RGL Export supplies a comprehensive range of Marine Safety Equipment, including high-quality load testing water bags for lifting equipment, life-saving appliances, hydrostatic release units for life rafts and EPIRBs, and tanks for liquid storage needs — among other critical safety solutions produced in our own production facilities. We also offer Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Services, manufacturing and dispatching equipment to customers according to their exact order specifications.

Sub-Categories:

• Lifting Equipment Load Testing
• Hydrostatic Release Units
• Pad Eye Tester

Hydrostatic Release Units (HRU)

A Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) is a critical safety device designed to automatically release life rafts from a vessel in the event it begins to sink. Given its vital role as a life-saving appliance, HRUs are widely used across the maritime sector, oil platforms, cruise ships, military vessels, yachts, leisure craft, and even evacuation systems within the aviation sector.

The system is engineered to activate as the vessel begins to submerge, triggering automatically before the unit reaches a depth of 4 meters underwater. Once activated, the HRU severs the connection between the vessel and the life raft, releasing it to the surface — ensuring reliable, fail-safe deployment when it matters most.

Here’s polished, detailed content for both sub-pages, matching the style of your Hydrostatic Release Units page:

Lifting Equipment Load Testing (Water Weight Bags)

Proof load testing is a mandatory safety requirement for verifying the integrity of lifting equipment and load-bearing structures before they enter service, and periodically throughout their operational life. RGL Export supplies high-quality, water-filled load testing bags — a simple, safe, and cost-effective alternative to traditional solid test weights — designed for both static and dynamic load testing of davits, winches, cranes, derricks, beams, wire falls, and other lifting systems across marine and industrial sectors.

Manufactured from heavy-duty, UV-resistant PVC-coated fabric using radio-frequency welding technology, our load testing water bags are supplied complete with certified shackles, filling/drain hoses, master links, and webbing straps — fully compliant with international lifting equipment standards. The water-fill design allows test weight to be applied gradually and controllably, enabling engineers to identify and address structural issues before reaching full test load, significantly reducing risk compared to conventional weight-based testing methods.

Key Advantages:

• Safe, controlled, and gradual load application
• Cost-effective alternative to solid test weights
• Easy to transport, fill, and drain on-site
• Suitable for a wide range of capacities, from small craft to heavy offshore lifting equipment
• Ideal for testing in low-headroom or space-constrained environments

Applications: Crane load testing, davit and lifeboat load testing, beam and derrick testing, hoist and winch testing, overhead crane testing, and general lifting equipment certification across marine, offshore, and industrial facilities.

Pad Eye Tester

A pad eye is a critical structural attachment point — a flat base plate fitted with a welded or forged loop — used for lifting, rigging, anchoring, and securing loads across marine, offshore, and industrial applications. Because pad eyes bear direct rigging loads during lifting operations, verifying their structural integrity through proof load testing is essential to preventing catastrophic failure, equipment damage, and injury.

RGL Export supplies robust, portable pad eye testers designed specifically for situations where pad eyes are deck-mounted, fitted to equipment baskets, located in hard-to-reach areas, or otherwise inaccessible or unsuited to conventional water bag testing methods.

Key Features:

• Portable design with durable handles for easy transport and on-site use
• Versatile testing in upright, inverted, or horizontal orientations
• Job-site ready, supplied complete with hand pump and testing accessories
• High-strength steel construction for long-term durability
• Equipped with a calibrated pressure gauge for accurate, verifiable results

Pad eye testing is a key component of regulatory compliance and rigging safety, helping ensure that anchorage points are certified to their rated Safe Working Load (SWL) before being put into service — protecting personnel, equipment, and operational continuity alike.

Applications: Marine vessels, offshore platforms, oil rigs, construction sites, and any operation involving rigging, lifting, or load-bearing attachment points requiring certified proof load testing.

For technical details or a quotation, please reach out to our team at sales@rgl-international.com — we’re ready to help you find the right marine safety and load testing equipment solution for your exact application and project.