Pneumatic line thrower

Pneumatic line thrower

All ships over a certain size has to comply with the Solas regulation given by the International Maritime Organisation, IMO. [http://www.imo.org] In this regulation there is a demand for a line-throwing device. Linethrowers comes mainly in two categories. The pyrotechnical ones and the pneumatic ones.

Pneumatic Line Throwers are recognized as a well fitted tool as some of the benefits are that they can be used in oil and gas environment, are reuseable, have no expiry date and can be shipped by any kind of transport without restrictions. Morover, they can be equipped with different kind of projectiles making them ideal for work operations as well. For instance mooring, line retrieving and general line transfer.


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