WHEN AND HOW TO USE

IT?
When should your wear them?
Wearing a life jacket can reduce the
risk of drowning by up to 50%. Should
always wear a life jacket when on a
boat, raft, inner tube or swimming in
a lake, river or open body of water.
Although the water may look calm or
feel warm, it can be deceiving and
weather can often change quickly.
PFDs help you avoid
hypothermia, which is a lifethreatening condition in which
your body rapidly looses heat.
PFDs in bright colors, or with
reflective tape, make you easier
to find in the water

Give recommendations
Make sure you have a comfortable
PFD that fits you, always wear it and
make sure it is fastened and adjusted
properly. A PFD that is not done up or
is not fitted properly will float up over
your head rather than lifting your
head above the water.

Why are they necessary?

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IFE JACKET

Life jackets are designed to keep you

floating with your head above the
water even in rough sea conditions.

underwater and drowning while they

wait for rescue.

How Many Classes of Life

Jacket exist?
Type I: Off-shore life jacket-over 20
pounds of buoyancy, designed to turn
an unconscious person face-up.

DESCRIPTION
What is a life jacket?

A life jacket is a safety device

designed to keep someone's nose and
mouth above water should the person
fall overboard or be involved in a
plane crash on water.

What is it used for?

Life jackets are required safety
equipment on board boats
and aircraft, and people are expected
to wear them or have ready access to
them in the event of an emergency.

Type II: Near-shore buoyant vestminimum 15.5 pounds of buoyancy,

designed to turn an unconscious
person face-up.
Type III: Flotation aid-minimum 15.5
pounds of buoyancy, not designed to
turn an unconscious person face-up;
more comfortable for water sports.
Type IV: Throwable device-minimum
16.5 pounds of buoyancy, designed to
be grasped, not worn.
Type V: Special-use device-must be
used in accordance with any
requirements on the approval label.

They must be stored or placed to

allow quick and easy access. Life
jackets must be either visible to
passengers or their location clearly
marked by an unobstructed and
clearly visible sign saying life jackets
(red lettering on a white background).
Stickers are available free from Roads
and Maritime offices

How Is It Operated/Used?
Place the life jacket over your
head.
Bring the strap around your body
and fasten the closure.
Adjust to a snug fit by pulling the
free end of the strap.
If entering the water cross your
arms across your chest and enter
feet first.

ADVANTAGE

What does it consist of?

Force the person to the surface of the
water and hold the person up,
keeping the head above water. Life
jackets protect people who are
unconscious, injured, or fatigued,
preventing them from slipping

Where can we findit on

board?

Ther are Five types of Life

Jacket

What are the

benefits/advantages/positive
aspects of this safety equipment?
The life jacket is a PFD (a personal
flotation device).

 PFDs keep you floating. Even if

you are a good swimmer, a PFD

helps you avoid getting too

tired to swim. If you hit your
head or lose consciousness, a

PFD can make all the

difference.