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Old 03-06-2009, 09:52 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie View Post
That's not type 1
Ronnie is absolutely correct. Those look more like type II PFDs, all type I have a collar of some sort to keep you head above water if unconcious. While C.G. regs require a type I PFD for each POB, that only applies to U.S. vessels, which is one of the reasons so many cruise ships are not U.S. flagged. If those vests came off a non-U.S. flagged vessel they are not C.G. Approved type I PFDs.

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