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User Manual FROG-3
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5.11.1 Personal Flota tion Devices (PFD’s)
Reflex Marine Ltd has evaluated the 5 most common types of PFD’s used in the offshore and marine
sector and has the following comments about their suitability for use with the FROG.
Style / Type Picture Evaluation Recommendation
Inherently
buoyant
work
vest
buoyancy aid
(100 N)
Flat buoyancy panels are
unobtrusive and allow
passengers easy entry and exit
from seat harness.
Acceptable
RML recommend that
any PFD of this type is
tested
with seat
harness in FROG for
compatibility.
Manual
inflatable
lifejacket
(150 N)
Inflation toggles may interfere
with seat harness creating risk
that PFD may inflate when
person is strapped in. Personnel
should be informed that PFD
should not be inflated when
person is strapped in the FROG. Acceptable
(exception basis)
RML recommend that
this style is used
carefully to prevent
accidental inflation.
Inherently
buoyant
‘yoke’ type
lifejacket
(100-150 N)
This type of PFD is bulky and
may prove restrictive when
donning seat harness. PFD
generally has a poor fit with
seat harness, particularly over
shoulders. Seat harness buckle
release
mechanism may
become positioned underneath
PFD out of line-of-sight of
passenger, making exit more
difficult.
Not acceptable
Offshore
work
vest
buoyancy aid
(50 N)
This PFD may be ineffective for
passengers with heavy clothing. Not acceptable
Automatic
inflatable
lifejacket
(Contact
with water)
Risk that PFD may inflate when
person is strapped in and FROG
is immersed which may impede
passengers exit for rescue.
Not acceptable
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