WHEN 'TYPE-APPROVED' MEANS 'RUBBER-STAMPED': CERTIFIED LIFE JACKETS FAIL THE ULTIMATE TEST..

PASSENGERS' DIFFICULTY IN PUTTING ON JACKETS CERTIFIED BY REGISTRO ITALIANO NAVALE AFTER COLLISION OF NORWEGIAN FERRY SLEIPNER; BRITISH TESTS INDICATING THAT JACKETS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR PASSENGERS IN THE WATER. SIDEBARS: JUST BAD LUCK? [OTHER ITEMS RELATING TO THE CRASH WHICH CALL FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION] -- SLEIPNER: ANATOMY OF A DISASTER.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • FAIRPLAY INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WEEKLY, V. 338, NO. 6061 (MAR. 2, 2000), P. 20-22: ILL.
• Publication Date: 2000-3-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Fairplay International Shipping Weekly
  • Publisher: Fairplay Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0307-0220

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Life preservers; Safety; Shipping; Ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Life jackets
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00900586
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Northwestern University, Evanston
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Oct 16 2000 12:00AM