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PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE (PFD) - PDF: Official terminology for life jacket. When properly used, the PDF will support a person in the water.
PIER: A loading platform extending at an angle from the shore.
personal flotation device (PFD)A safety vest or jacket capable of keeping an individual afloat.
Personal Flotation Devices
One approved Type I, II, II, or V PFD for each person on board or being towed on water skies, ect.
personal flotation device (PFD) - See definition of "Life Preserver."
pier - A structure that extends into the water and is used as a landing for vessels.
Keep Personal Flotation Devices on Your Sailboat
Carrying the proper flotation devices, or PFDs, on your sailboat won't matter if you can't get to them quickly enough to help a sailor in trouble.
Personal flotation devices
First and foremost the fact that all crew members were wearing personal flotation devices saved their lives.
Personal Flotation Device, more commonly known as lifejackets.
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To sail as close as possible towards the eye of the wind.
one personal flotation device or life jacket of appropriate size for each person on board
one buoyant heaving line of not less than 30 metres in length
two life buoys, each of which has an outside diameter of 762 mm.
PFD, personal flotation device, personal buoyancy
A life-saving buoyant device worn or held by a person, including life jackets, life vests (which are less bulky than life jackets), float coats, cushions, horseshoes, and life rings.
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.
Also called a life preserver, life vest, PFD or personal flotation device. Life raft An emergency raft used in case of serious problems to the parent vessel, such as sinking.
You are required by law to carry one personal flotation device (PFD), for each person on board. It's a good idea if small boat sailors wear their Pfd's at all times. Also carry a throwable cushion or life ring.
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Water and food.
PFD: Personal Flotation Devices. Better known as life jackets.
Pilothouse: A small cabin on the deck of the ship that protects the steering wheel and the crewman steering.
Pier: A loading/landing platform extending at an angle from the shore.
Each boat is equipped with life vests (personal flotation devices, or PFDs) and all required boat safety features.
+What about fishing?
Coast Guard safety package
Basic safety gear required by federal law consisting of personal flotation device, throwable flotation device, visible distress signals, fire extinguisher and a horn, whistle or bell.
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.
SAFETY FIRST
Personal Flotation Device - An Important Safety Choice ...
PFD Personal Flotation Devices (PFD), better known as life jackets
Pier -A loading/landing platform extending at an angle from the shore.
Pigstick-The staff at the truck of the mainmast from which a pennant is flow ...
 See also: Boat, Hull, Shore, High, Point
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