Marine Blackout Screens
Red Ensign MED Approved Privacy Blinds for Ships, Ferries and Cruiseliners
Are you looking for IMO MED Red Ensign Approved blackout blinds for your ship, cruise liner or ferry? Solarglide privacy blinds use innovative marine blackout fabrics and robust operating mechanisms to regulate the amount of light entering cabins and public spaces onboard.Solarglide marine approved blackout screens provide both privacy and comfort for crew and passengers. They create ideal sleeping conditions night or day, and they help to moderate the interior temperature when travelling between different climates. In hot climates they keep cabins cool by reflecting away unwanted glare and heat, and in warmer conditions they help retain the heat inside the interior space. Both scenarios having a positive impact on the vessels (Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) HVAC costs.
Proven to eliminate up to 99% of incoming light (through the fabric), passengers and crew can accurately control incoming light, visibility, and heat levels. Solarglide blackout fabrics are hard wearing, easy to clean, flame retardant (BS5867, Part 2: Type B 2008 ) and mould resistant.
Solarglide offer four marine blackout fabric ranges, which can be viewed in the ‘Colour Collections’ section below. There are two standard fabric ranges to consider; DART is a PVC based IMO FR fabric and CARNIVAL is a sustainable IMO FR fabric that uses recycled polyester yarns. Furthermore, there are two MED (Red Ensign Approved) fabric ranges for Cruise & Ferry projects that seek a greater level of compliance. Everything you need to know about our Marine Blackout Screens
Solarglide’s blackout fabrics eliminate > 99% of incoming light and can reduce internal temperatures by up to 10°C in warm climates. DART and CARNIVAL fabrics are IMO FR approved and are available in twenty-three unique colours. Alongside these standard blackout fabric ranges, Solarglide also offer two ranges of MED Red Ensign approved blackout fabrics. Collectively, these two MED ranges offer a further fourteen neutral colours. Technical data sheets for all ranges can be found below in the ‘Colour Collections’ section.
Solarglide blackout screens are available as cassetted or non cassetted blind solutions; they can be manually operated, battery operated, hard wired or motorised. Standard manual operating mechanisms include single or double pulley system, centre pull handle, level pegs, sidewinder chain with optional side channels or cable guides.
Providing both privacy and security, Solarglide marine approved blackout blinds are robust and durable, ensuring improved sleeping conditions for crew and passengers alike. Powder coated cassette and bottom rail profiles come in white or light grey, with further unique RAL colours available on request.
Options Available:
Cassetted
Non-Cassetted
Motorised
Solar Powered
Vessel Type
Solarglide retractable cassetted manual roller blinds are enclosed in a reinforced aluminium casing, making them extremely durable onboard all vessels.
- Durable, marine tested type approved screens
- Standard light grey or white cassette profiles
- Powder-coated options available to match your interior
- Cable guides and side channels are optional extras
- 67mm or 90mm cassette sizes
Where space is a premium, our non-cassetted blackout screens provide privacy and security without the necessity for a cassette covering.
- Cost effective
- Lightweight
- Perfect for limited space areas
- Cable guides and side channels are optional extras
- Available with back bar for fast installation
Integrated into a ship’s power supply, our motorised screens are ideal for windows in hard-to-reach areas or cabins, passenger areas and public spaces.
- Operate individually or all together
- Low maintenance and quiet operation
- Ideal for windows that can’t be reached manually
- 67mm or 90mm Cassette sizes
- Somfy or Ellard motors & accessories
Our eco-friendly, solar powered screens with battery help reduce onboard power requirements by providing their own solar energy.
- Operate individually or all together
- Continue to charge even out of direct sunlight
- Plug and play solution – no electrician needed
- Rechargable battery enclosed inside cassette
- Somfy or Ellard motors & accessories
Commercial and Military Ships Blackout Blinds
Blackout privacy screens for commercial ships and military ships help to keep crew quarters cool whilst creating perfect sleeping conditions for seafarers. Perfect sleeping conditions lead to improved productivity during working hours at sea.
Cruise ship and Ferries Blackout Blinds
Solarglide blackout blinds are an essential window solution for cruise ships and ferries. They offer solar protection for both passengers and crew, whilst creating essential cabin privacy where needed. Solarglide blackout screens are installed on vessels worldwide including DFDS Crown Seaways and MV Norwegian Star. Our maritime blackout screens come with IMO approved blackout fabrics or MED approved fabrics maintaining the required level of flame retardancy expected by international passenger vessels.
Oil Rigs and Offshore Blackout Blinds
Privacy blackout blinds are used on oil rigs, accommodation blocks and offshore modules globally to control outside light conditions. They keep the interior space cool during daylight hours and create ideal sleeping conditions 24/7; perfect for crew working dayshifts as well as nightshifts. Improved sleep means safer working conditions onboard.
