life vests
Wearable flotation devices
Life vests are buoyant garments worn to keep a person afloat in water.
They're required safety equipment on boats and aircraft, stored under seats or in overhead compartments for emergencies.
The flight attendant demonstrated how to inflate the life vest.
Also called life jackets or personal flotation devices.
Wearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- deckShip's flat surface
- overboardOff a vessel's deck
man overboard · yacht · sailboat · canoe · kayak · pontoon · dinghy · ferry
Save from harm
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- SOSMorse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
overboard · sinking · capsizing · flares · beacon · survival · helicopter · lifeboat
Locomotion through water
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- wakeboardingTowed board sport on water
- waterskiingPlaning across water, towed
- jet skiMotorized recreational water vehicle
tubing · paddleboarding · rafting · whitewater · kayaking · kiteboarding · windsurfing · pool
Maritime military branch
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- expirationEnd of validity
- complianceAdhering to requirements
required · mandatory · marine safety · commercial vessel · recreational
PFD
Wearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
overboard · man overboard · yacht · sailboat · canoe · kayak · pontoon · dinghy · ferry · cruise ship
rescue
Save from harm
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- SOSMorse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
distress · overboard · sinking · capsizing · flares · beacon · survival · helicopter · lifeboat · throwable
swimming
Locomotion through water
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- wakeboardingTowed board sport on water
- waterskiingPlaning across water, towed
jet ski · tubing · paddleboarding · rafting · whitewater · kayaking · kiteboarding · windsurfing · pool · lake
USCG
Maritime military branch
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- expirationEnd of validity
compliance · required · mandatory · marine safety · commercial vessel · recreational
- airline rulessafety rules, baggage limits, liquid ban, carry-on limits, weight limits
- boat safetylifebuoy, flare, distress signal, fire extinguisher, flotation device
- boating safetyPFDs, fire extinguisher, fire extinguishers, flares, distress signals
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- aircraft featuresseats, seatbelts, overhead bins, tray tables, windows
life vestsdive weights
Lead worn underwater
weight belts · ankle weights · lead weights · ballast · sinkers
life, lively, alive, living, vest, lives, lifelong, livelihood, lifelike