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| Type |
275 Newton
Inflatable Lifejacket |
150 Newton Inflatable Lifejacket |
150 Newton Air FOAM Lifejacket |
100 Newton FOAM Buoyancy Aid |
50 Newton FOAM Buoyancy Aid |
| Activity | Yachting Sportsboat Powerboat (including RIBs) |
Yachting Sportsboat Powerboat (including RIBs) Widely used for providing safety cover for dinghies and by those teaching yachting, sports and powerboat classes. |
Dinghy Sailing Sportsboat Powerboat (including RIBs) Ideal for non-active roles on board yachts and motorboats. |
Mainly used for active surface watersports such as: Dinghy Sailing Canoeing Kite Surfing |
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| Suitability | Swimmers Non-swimmers |
Swimmers Non-swimmers |
Swimmers and Non-swimmers in Inshore & Coastal waters | Only suitable for competent swimmers | |
| Conditions | A high performance device for offshore and severe conditions, when maximum protection is required or where heavy waterproof clothing is worn. | For use in all but the most severe conditions | They give a reasonable assurance of safety from drowning in relatively calm waters | Sheltered water use where help is close at hand. | |
| Assurance | They give improved assurance of safety from drowning to people who are not capable of helping themselves. | They give reasonable assurance of safety from drowning, to people not fully capable of helping themselves. | They give a reasonable assurance of safety from drowning in relatively calm waters | Sheltered water use where help is close at hand. | |
| Protection | While they cannot be guaranteed to self-right an unconscious user wearing heavy waterproofs, the buoyancy they provide should ensure they will, in the great majority of cases. | May not immediately self-right an unconscious user wearing heavy waterproof clothing. Equivalent performance to previous BSI Approved Lifejackets. | Not guaranteed to self-right and unconscious user wearing waterproof clothing and should not be expected to protect the airway of an unconscious person in rough water. | Only provides support to conscious people who can help themselves. | |
| EN(European Standard) Number | EN 399 | EN 396 | EN 395 | EN 393 | |