Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN FAST
RESCUE BOATS
1-2 15
30 m, whichever is the greater, without impairing either its operating capability or
that of its attached components
Fig. 2.4 “Man over board “ smoke and lights buoy
* Lifejackets
- a lifejacket shall not sustain burning or continue melting after being
totally enveloped in a fire for a period of 2 s;
- after demonstration, all persons can correctly don it within a
period of 1 min without assistance;
- it is clearly capable of being worn in only one way or, as far as is
practicable cannot be donned incorrectly;
- it allows the wearer to jump from a height of at least 4.5 m into the
water without injury and without dislodging or damaging the lifejacket;
- lift the mouth of an exhausted or unconscious person not less than
120 mm clear of the water with the body inclined backwards at an angle of not less
than 20' from the vertical position;
- an adult lifejacket shall allow the person wearing it to swim a short
distance and to board a survival craft.
- a lifejacket shall have buoyancy which is not reduced by more than
5% after2 4 h submersion in fresh water.
Fig.2.5 Lifejacket and lifejacket light