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Checking Inflatable Life Jackets During VSC |
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New Inflatable Life Jackets
Impact the VSC
Inflatable life jackets (PFDs) have gone through an evolution, since the production of the VSC manual, which affects the VSC process.
At the time the VSC manual was produced essentially all inflatable life jackets were “type V” and required that they be worn to count as a viable life jacket. There are now many USCG certified inflatable jackets available that are type II and type III when used on recreational vessels in addition to the type Vs. Further the need for the jacket to be worn to count is dependent on the specific USCG certification of each individual jacket model. Whether the jacket must be worn is printed on the label affixed to the inside of the jacket itself. Therefore,
Vessel Examiners now must check the
label on inflatable life jackets to determine whether or not it must be
worn to
count.
This has been coordinated with the
USCG Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety.
R/C Bob Miller
Safety Committee
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