Life jackets



Life jacket with face protector

The life jacket in the photograph has an extra feature normal life jackets don't have and that's the face protector, if unconscious in the water, the life jacket will place you face upwards towards the sky, this one also prevents heat loss (90% of the body heat is lost through the head) also it will prevent you from swallowing water which could choke you.

(1) Every life jacket must be foolproof so it cannot be put on back to front

(2) It has to turn an unconscious person face up and keep their mouth 6 inches (150mm) above the water

(3) It must have high coloured reflective tape

(4) It must have a strap at the top so the person can be pulled from the water

(5) it must be made of a low inflammable material

(6) It must have rot proof straps

(7) It must have a whistle

(8) New life jackets have a light that flashes every second

(9) Every life jacket used for a person over 32 kilograms must have at least 15.8 kilograms of buoyancy in fresh water for at least 24 hours

(10) It must be stamped "For persons over 32 kilograms"

(11) Every life jacket must have two seperate compartments

(12) At least 1 kilogram of kapok must be inside each life jacket to provide the buoyancy of each life jacket

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