8m x 3m

Ideal for canals – fits on a lorry flatbed

A stable floating access platform that can be transported on the back of a flatbed truck and deployed quickly onsite with a truck-mounted Hiab, forklift, telehandler or crane. It can be powered by single or twin high thrust outboards. Suitable for access platforms up to 5.5m. Pictured: 1) On a rigid flatbed 2) Providing access under a jetty to install lights with 2 x Monkey Towers 3) Making passage to site through canal lock.

Access: Podium Steps, Monkey Tower, Scaffold Tower

Mooring options: Windlass

Size

LOA	8m
Beam	3m
Height	0.9m
Deck Area	24m²
Draft (Lightships)	0.3m
Freeboard (Lightships)	0.6m
Self Weight	1.92t

Payload

Floats Size	0.5m³
Float Qty	16
Total Buoyancy	8m³
Displacement Lightships	1.92m³
Max Payload	4t

Specification

Handrails	Double handrails & kickboards
Mooring Cleats	4x heavy duty cleats
Fenders	Tyre fenders
Mooring Lines	Tiger rope pack
Deck	Heavy duty wood
Access	2x hinged gates
Sea fastenings	200kg Rated Profile Hooks
Crane Lift Points	Yes
Safety Pack	MCA Approved

Note: Above are indicative guidelines. Specific limits will be set for each project based on operating environment, load type, activity and the RAMS for that project.

Propulsion

They often go out on hire with a small outboard for making a passage up or downstream with materials and personnel. A 20 or 30hp outboard mounted in one of our small engine frames and controlled by a clip-on console with steering and throttle gives a service speed of around 4 knots.

Certification & Compliance

As standard, all our pontoons come with a stability board produced by our Naval Architect, TG20 compliant edge protection and MGN469 compliant safety equipment.
We also supply a specific load assessment and limits for the planned scope of works and additional certifications when necessary or requested:

Structural calculations
MCA Compliance
LOLER checks and inspections
Eurocode and British Standards assessments and certifications
Category III scaffolding design certification
PLA Licensing

Our floats are available only for hire, and we are very strict about this, even though people constantly ask if they can buy the floats. We do this to maintain control over how the system is used. We make sure that every project has a proper design and stability assessment, and that we have overseen or checked the RAMS. Safety is one of the things our customers like most about ScaffFloat. Therefore, it is vital that we maintain our track record, and to do this we need to retain some control.

In terms of regulations, we operate under a range of frameworks

The Marine side: We work within the frameworks of several regulatory bodies which cover manning, safety equipment, stability standards and minimum freeboards

MCA (the Maritime and Coastguard Agency UK)
PLA (the Port of London Authority),
IMO (the International Maritime Organization)

Scaffolding Regulations: Most of TG20:13 and other scaffold regulations are not relevant to what we do, but we do use elements of it for things like edge protection.

Lifting:

Lloyd’s Register Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment
LOLER: All our cranes are tested according to LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations UK)

Structural Design: If the project requires it, we use the below frameworks to assess structure. On larger projects we can also offer customers an independent Cat 3 check by our partner Richter; this gives our customers reassurance that we have taken a safe and prudent approach to our design and planned method of works.