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Life Preserver: A flotation coat, vest, ring or cushion; called Personal Flotation Device [PFD] in the U.S.
Life Raft: A small survival craft, usually inflatable.

 


life preserver - A personal flotation device (PFD); May be a cushion, vest , coat or ring.
life raft - A small survival craft, which may be inflatable.

Life Preserver
A device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life vest, PFD or personal floatation device.
Life Raft ...

Section 2. Life Preservers and Other Life-Saving Equipment Required.
(a) No person may operate a vessel to which Section 1 of this part applies unless it meets the requirements of this section.

Life jacket, life preserver, life vest
A device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a personal floatation device or PFD.
Life raft
An emergency raft used in case of serious problems to the parent vessel, such as sinking.

Also called a life preserver, life vest, PFD or personal floatation device.
Life Raft - A raft used in case of emergencies, such as sinking or fire.
Life Vest - A wearable device used to keep a person afloat.

PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE - Approved floats meant as life preservers and carried on board American ships.
P & I - Protection and indemnity insurance.

life jacket - A device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life preserver, life vest, PFD or personal floatation device.
life raft - An emergency raft used in case of serious problems to the parent vessel, such as sinking.

Review of the proper use of safety equipment (life preservers, throwable device, flares, fire extinguisher); anchoring and docking, dealing storms and heavy wind conditions, grounding, and getting free; Rules of the Road/Sea; ...

PFD - Personal Flotation Device; a life preserver.
Pier - A structure extending into navigable water, used as a landing place or promenade. A pier is not a dock.

life jacket, life vest, life preserver, life ring
See PFD (personal flotation device).
lifeline ...

A command to stay on the present course hook An anchor horn The prong of a cleat horseshoe A life preserver shaped like a horseshoe with a ring for attaching a lanyard. Most often used for man-overboard emergencies.

See also: Line, Boat, Bow, North, Hull