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Check your lifejackets You need to wear a lifejacket that works. Kapok lifejackets are unsafe — check, destroy, replace Kapok is unsafe - Used to fill lifejackets 30 years ago, we now know kapok can absorb water and cause wearers to sink.
Old lifejackets Old lifejackets used in New Zealand may fail in an emergency. Disposal Dispose of unsafe lifejackets by making visible cuts in the jacket and then taking them to the dump.
Checks for all types of lifejackets As a starting pointing, check your lifejacket with these simple tests — however, this does not replace expert advice: Pull the straps, hard. If any of them stretch or tear, do not use the lifejacket, destroy, and replace. Look for tears or cuts in the straps. If there are any, do not use the lifejacket. Destroy and replace. Inflatable life jackets use a carbon dioxide CO2 tank to inflate themselves.
These tanks usually have a year life span. You can test foam life jackets by simply putting them on and floating in calm or confined water conditions. The vest should fit properly , when you float in the water. It should not rise up over your shoulders when your are in the water. Information sheet from the Emergency Sea Rescue Equipment Trade Federation FSR recommending lifespan timescales for inflatable and foam filled lifejackets and buoyancy aids. The service life of a lifejacket must be limited by the very fact that materials degrade.
These statistics are recommended and supplied by all FSR members as there are also legal reasons such as product liability and Health and Safety regulations that stipulate there must be a maximum lifespan during which the product is supported by the supplier.
The lifespan of an inflatable lifejacket is thus limited to ten years. Linked to this ten year period is the regular servicing of the device in periods of no more than two years and is strongly recommended for all lifejackets used in leisure boating.
All products produced by members of the FSR have service interval discs fitted to show the month and year of the next service. Don't let worry and concern eat at the back of your mind. Keep a rotation of new life jackets on your boat to make sure everyone has a good time and that they're completely safe.
Precision Boats is staffed with the most boat-knowledgable people in this area. If you are concerned about the quality of your life jacket, bring it in and we can look at it together.
If you are shopping for a new one, let us know what you liked and didn't like about your last one so we can help you find the best fit.
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