life vest - A device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.
A life vest or a life jacket is a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD) that helps you and your child float and stay warm in the water.
Why Should Your Child Wear a Life Vest? ...
life jacket, life vest, life preserver, life ring
See PFD (personal flotation device).
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+Do I need to bring life vests?
Each boat is equipped with life vests (personal flotation devices, or PFDs) and all required boat safety features.
+What about fishing?
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.
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.
inflatableCapable of being inflated either with air, as in a life raft or life vest. inflatable boatA type of boat with air chambers into which air is pumped either manually or automatically for buoyancy, some having rigid bottoms.
All members of any sailing course should be wearing life vests so the crew member will be safe while you get control of the boat. This type of quick and non-panic response takes practice.
 See also: Boat, Life jacket, Point, Line, Radio
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