Coast Guard Auxiliary Says When Holiday Shopping for a Life Jacket, Try it on for Size!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Has your primary lifesaving equipment barely made it through this season on
the water? Staff at Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 78 offer the following tips
to water enthusiasts when they holiday shop for a new life jacket:
- Check the manufacturer's label to ensure that the life jacket is a proper
fit for your size and weight.
- Make sure the jacket is properly fastened.
- Hold your arms straight up over your head.
- Ask a friend to grasp the tops of the arm openings and gently pull up.
- Make sure there is no excess room above the openings and that the jacket
does not "ride up" over your chin or face.
For the best fit, try the life jacket in shallow water under safe and
supervised conditions, like an indoor pool.
To learn more about boating
safety, visit the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary website at:
www.cgaux.org. The Coast Guard Auxiliary is
the uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard created by an
Act of Congress in 1939. The
Auxiliary, America’s Volunteer Guardians,
supports the Coast Guard in nearly all of the service's missions.
Submitted by:
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
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