A REPORT ON A STUDY OF PERSONNEL FLOTATION DEVICES

The purpose of the study was to analyze the performance requirements of personnel flotation devices, to survey and evaluate the state of technologies related to personnel flotation devices, and to make recommendations based on the preceding activities. Emphasis was placed on the problems and requirements for personnel flotation devices in recreational boating. The reason for this emphasis was that both the total number of fatalities and the rate of increase in facilities related to recreational boating far exceeded those related to any other area. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Booz-Allen Applied Research, Incorporated

  4733 Bethesda Avenue
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20014
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 180 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Life preservers; Safety equipment; State of the art reports; State of the art studies
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00015132
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Defense Documentation Center
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-19340-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 2003 12:00AM