lifejacket
Buoyant safety wear
A lifejacket is a buoyant vest worn to keep a person afloat in water.
Standard equipment on boats and aircraft, lifejackets inflate automatically or manually when needed: The flight attendant demonstrated how to put on the lifejacket.
Also spelled as two words: life jacket.
Save from harm
- SOSMorse distress code
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- overboardOff a vessel's deck
survival · evacuation · coastguard · helicopter · lifebuoy · beacon · flares · whistle
Wearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- inflatableExpandable by air
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- strapsNarrow securing bands
whistle · zipper · neoprene · offshore · coastal · sizing · donning
Navigating slim watercraft seated
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
- paddleboardingWater sport, board and oar
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- jet-skiMotorized watercraft you straddle
waterskiing · wakeboarding · windsurfing · kiteboarding · rafting · tubing · rowing · dinghy
Collective fund or basin
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- childPerson before puberty
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- supervisedDirected with oversight
recreational · lake · river · ocean · beach
One lacking aquatic ability
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- certificationAttestation of qualification
precaution · visibility · orange · yellow · reflective · expiration · maintenance · storage
Capacity to stay buoyant
- upthrustForceful upward push
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
rescue
Save from harm
overboard · survival · evacuation · coastguard · helicopter · lifebuoy · beacon · flares · whistle · signal
PFD
Wearable flotation equipment, abbreviated
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- inflatableExpandable by air
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
straps · whistle · zipper · neoprene · offshore · coastal · sizing · donning
kayaking
Navigating slim watercraft seated
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
- paddleboardingWater sport, board and oar
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
jet-ski · waterskiing · wakeboarding · windsurfing · kiteboarding · rafting · tubing · rowing · dinghy · yacht
pool
Collective fund or basin
supervised · recreational · lake · river · ocean · beach
non-swimmer
One lacking aquatic ability
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
certification · precaution · visibility · orange · yellow · reflective · expiration · maintenance · storage · compliance
floatation
Capacity to stay buoyant
- upthrustForceful upward push
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- water-relatedboat, ship, canoe, kayak, raft
- Water Rescuerescue swimmer, rescue rope, rescue boat, PFD, flood rescue
- boat chartersyacht charter, bareboat charter, fishing charter, houseboat rental, bareboat
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
lifejacketcement shoes
Mob execution method
weights · weight belt · lead weights · concrete shoes · dive weights
lifejacketweight belt
Worn counterbuoyancy device
dive weights · ankle weights · lead vest · weighted vest · sinker