Trinity House service all the lighthouses and lightships around the coasts of England. The lighthouse service ships have now started to carry passengers on mini holidays to our beautiful coastline. Part of the upgrading for this required the installation of a regulation helipad deck for emergency access.
The THV Patricia has beautiful teak decks throughout which Trinity House were keen to preserve intact. Tact were asked for a non invasive and safe flooring solution with no screws or glues being applied to the teak deck. TactTiles Marine floor tiles were the answer to this problem, the tiles were laid over the helipad area and lashed down to the railings around ship’s deck.
Using Marine tiles in green and white, the helicopter ‘H’ and circle were crisp and clear for easy identification from the air. The load- bearing characteristics of Marine floor tiles had no problem taking the weight of the aircraft and also provide a free draining and non slip flooring surface for the crew.
An additional benefit to Trinity House is that the flooring can be removed at any time to service the teak deck and any other equipment beneath. This helicopter pad was installed in one day and has been in service for three years now. Whilst on the vessel Tact also covered slippery steel steps with TactTiles.
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