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Originally Posted by Misty Blue
...New question: What things make a type I PFD different than a type II PFD?...Misty Blue...
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The
Type I PFD provides the
most buoyancy and is especially good in all (rough) waters. Its designed to right
most wearers to a face up position. By the way, my Naval training on the Type I consisted of me learning as to where the devices were stored shipboard!
......Anyway, these are the big, bulky offshroe type jackets, similar to what you see sailors wearing in those old WWII movies.
The
Type II PFD is
less buoyant than the Type I and better utilized in calmer waters. It will turn
some unconcious victims face up....These are the lighter (usually orange) type jackets that almost everyone buys at Walmart and tosses out-of-sight in a (hopefully) convenient spot onboard!
Either type is an approved (Coast Guard) device in NH towards your PFD carrying requirement.
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