tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post7331409123074259259..comments2024-03-18T10:15:10.250+00:00Comments on Lifeboat Scrapbook: I see you baby.......lifeboatjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12470918952668384528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post-16445196600130160082007-01-18T14:02:00.000+00:002007-01-18T14:02:00.000+00:00I guess you're right, however, face down is very u...I guess you're right, however, face down is very unlikely. Although the jackets are manual gas, they are also fitted with a lot of fixed bouyancy, all of it on the front. It is not actually possible to sustain a face down attitude for long in these jackets before they flip you over.lifeboatjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12470918952668384528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post-7951916002111312922007-01-18T13:13:00.000+00:002007-01-18T13:13:00.000+00:00I'm surprised at the lack of retro-reflective tape...I'm surprised at the lack of retro-reflective tape on the back of the helmet. If the casualty was floating face down, there wouldn't be a lot of the tape showing.<br /><br />I assume that your Lifejackets are manually inflated? If so, then the possibility of the person being face down in the water must be relatively high? Or are they automatics that you just disable when you are training like Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359654972837722364noreply@blogger.com