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General Service Life Jacket 

Designed to provide a readily carried package, which, when deployed with normal clothing used with a ‘once-only’ survival suit, will provide ships personnel and passengers with a lifejacket for abandoning ship.

General Service Lifejacket

  • The lifejacket's buoyancy factor is 160N
  • Manual inflation only by means of oral inflation tube
  • Support for either conscious or unconscious personnel after abandoning ship by jumping / falling from a height of 18m with the lifejacket fully inflated
  • The life jacket has a self-righting action when in water
  • Will keep wearer’s mouth at least 120mm clear of water, includes spray hood for additional protection in heavy seas
  • Built in lifting becket to aid in recovery
  • Buddy line, light and whistle
  • Reflective panels
  • The life jacket has a service life of ten years when used and maintained under normal circumstances

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