TEMPSC

TEMPSC is an acronym for "Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft", which was originally designed for offshore oil and gas platforms in 1968. The first-ever TEMPSC was spherical in shape, had a flat bottom, a single hook, with a total passenger capacity of 28 passengers and a fire-retardant fibreglass hull and dome. It was manufactured in Beverly Hills, California, by the Brucker Life Sphere Company, owned by its creator, Mr. Milton Brucker. The first TEMPSC was called the Brucker Life Sphere, but was later referenced as a "Totally Enclosed, Motor Propelled Survival Capsule". The United States Coast Guard coined the acronym "TEMPSC" during the process of evaluating the Brucker Life Sphere for approval and adherence to SOLAS 1960. At that time, TEMPSCs did not exist and the IMO SOLAS description of a lifeboat was that of an open dual hook lifeboat that were only installed on board ships. The USCG's approval of the Brucker Life Sphere formalized the acronym to TEMPSC...