Self-Righting Action of Coast Guard Experimental SR-1 Lifejacket Compared with Other Lifejackets

Abstract

The Coast Guard is developing a new lifejacket for use by Coast Guard personnel on surface vessels. It is designed especially to bring and held the wearer's face clear of the water to permit breathing for survival when the wearer is unconscious or toe weak to assist himself. Lifejacket wearers were instructed to take a position face down in the water and assume complete relaxation as if unconscious. For the type of lifejackets tested. The percentage of trials on which the lifejacket successfully righted the wearer are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1946
Accession Number
AD0786626

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  • W. E. Creedon

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  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard Personnel
  • Fresh Water
  • Jackets
  • Life Jackets
  • Maryland
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Respiration
  • Standards
  • Survival
  • United States
  • Water

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Materials Science