09 / 03 / 2016 FROM: Safetmade Deniz İnşaat Yangın Malzemeleri

09 / 03 / 2016
FROM: Safetmade Deniz İnşaat Yangın Malzemeleri
Makina Kimya Tekstil San. Ve Tic Ltd Şti
TO: EUROPEAN COMISSION Directorate
General For Mobility and Transport D2
CC: Ms Gündüz
Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the EU
CC: Ms Brandi Baldwin
P.E Chief Lifesaving&Fire Safety Divison US Coast Guard HQ
CC: Mr Volkan Çelik
Manager, Turkey Plan Approval & Technical Support Center RINA Services SpA. (Istanbul)
Subject: Defective hydrostatic release units recall actions;
Dear Sir / Madam;
After receiving your email on 12/02/2016 with Ref. Ares (2016)763845 concerning our
hydrostatic release units, we felt the need to inform you that we had already been aware of the
situation since the fourth quarter of year 2015 and taking the following recall actions.
1- We asked our distributors and sellers to stop sales activities of hydrostatic release units for
life rafts (HRU LR-1) and for EPIRBs (HRU EP-1), collect the sold products from the market,
gather the collected and ex-stock HRUs in their premises, cut HRU ropes or pins and take a
photo of them immediately afterwards.
Distributor/seller companies and the collected disposed units are indicated in the below table.
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Company Name
Type/Brand
GKY DIŞ TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
ASKOROS
VIKING LIFE-SAVING
EQUIPMENT
Recalled
Unit
Quantity
(HRU LR-1)
589
Recalled
Unit
Quantity
(HRU EP-1)
HYGRAPHA
2316
CANTAŞ DENİZCİLİK LTD. ŞTİ.
SAFETMADE
432
675
63
SAFETMADE EUROPE BV
SAFETMADE
1457
71
SAFETMADE
993
SAFETMADE
77
SAFETBAG DENİZ HİZM. LTD.
ŞTİ.
SAFETMADE
SAFETBAG MIDDLE EAST FZC
SAFETMADE
TRIDENTE SRL
SAFETMADE
ANCIENT SEA PEARL
GEDVEC SA
EUROPEAN AGENCIES &
MARITIME WORKS
192
48
SAFETMADE
476
SEASAFE SERVICE DESK
SAFETMADE
774
ATN MARINE
SAFETMADE
912
ODYSSEY SHIPSERVICE AS
SAFETMADE
698
BOSSS LIFEBOAT AND
LIFESAVING SERVICES
SHANGHAI RUBBER STAR
PRODUCTS CO. LTD.
SAFETMADE
SAFETMADE
584
SAFETMADE
146
BOLAT OAO
SAFETMADE
457
SAFETMADE
TOTAL AMOUNT
1
128
SENEGAL SECURITY SENSEC
DOLPHIN MARINE
8
92
11046
143
Furthermore, the photos of the disposed units are in the ANNEX I. Upon request, we can
share more disposed product photos from our archive with EU Commission.
2- We announced “Safetmade recall of hydrostatic release units” with a SAFETY ALERT
on Safetbag website on the 14th of December, 2015 and with a VOLUNTARY RECALL
MESSAGE on Vira Maritime News website on the 17th of December, 2015.
2.1- The SAFETY ALERT about HRU LR-1 & HRU EP-1 on our website was published on
the 14th of December, 2015.
- The regarding link of the alert is as follows.
http://safetbag.com/2015/12/14/safety-alert-hru-lr-1-and-ep-1/
- The voluntary recall message on our website is also submitted for your reference herein
below.
SAFETY ALERT : HRU LR-1 and EP-1
Safetmade Marine Products Co. Issues a Voluntary Recall of Hydrostatic Release Units LR-1
& EP-1; due to possible corrosion risk Officially Released Message is as follows:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Safetmade Deniz İnşaat Yangın Malzemeleri Makina Kimya Tekstil San. Ve Tic Ltd Şti
RECALL DETAILS
In conjunction with:
European Commission; Classification Societies
DESCRIPTION
This recall involves Hydrostatic Release Units (HRU) manufactured by SAFETMADE with
model no LR-1 and EP-1 delivered to consumers for use on life rafts and EPIRBs; sold at
retail locations such as ship chandlers, ship suppliers, life raft repair/service stations, EPIRB
and radio communication service stations, and maritime equipment retailers.
Possible malfunction risks are detected due to harsh sea conditions and high levels of salty
water effect on the product that may result in corrosion inside the unit.
INCIDENTS/INJURES
None reported
REMEDY
REPLACE units in OPERATION (ASAP) and STOP SALES of units in stocks:
Consumers should not try to open and inspect HRU themselves; they should immediately
contact SAFETMADE Marine Products CO. to arrange a replacement at the nearest port.
RECALL DEADLINE
All units should be reported and replaced until 01.09.2016 18:00 EET
Safetmade Marine Products Co. will not be held responsible for any possible incidents due to
non-replaced HRU units after the mentioned above date.
REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
1. Issue and send us a documentation that specifies the number of units they hold, their
respective serial numbers, date purchased and date installed on the life raft or EPIRB.
2. According to the information and confirmation supplied by our side, proceed with
replacing the units.
3. Remove the HRU from life raft or EPIRB. Disable units by cutting their ropes or
breaking pins. Take photos of removed HRU units and send to: sales@safetbag.com
4. Removed units should be disposed as an expired
NOTICE FOR DISTRIBUTORS AND SELLERS
Distributors and sellers should immediately STOP sales, count the remaining units in their
stocks, issue a document for their serial numbers and contact SAFETMADE Marine Products
CO.
CONTACT INFORMATION
e-mail: sales@safetbag.com
Office phone number: 0090 (232) 431 10 00 (MON-TUE-WED-THU-FRI, 08:30 – 17:30;
SAT, 08:30 – 11:30. Eastern European Time Zone UTC + 02:00)
Website: www.safetbag.com
SOLD AT
Distributed worldwide, delivered by companies under following brands;
-SAFETMADE
-ASKOROS (OEM)
MANUFACTURER(S)
SAFETMADE MARINE PRODUCTS CO. of Turkey
MANUFACTURED IN
Izmir, TURKEY
PRODUCT PHOTOS
2.2- The VOLUNTARY RECALL MESSAGE about HRU LR-1 & HRU EP-1 at
www.virahaber.com was published on the 17th of December, 2015. It is demonstrated in a
circle below.
- The regarding link of the message is as follows.
http://www.virahaber.com/vira-maritime/safetmade-recall-of-hydrostatic-release-unitsh39156.html
- The voluntary recall message on VIRA HABER is also submitted for your reference herein
below.
Safetmade recall of hydrostatic release units
Safetmade, Issues a Voluntary Recall of Hydrostatic Release Units LR-1 & EP-1; due to
possible corrosion risk.
This recall involves Hydrostatic Release Units (HRU) manufactured by SAFETMADE with
model no LR-1 and EP-1 delivered to consumers for use on life rafts and EPIRBs; sold at
retail locations such as ship chandlers, ship suppliers, life raft repair/service stations, EPIRB
and radio communication service stations, and maritime equipment retailers.
Possible malfunction risks are detected due to harsh sea conditions and high levels of salty
water effect on the product that may result in corrosion inside the unit.
Replace units in operations (ASAP) and stop sales of units in stocks: Consumers should not
try to open and inspect HRU themselves; they should immediately contact SAFETMADE
Marine Products CO. to arrange a replacement at the nearest port.
All units should be reported and replaced until 01.09.2016 18:00 GMT Safetmade Marine
Products Co. will not be held responsible for any possible incidents due to non-replaced HRU
units after the mentioned above date.
1 Issue and send us a documentation that specifies the number of units they hold, their
respective serial numbers, date purchased and date installed on the life raft or EPIRB.
2 According to the information and confirmation supplied by our side, proceed with replacing
the units.
3 Remove the HRU from liferaft or EPIRB. Disable units by cutting their ropes or breaking
pins . Take photos of removed HRU units and send to: sales@safetbag.com
4 Removed units should be disposed as an expired
Distributors and sellers should immediately stop sales, count the remaining units in their
stocks, issue a document for their serial numbers and contact SAFETMADE Marine Products
CO.
ViraMaritime
ANNEX I
THE PHOTOS OF DISPOSED HRU LR-1 & HRU EP-1