Aviation survival equipment rental since 2001
Life rafts, life vests and 406 MHz beacons, rented by the day to flight departments, charter operators and private aviators. Every shipment leaves inspected, in date, and with the paperwork your inspector will ask for. We can also arrange the inspection and recertification of your own rafts and vests.
Rental inventory
Every item is inspected, serviced and maintained to OEM specification and current airworthiness standards. From a single day trip to long-haul overwater operations, tell us the route and we will build the package.
Two-day minimum rental. All equipment ships with current certification documentation.
Certified rafts for overwater operations, in a range of capacities and equipment packages.
Dual-chamber inflatable adult/child vests for passengers and crew, plus a separate infant vest for children up to 35 lb.
406 MHz GPS-enabled PLBs for crew and passengers, alerting COSPAS-SARSAT with precise coordinates.
Rafts are Survival Products and Winslow units, serviced on a three-year interval. Rated capacity is the number the regulations count; overload is the number the raft will carry in an emergency.
TSO-C70a Type I rafts meet Part 135 requirements. Part 91 rafts suit private and corporate operations under 12,500 lb. Not sure which applies? Tell us the aircraft and route and we will confirm.
Typical missions
Overwater legs out of South Florida where the aircraft does not normally carry a raft. Rent for the trip, return when you are back.
Keep the aircraft legal and flying while your own raft or vests are away for inspection or recertification. Rent for the exact gap.
Transatlantic and Pacific ferry legs, one-way deliveries and repositioning flights that need equipment for a single crossing.
A last-minute trip, a bigger passenger count than usual, or equipment found out of date on the pre-flight. Same-day dispatch exists for this.
Top up the vests already on board for a full cabin, or add infant vests (up to 35 lb) for a family trip.
Much of the inventory is equally at home on the water. Send us the vessel and voyage details and we will confirm what fits.
Inspection & recertification
Rafts and vests have to go back to the manufacturer on schedule. We collect your equipment, forward it to the OEM for inspection and recertification, and bring it back to the aircraft when it is done. Certification comes straight from the OEM, so there is nothing second-hand about the paperwork.
Pick-up from your hangar or FBO anywhere in South Florida, or a prepaid inbound shipment from elsewhere. Rental cover for the gap is available in the same call.
Your equipment goes to the manufacturer or its authorized service center. We manage the paperwork, the tracking and the chasing, and keep you posted on turn time.
Delivered to the hangar or FBO, or shipped to wherever the aircraft is by then. The OEM certificates and tags arrive with it, ready for the logbook.
How it works
You give us the mission. We handle equipment selection, certification and logistics, so the only thing your crew has to do is load it.
Aircraft type, passenger count, route and dates. Call the operations line or use the quote form. If you are not sure what the regulations require, say so and we will work it out with you.
Rafts, vests and beacons are matched to your operation, inspected, packed and tagged. Certification paperwork for Part 91, 121, 135 or international requirements goes in the box.
Same-day dispatch to the FBO, hangar or location of your choice. When the trip is done, return it to the FBO or ship it back overnight to Sky-N-Sea International Inc. Get the name of the person at the FBO who receives it — we verify the return with them and close your rental.
Why Sky-N-Sea
Sky-N-Sea International has supplied survival equipment to corporate flight departments, charter operators and private aviators since 2001. What keeps crews coming back is simple: we dispatch fast, the paperwork is right, and someone picks up the phone.
Planned operations and time-critical AOG requests get the same priority. Flight schedules do not wait, so neither do we.
Every rental ships with current inspection tags and certification paperwork for Part 91, 121, 135 and international operations. No chasing us for a certificate the morning of departure.
Everything is serviced and maintained to OEM specification and current airworthiness standards before it leaves us. We stock leading manufacturers only.
A two-day minimum lets us prep and document properly. Extend by the day, week or month, and fleet operators can arrange custom terms.
Shipping from West Palm Beach: hand delivery to South Florida FBOs, overnight courier to the rest of the country. We ship to wherever the aircraft is based or wherever it happens to be sitting right now.
Aviation specialists on the line at any hour for equipment selection, regulatory questions and last-minute requirements. Real people, real answers.
Shipping from West Palm Beach, we hand-deliver to FBOs and hangars from Vero Beach to Miami and ship by overnight courier everywhere else in the United States. Tell us the FBO and the time you need it on the ramp; return it to the same desk when you land.
Maintenance & certification
Rented survival equipment is only worth having if it works and if the paperwork holds up. Here is how we handle both.
All survival equipment is inspected and certified to OEM specification and the applicable regulatory requirements before dispatch.
Each rental ships with current inspection tags, certification and compliance documentation for FAA Part 91, 121, 135 and international operations.
We stock Winslow, Survival Products, EAM Worldwide and other established names. Budget alternatives have no place in this inventory.
From first enquiry through equipment return, one team stays with your file. Questions go to someone who knows your operation, not a queue.
Common questions
Contact
Call, text or WhatsApp the operations line, email us, or send the form below with your aircraft type, route and dates. For anything departing within 24 hours, call or message rather than using the form.
We normally reply within the hour during working hours.