Archives journalières : 30 avril 2013

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VIKING LIFE SAVING, Helicopter Crew Vest

Helicopter constant-wear life jacket for operations to or from helidecks located in a hostile sea area.  Description 1. Comfortable and lightweight; 2. Multiple adjustment possibilities; 3. Extra padding on back for added comfort and support; 4. Sprayhood; 5. Manually or orally inflated. Specifications – ETSO approved – Buoyancy 180 N – Dimensions: 36 x 60 x 12 cm (packed); 42 x 67 x 16 cm (inflated) – Weight 1.80 kg – Buoyancy chamber: PU-coated nylon. Welded. – CO2 cylinder 38 g […]

VIKING LIFE SAVING , helicopter EBS lifejacket

This top of the line, constant-wear lifejacket is ETSO approved and used during flights to and from helidecks. It is a very simple, compact, lightweight and well fitted lifejacket that is perfect for operational and training purposes. VIKING Helicopter Lifejacket can be inflated manually; it has 1 buoyancy chamber and 180N. PV9302 comes with a detachable EBS (Emergency Breathing System) located on the front cover. The EBS has a 6 liter air lung which gives the user the possibility to […]

The Life Jacket Test by Boats U.S Foundation

Chris Edmonston is the president of the Foundation. This nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization is devoted to implementing projects that keep boaters safer, and our environment protected, and is independently funded by donations from BoatUS Members and by grants. www.BoatUS.com/Foundation Life jacket use, or more accurately, non-use, is arguably the number-one safety topic for federal and state boating agencies. The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Boating Safety Advisory Council is pushing toward requirements for adults to wear life jackets while on certain size […]

Rudern nur mit Rettungsweste?

Von Paul Wagner | Nach dem Unfalltod eines 13-jährigen Ruderers auf der Hamburger Außenalster wird der Ruf nach einer generellen Rettungswestenpflicht für den Rudersport laut. Erst vor wenigen Tagen hatte das Bildungsministerium des Landes einen neuen Erlass für den Sportunterricht verschickt. Kiel. Für die Rettungsschwimmer der DLRG steht fest: „Grundsätzlich raten wir jedem Wassersportler – ob Schwimmer oder Nichtschwimmer –, eine Rettungsweste zu tragen“, sagt DLRG-Landesgeschäftsführer Thies Wolfhagen. Dies betreffe neben Seglern auch die Ruderer. Wichtig sei dabei, dass die […]