Suiting Up: Knowing Your Life Jacket
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Anytime anyone goes boating there's always a chance of falling overboard. Most boaters who drown do so within sight of a potential rescuer, and would likely have been saved had they remained afloat just a few moments longer. Personal flotation devices (PFDs) are designed to save lives, let's see how much you know about them now that you've completed the modules.
Questions and Answers
- 1.If you are an experienced boater and a strong swimmer, there is a low risk of drowning.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.If you are in shallow water or close to shore, there is no need to wear a life jacket while on a boat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Life jackets restrict movement on the boat and can interfere with your boating activities.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Wearing a life jacket is a sign of fear and a lack of confidence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.A life jacket is designed to keep your head above water and let you maintain a position that allows proper breathing should you fall in.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which life vest is recommended for the open seas and rough waters?
- A.
Offshore life jacket
- B.
Nearshore vest
- C.
Flotation Aids
- 7.What is a good example of a throwable flotation device?
- A.
A seat cushion
- B.
A stick
- C.
A beach ball
- D.
A styrofoam cooler top
- 8.A life jacket can protect me against hypothermia and injury should i fall overboard.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Life jackets used by water skiers are appropriate for boaters as well since any life jacket will save your life on the open seas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.A life jacket needs to support all of my weight.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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