Rigid-inflatable boat

A rigid-inflatable boat (RIB) or rigid-hulled inflatable boat, (RHIB) is a light-weight high performance and high capacity boat built with a solid, shaped hull and flexible tubes at the gunwale. The design is steady and seaworthy. The inflatable collar means that resilience is not lost if a great quantity of water is shipped aboard. The RIB is an expansion of the inflatable boat.
We can use RIBs as rescue craft, safety boats for sailing, dive boats or tenders for larger boats and ships because of their trivial draught, high maneuverability, speed and relative immunity to damage in low speed collisions are advantages in these applications.

RIBs are generally designed as hydroplaning hulls, it has 7 meters length. The speed of the RIB depends on its weight, power, load, and sea conditions. A standard RIB of about 10 metres of length with two parallel rows of seating down the centre of the craft is propelled by two Johnson 200 Horsepower engines, with the aim of getting the craft to roughly 75 knots before jumping 10 ft off the tops of waves.