SAFE TRANSFER® Personnel Transfer Basket 1145-8
Safety
for life.
Eight passengers, a rigid stainless steel frame and a lifespan of more than 30 years. Formerly known as the ESVAGT basket.
15 YRS
30+ YRS
−50/+70 °C
SF 10
4 m/s
8 people
3 points
1,000 kg
100 %
Unique Top Eye
The strongest top eye in the market, in solid stainless steel. It has three independent lifting points: one for the lifting sling and two for the elastic compensator.
- 3 independent lifting points
- Solid stainless steel
- Min. shackle pin 25 mm
Elastic compensator
The second, independent sling. It absorbs the wave motion when the basket lands on a floating unit and stops the basket from rotating. The lifting sling and the compensator can each carry the basket with full payload.
- Safety factor ≥ 10
- Absorbs wave motion at landing
- Replaced every 12 months
Lifting sling
The main sling, as a wire sling or a chain sling. It can carry the basket with its full payload on its own. It is checked at every annual service and replaced after 5 years.
- Wire sling or chain sling
- Carries 100 % of the load alone
- Safety factor ≥ 10
- Checked yearly, replaced after 5 years
Top float and net
The top net protects the passengers against dropped objects. The float at the top adds buoyancy if the basket ends up in the water.
- Protection against dropped objects
- Extra buoyancy at the top
Rope sections
Four rope sections, attached to the upper and lower structure, surround the passengers. Passengers stand inside and hold on with their hands during the transfer.
- Four rope sections around the passengers
- Hold on with your hands
Click-buckle straps
The rope sections close with orange straps and black click buckles. They open fast, so passengers can get in and out quickly and safely.
- Fast to open and close
Non-skid floor
5 mm aluminium plates with a non-skid surface and drainage, so water runs off and the footing stays safe when passengers step in and out.
- 5 mm aluminium plates
- Drainage
- Non-skid surface
PUR bumper fender
The orange PUR fender protects the passengers against harmful deceleration at landing, and against lateral impact if the basket swings into an obstruction.
- Vertical impact protection, 4 m/s
- Lateral impact protection, 2 m/s
- Non-skid PUR surface
Eight parts that matter.
Every part of the 1145-8 has one job: to bring eight people safely between deck and platform. Built in AISI 316L stainless steel, non-collapsible and 100 % made in the EU.
1Hover or tap a number on the photo to see that part up close. Use the arrows to go through all eight.
Primary structure in AISI 316L: yield strength 195 N/mm², tensile strength 480 N/mm², 3.1 material certificates according to ISO 10474. NDT: 100 % visual on all welds, 100 % LPI on pad eye welds, 20 % LPI on primary welds.
Built for the hard landing.
A personnel basket lands on a moving deck and can swing into the side of a vessel. The 1145-8 protects the passengers against a vertical impact of 4 m/s and a lateral impact of 2 m/s.
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The orange PUR fender protects against harmful deceleration at landing
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Foam and tarpaulin cover the inside structure
4 m/s
2 m/s
Built for high personnel safety.
The 1145-8 is a standing basket built for crane transfer between a vessel and an offshore installation. Passengers stand inside a rigid stainless steel frame, behind four rope sections, and hold on to the handlebars. This is how it protects personnel against the main risks in a crane transfer.
4 m/s vertical. The orange PUR fender protects the passengers against harmful deceleration at landing, and the elastic compensator absorbs the wave motion.
2 m/s lateral. The PUR fender takes the hit if the basket swings into a vessel side or a platform leg. The frame is rigid and non-collapsible, foam and tarpaulin cover the inside structure, and the compensator stops the basket from rotating.
4 rope sections, top net. Rope sections attached to the upper and lower structure surround the passengers and close with click-buckle straps. Handlebars and a non-skid floor give a safe hold and footing, and the top net protects against dropped objects.
2 independent slings, SF ≥ 10. A lifting sling and an elastic compensator, on a Top Eye with 3 independent lifting points. Each sling can carry the basket with its full payload if the other one fails.
Designed to float. A floating fender at the top and the bottom adds buoyancy if the basket ends up in the water. A work life jacket or a survival suit with buoyancy is still required.
Stretcher + up to 4 persons. An injured person on a stretcher travels safely fastened, together with up to 4 other persons. The stretcher goes straight in, with no modification of the basket.
DNV, ABS, Technological Institute. DNV type approval, an ABS Product Design Assessment and a product certificate from the Danish Technological Institute. Every basket is load tested before use.
See the 1145-4-N. Want the passengers seated and belted? Our NORSOK-approved 1145-4-N has four shock-absorbing seats with seat belts on suspended pedestals, and it is self-righting in the water.
Built for the worst minute of the transfer.
Three lifting points
The stainless Top Eye carries a lifting sling and a compensator. Either one holds the full load alone.
Rope sections
Four rope sections, attached to the upper and lower structure, surround the passengers. They close with fast click-buckle straps.
Designed to float
The basket is designed to float if it ends up in the water, with a floating fender at the top and the bottom.
Room for a stretcher
An injured person on a stretcher travels safely fastened, together with up to 4 other persons. No modification of the basket is needed: the stretcher goes straight in.
Impact protection
The strongest impact protection in the market, vertically and horizontally. The PUR fender takes the hit.
AISI 316L, non-collapsible
A rigid stainless frame, 100 % made in the EU, welded to procedures approved by DNV.
In and out fast, with no shortcuts on safety.
Crew change is time-critical, but speed must never come before safety. The 1145-8 is built so passengers can step in, hold on and get out again quickly and safely.
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Non-skid pattern on all entrances, exits and the floor -
Rope sections close with fast click-buckle straps for a fast and easy exit -
Handlebars to hold on to during the transfer
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The compensator works as a tag line, so the crane operator keeps the basket under control -
Non-skid surface on the orange PUR fender
Two slings. Either one is enough.
The basket comes with two independent slings: a lifting sling and an elastic compensator. Each of them can carry the basket with its full payload if the other one fails.
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Top Eye with 3 independent lifting points
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Safety factor ≥ 10 on each sling
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Elastic compensator absorbs wave motion and works as a tag line
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Slings covered in highly visible material -
Compensator renewed every 12 months, sling every 5 years
If it goes in the water, it floats.
The basket is designed to float if it is immersed in water. A floating fender at the top and the bottom adds buoyancy. All persons must still wear a work life jacket or a survival suit with buoyancy.
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Designed to float
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Floating fender top and bottom
When someone is hurt.
The basket takes a stretcher with an injured person, safely fastened, together with up to 4 other persons. The stretcher is placed in the frame and secured with a strap tightener in each corner. No modification of the basket is needed, so an injured person can be evacuated quickly.
When the deck moves.
Passengers stand behind four rope sections and hold on to the handlebars. The rope sections close with fast click-buckle straps, and the orange PUR fender takes the hit at landing.
Technical data
From the SAFE TRANSFER® brochure and the guidelines for the 1145-8. Every figure can be checked in the documents.
3,350 mm
Ø 2,600 mm
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Lifting gear and materials
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Everything about the 1145-8 in one PDF.
Specifications, operating limits, inspection checklist and spare parts. Free to download, no sign-up.
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Product specifications and approvals
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Warnings, risk assessment and responsibility
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Operation instructions, lifting sling and compensator
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Daily visual inspection checklist
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General arrangement and spare part list -
Inspection, re-certification and declaration of conformity
Built for 30 years. Checked every day.
With a lifespan of more than 30 years and no limit on the number of lifts, one basket serves for decades. That keeps the cost per lift low.
Daily visual check
Annual inspection
New certified sling
Frame warranty
Lifespan
See our other baskets
The 1145-8 is one of three Safe Transfer personnel baskets. Our 4-person basket and our NORSOK-approved basket with four seats are built in the same AISI 316L stainless steel, and come with DNV type approval and an ABS Product Design Assessment.
Not sure which basket fits your operation? Contact our sales team. We will help you find the right basket.
From ESVAGT to SAFE TRANSFER®
In 2012, ESVAGT introduced the 1145-8, designed for up to 8 people, as the successor to the original 4-person basket from 1985. The crew stands facing outwards inside the basket, which protects against the risk of falling. In 2014, the ownership was given to Safe Transfer A/S, a company owned by West-Marine A/S, to continue its success and improve the basket further.
Watch: how the personnel is secured inside the Safe Transfer baskets
“When we took over the basket from ESVAGT in 2014, we kept what made it work: a rigid stainless steel frame built to last more than 30 years. Every improvement since then follows one concept: Safety for Life.”
Carsten Larsen, CEO, Safe Transfer A/S
