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Hydraulic overhead launch and recovery systems (LARS) are designed for the safe launching of boats and jet skis from the vessel into the water. The suspended overhead design ensures that watercraft can be extended several meters outboard and securely clamped while stowed. This solution guarantees operational stability and significantly reduces the deck space required. “Izhora Hydrosystems” designs and manufactures overhead launch and recovery systems for a wide range of applications.
The 3.7TX4.5M model provides launching and recovery of boats weighing up to 3.65 tons with a maximum outreach of 4.5 meters. Hydraulic cylinders guarantee reliable and predictable movement of the watercraft, while the suspended overhead construction allows for the rational use of deck space.
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The LARS base integrates the track, rails, and frame into a single structural unit that is securely fastened to the vessel’s deckhead. The track is a welded steel structure along whose rails the overhead bridge travels. The rails include embedding plates for securing to the vessel and brackets for supporting hydraulic cylinders and cable tracks. The frame connects the rail tracks and ensures ergonomic routing of hydraulic lines.
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The telescopic section ensures linear movement of the box-section segments along oil-filled nylon pads powered by hydraulic cylinders. Smooth operation without misalignments or jamming under high loads is guaranteed by wear pads. A guide sheave block at the fly section prevents wire rope contact with the inner walls, while a mechanical stop plate physically restricts the cursor in its uppermost position. Sensors monitor the end positions of the boom segments and the upper limit of the cursor, ensuring stable and predictable performance during each cycle.
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The bridge executes operational procedures with the watercraft. Its heavy-duty welded frame ensures secure installation of all components and assemblies.
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Synchronous launching and recovery of the watercraft are guaranteed by two winches sharing a common drive, which is connected via propshafts to grooved drums for wire rope spooling. Fail-safe hydraulic brakes positioned between the gearbox and the drums ensure secure holding, while a spooling pressure roller equipped with a sensor monitors the maximum length of the reeled rope.
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The hydraulic cylinders move the bridge along the rail tracks and, in tandem with the telescoping booms, extend the watercraft outboard and bring it back. Synchronous operation is guaranteed by a flow divider that evenly distributes the hydraulic fluid flow.
The following documentation provided with the LARS:
| Document | Quantity |
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| Product Data Sheet | 1 |
| Installation, Commissioning, and Adjustment Manual | 1 |
| Operating Manual | 1 |
| Onboard Test Program and Methodology | 1 |
How to Recover a Boat On Board: The Mechanics of an Invisible Crane
Imagine a large river cruise ship moored at the berth, and a small pleasure boat needs to be launched into the water from its side — smoothly, without jerks or misalignments. It would seem like nothing out of the ordinary. However, if the boat weighs nearly four tons and the launch height reaches four meters, a simple winch is no longer enough. It is precisely for such tasks that a launch and recovery system is created — a sophisticated machine that hides directly inside the vessel’s deckhead and remains virtually invisible until it is time to work.
Why It Is More Complex Than It Seems
The main challenge lies in the geometry. The boat is positioned on board the vessel, but it must be launched outboard into the water. This means that the device must not only lift the load up and down but also move it horizontally — “extending” it outboard to a distance of almost 2.5 meters. At the same time, the total outreach of the mechanism reaches 4.3 meters. Add to this the operational environment: wind gusts up to 24 m/s, freezing temperatures down to −30 °C, and constant shipboard vibration. Any of these loads individually is already a serious challenge for a designer. Combined, they present a task that requires a well-thought-out engineering solution.
How the Mechanism Works
The design of the system resembles a retractable bridge integrated into the deckhead. The foundation consists of two parallel rails fastened to the vessel’s deckhead (the nautical term for a ceiling). A transverse beam — the bridge — travels along these rails. The bridge itself carries two telescopic booms: retractable, multi-section box-shaped booms consisting of three sections each. When the telescopic booms extend, they carry the load outboard. The boat is raised and lowered by two 13.5 mm diameter steel wire ropes wound onto winch drums. The hoisting speed is at least 10 meters per minute.
What It Is Made Of
The load-bearing steel structures — including the rails, bridge, and winch housings — are fabricated from structural steel specifically selected for its frost-resistant properties. For the most heavily loaded components, such as drum axles and wheels, high-strength alloy steels are utilized. The telescopic boom sections slide along oil-filled nylon pads — a specialized anti-friction material that eliminates the need for frequent lubrication and performs exceptionally well under shock loads. The entire structure is painted white.
The Brain: Hydraulics and Electronics
The entire movement of the system is powered by a hydraulic system. A hydraulic power unit delivers oil at a pressure of up to 20 MPa (approximately 200 times the pressure of a car tire) to the hydraulic cylinders and fail-safe winch brakes. Synchronous operation of the two winches is achieved mechanically — via a common drive and propshafts — which prevents the boat from tilting during recovery. The hydraulic cylinders moving the bridge along the rails also operate synchronously, coordinated by a flow divider. The total volume of hydraulic fluid in the system is 280 liters. The entire operation is managed by a single operator using a compact wireless remote control unit right from the deck.
How to Control It
The operator holds a compact radio remote control unit and monitors the entire process. The sequence is straightforward: the bridge extends outboard, the telescopic booms deploy, the cursor — a specialized transverse bar with slings — lowers to the water, and the boat is hooked and recovered on board. In case of an emergency, a single press of the “Emergency Stop” button instantly locks all movements. Sensors monitor the limit positions of every moving component and prevent the mechanism from traveling beyond permissible boundaries. If the power supply fails, the system can be switched to manual control mode — a manual hand pump is integrated into the hydraulic system for this purpose.
| Parameter | Value |
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| Safe Working Load (SWL) at max. outreach | 3650 kg |
| Max. hoisting/lowering height | 4 m |
| Max. boom outreach | 4,3 m |
| Max. outboard outreach | 2,45 m |
| Min. hoisting/lowering speed | 10 m/min |
| LARS wire rope type | Wire rope 13.5 mm, GL-VK-Zh-N-T-R-1770/180 |
| Max. operating hydraulic pressure | 20 MPa |
| Hydraulic fluid type | Mineral oil HLP 32 |
| Hydraulic fluid volume (including shell door system), l | 280 l |
| Max. power (including shell door system) | 15 kW |
| Power supply | 380 V 50 Hz 3 phase |
| Ingress protection | IP56 |
The equipment complies with the following requirements:
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Personal Data Processing Policy
1. General provisions
This Personal data processing Policy is compiled in accordance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 152-FZ dated 27.07.2006 “On Personal Data” (hereinafter referred to as the Personal Data Law) and defines the procedure for processing personal data and measures to ensure the security of personal data taken by Izhora Hydrosystems Co. Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the Operator).
1.1. The Operator sets as its most important goal and condition for the implementation of its activities the observance of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen in the processing of his personal data, including the protection of the rights to privacy, personal and family secrets.
1.2. This Operator’s policy regarding the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as the Policy) applies to all information that the Operator can receive about website visitors https://i-hydro.ru .
2. Basic concepts used in the Policy
2.1. Automated processing of personal data — processing of personal data using computer technology.
2.2. Blocking of personal data — temporary termination of processing of personal data (except in cases where processing is necessary to clarify personal data).
2.3. Website – a set of graphic and informational materials, as well as computer programs and databases that ensure their availability on the Internet at a network address https://i-hydro.ru .
2.4. Personal data information system — a set of personal data contained in databases and information technologies and technical means that ensure their processing.
2.5. Depersonalization of personal data — actions as a result of which it is impossible to determine, without the use of additional information, the identity of personal data to a specific User or other subject of personal data.
2.6. Personal data processing — any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed with or without the use of automation tools with personal data, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, destruction of personal data.
2.7. Operator — a state body, municipal body, legal entity or individual, independently or jointly with other persons organizing and /or processing personal data, as well as determining the purposes of processing personal data, the composition of personal data to be processed, actions (operations) performed with personal data.
2.8. Personal data — any information related directly or indirectly to a specific or identifiable User of the Website https://i-hydro.ru .
2.9. Personal data authorized by the subject of personal data for distribution — personal data to which an unlimited number of persons have access by the subject of personal data by giving consent to the processing of personal data authorized by the subject of personal data for distribution in accordance with the procedure provided for by the Law on Personal Data (hereinafter — personal data authorized for distribution).
2.10. User — any visitor to the website https://i-hydro.ru .
2.11. Provision of personal data — actions aimed at disclosure of personal data to a certain person or a certain circle of persons.
2.12. Dissemination of personal data — any actions aimed at disclosure of personal data to an indefinite circle of persons (transfer of personal data) or familiarization with personal data of an unlimited circle of persons, including the publication of personal data in the media, placement in information and telecommunications networks or providing access to personal data in any other way.
2.13. Cross—border transfer of personal data is the transfer of personal data to the territory of a foreign state to the authority of a foreign state, a foreign individual or a foreign legal entity.
2.14. Destruction of personal data — any actions as a result of which personal data is permanently destroyed with the impossibility of further restoration of the content of personal data in the personal data information system and/or the material carriers of personal data are destroyed.
3. Basic rights and obligations of the Operator
3.1. The Operator has the right to:
— receive reliable information and/or documents containing personal data from the subject of personal data;
— if the personal data subject withdraws consent to the processing of personal data, as well as sending a request to terminate the processing of personal data, the Operator has the right to continue processing personal data without the consent of the personal data subject if there are grounds specified in the Law on Personal Data;
— independently determine the composition and list of measures necessary and sufficient to ensure the fulfillment of obligations provided for by the Law on Personal Data and regulatory legal acts adopted in accordance with it, unless otherwise provided by the Law on Personal Data or other federal laws.
3.2. The Operator is obliged to:
— to provide the subject of personal data, at his request, with information concerning the processing of his personal data;
— organize the processing of personal data in accordance with the procedure established by the current legislation of the Russian Federation;
— respond to requests and requests from personal data subjects and their legal representatives in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Data Law;
— to inform the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects at the request of this body of the necessary information within 10 days from the date of receipt of such a request;
— publish or otherwise provide unrestricted access to this Policy regarding the processing of personal data;
— take legal, organizational and technical measures to protect personal data from unauthorized or accidental access to them, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, provision, dissemination of personal data, as well as from other illegal actions with respect to personal data;
— stop the transfer (distribution, provision, access) of personal data, stop processing and destroy personal data in the manner and cases provided for by the Law on Personal Data;
— perform other duties provided for by the Law on Personal Data.
4. Basic rights and obligations of personal data subjects
4.1. Personal data subjects have the right to:
— receive information concerning the processing of his personal data, except in cases provided for by federal laws. The information is provided to the personal data subject by the Operator in an accessible form, and it should not contain personal data related to other personal data subjects, except in cases where there are legitimate grounds for disclosure of such personal data. The list of information and the procedure for obtaining it is established by the Law on Personal Data;
— require the operator to clarify his personal data, block or destroy them if the personal data are incomplete, outdated, inaccurate, illegally obtained or are not necessary for the stated purpose of processing, as well as take measures provided by law to protect their rights;
— to put forward a condition of prior consent when processing personal data in order to promote goods, works and services on the market;
— to revoke consent to the processing of personal data, as well as to send a request to terminate the processing of personal data;
— appeal to the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects or in court against illegal actions or inaction of the Operator when processing his personal data;
— to exercise other rights provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
4.2. Personal data subjects are obliged to:
— provide the Operator with reliable data about themselves;
— inform the Operator about the clarification (update, change) of their personal data.
4.3. Persons who have provided the Operator with false information about themselves or information about another personal data subject without the latter’s consent are liable in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
5. Principles of personal data processing
5.1. The processing of personal data is carried out on a legal and fair basis.
5.2. The processing of personal data is limited to the achievement of specific, predetermined and legitimate goals. Processing of personal data incompatible with the purposes of personal data collection is not allowed.
5.3. It is not allowed to combine databases containing personal data, the processing of which is carried out for purposes incompatible with each other.
5.4. Only personal data that meet the purposes of their processing are subject to processing.
5.5. The content and volume of the processed personal data correspond to the stated purposes of processing. Redundancy of the processed personal data in relation to the stated purposes of their processing is not allowed.
5.6. When processing personal data, the accuracy of personal data, their sufficiency, and, if necessary, relevance to the purposes of personal data processing is ensured. The Operator takes the necessary measures and/or ensures that they are taken to delete or clarify incomplete or inaccurate data.
5.7. The storage of personal data is carried out in a form that allows determining the subject of personal data, no longer than the purposes of personal data processing require, unless the storage period of personal data is established by federal law, an agreement to which the subject of personal data is a party, beneficiary or guarantor. The processed personal data is destroyed or depersonalized upon achievement of the processing goals or in case of loss of the need to achieve these goals, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
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7. Terms of personal data processing
7.1. The processing of personal data is carried out with the consent of the personal data subject to the processing of his personal data.
7.2. The processing of personal data is necessary to achieve the goals stipulated by an international agreement of the Russian Federation or a law, to carry out the functions, powers and duties assigned to the operator by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
7.3. The processing of personal data is necessary for the administration of justice, the execution of a judicial act, an act of another body or official subject to execution in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on enforcement proceedings.
7.4. The processing of personal data is necessary for the execution of a contract to which the personal data subject is a party or beneficiary or guarantor, as well as for the conclusion of a contract on the initiative of the personal data subject or a contract under which the personal data subject will be a beneficiary or guarantor.
7.5. The processing of personal data is necessary to exercise the rights and legitimate interests of the operator or third parties or to achieve socially significant goals, provided that the rights and freedoms of the personal data subject are not violated.
7.6. Personal data is processed, access to which is granted to an unlimited number of persons by the subject of personal data or at his request (hereinafter referred to as publicly available personal data).
7.7. Personal data subject to publication or mandatory disclosure in accordance with federal law is processed.8. Procedure for the collection, storage, transfer and other types of personal data processing
The security of personal data processed by the Operator is ensured through the implementation of legal, organizational and technical measures necessary to fully comply with the requirements of current legislation in the field of personal data protection.
8. Procedure for the collection, storage, transfer and other types of personal data processing
The security of personal data processed by the Operator is ensured through the implementation of legal, organizational and technical measures necessary to fully comply with the requirements of current legislation in the field of personal data protection.
8.1. The Operator ensures the safety of personal data and takes all possible measures to exclude access to the personal data of unauthorized persons.
8.2. The User’s personal data will never, under any circumstances, be transferred to third parties, except in cases related to the implementation of current legislation or if the subject of personal data has given consent to the Operator to transfer data to a third party to fulfill obligations under a civil contract.
8.3. In case of inaccuracies in personal data, the User can update them independently by sending a notification to the Operator to the Operator’s email address
contact@i-hydro.ru
8.4. The period of processing of personal data is determined by the achievement of the purposes for which personal data was collected, unless another period is provided for by the contract or current legislation..
The User can withdraw his consent to the processing of personal data at any time by sending a notification to the Operator via e-mail to the Operator’s e-mail address contact@i-hydro.ru marked “Withdrawal of consent to the processing of personal data”.
8.5. All information collected by third-party services, including payment systems, means of communication and other service providers, is stored and processed by these persons (Operators) in accordance with their User Agreement and Privacy Policy. The subject of personal data and/or with the specified documents. The Operator is not responsible for the actions of third parties, including the service providers specified in this paragraph.
8.6. The prohibitions established by the subject of personal data on the transfer (except for granting access), as well as on the processing or processing conditions (except for obtaining access) of personal data permitted for distribution, do not apply in cases of processing of personal data in the state, public and other public interests defined by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
8.7. When processing personal data, the Operator ensures the confidentiality of personal data.
8.8. The Operator stores personal data in a form that allows determining the subject of personal data, no longer than the purposes of personal data processing require, unless the period of personal data storage is established by federal law, an agreement to which the subject of personal data is a party, beneficiary or guarantor.
8.9. The condition for the termination of personal data processing may be the achievement of the purposes of personal data processing, the expiration of the consent of the personal data subject, the withdrawal of consent by the personal data subject or the requirement to terminate the processing of personal data, as well as the identification of unlawful processing of personal data.
9. List of actions performed by the Operator with the received personal data
9.1. The Operator collects, records, systematizes, accumulates, stores, clarifies (updates, changes), extracts, uses, transfers (distribution, provision, access), depersonalizes, blocks, deletes and destroys personal data.
9.2. The Operator performs automated processing of personal data with or without receiving and/or transmitting the received information via information and telecommunication networks.
10. Cross-border transfer of personal data
10.1. Prior to the start of cross-border transfer of personal data, the Operator is obliged to notify the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects of its intention to carry out cross-border transfer of personal data (such notification is sent separately from the notification of the intention to process personal data).
10.2. Before submitting the above notification, the Operator is obliged to receive relevant information from the authorities of a foreign state, foreign individuals, foreign legal entities to whom the cross-border transfer of personal data is planned.
11. Confidentiality of personal data
The operator and other persons who have gained access to personal data are obliged not to disclose to third parties and not to distribute personal data without the consent of the subject of personal data, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
12. Final provisions
12.1. The User can receive any clarifications on issues of interest concerning the processing of his personal data by contacting the Operator via e-mail
contact@i-hydro.ru
12.2. This document will reflect any changes to the personal data processing policy by the Operator. The policy is valid indefinitely until it is replaced by a new version.
12.3. The current version of the Policy is freely available on the Internet at https://i-hydro.ru .
