DONUT

Emergency evacuation apparatus, namely, a controlled descent device consisting of a harness with webbing straps and attachment rings, high-strength descent tape in the nature of a line with an attachment hook at one end, a descender handle incorporating a restraining member for the descent tape, a hand-grip and a quick-release shackle mechanism for attachment of the harness to the descender handle via the attachment rings, a retarding mechanism through which the descent tape passes for controlling descent, a strop for attachment of the descent device to a life raft painter line, and a chemically activated emergency light stick, all housed in a container ready for use and sold together as a unit; safety apparatus comprising harness, fittings in the nature of webbing straps, attachment rings, snap-shackles, quick-release shackles, lanyards, strops, carabiners, braces, and associated lines for emergency evacuation