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28 ERGONOMIC MARINE SEATING FOR THE PILOT HOUSE & FLYBRIDGE • YACHT • COMMERCIAL • SPORT • MILITARY What is an ergonomic seat anyway? The applied science of ergonomics is concerned with designing products, systems or processes to take proper account of the interaction between them and the people who use them while maximising comfort, efficiency of use and safety. STIDD brought its expertise in the biomechanical human factors field and introduced it to the marine industry 26 years ago when it designed and manufactured seating for the USCG 47-foot Heavy Weather Patrol & Rescue Motor Life Boat (MLB). Designed to operate in extreme conditions to save lives, today’s fleet of 47MLBs and Response Boat Medium (RB-M) continue to rely on STIDD seating. Today mariners of all types worldwide have come to realise the importance of ergonomics and that the crew’s comfort ultimately improves performance, alertness and safety – and no one does that better than STIDD. Is the STIDD seat a converted car seat? No, STIDD seats are built and designed from the ground up to be marine seats – they are not converted truck or auto-motive seats. STIDD seats are corrosion resistant (CRES), built to Navy standards using CNC manufacturing techniques and proprietary materials. Fred Miner Sales Manager T: +1 631 477 2400 EXT 137 E: sales@stidd.com www.stidd.com “Our STIDD seat is one of the best pieces of marine equipment on the vessel - right up there with the radar. ” BOB T GRAND BANKS, 47 EAST BAY “I cannot say enough good things about STIDD’s service and their fine product. Kudos to the Customer Service Dept.” JOHN P 65 FLEMING, VIRGINA BEACH, VA