordering so we can confirm the cost and lead time. Overseas shipping may incur additional charges.
You are also very welcome to collect from the shop, which many customers prefer so we can check the raft over and talk through where it should be mounted.
Our policy is simple - you have up to 90 days to return your purchase if it is not suitable or you have changed your mind. Our hassle-free 90-day returns policy applies to most items and is offered in addition to your statutory rights.
Please note: a liferaft must be returned unused and with its factory seals intact. Once a raft has been deployed or its container opened it cannot be returned as unwanted, though this does not affect your rights if the item is faulty.
Because liferafts are large and heavy, please call our online team on +44 (0) 1473 694725 to arrange collection rather than arranging your own courier.
If you need to add or remove items from your order, change the details of your delivery address or cancel the order completely, please contact our Online Team for advice on +44 (0) 1473 694725 between 0900 and 1730 Monday to Friday or email us. Please quote your order number and order date. If your order has already been dispatched or delivered, then you will need to follow our Returns procedure in the event of any unwanted products.