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Equipment failures �� Equipment difficult to don in an emergency; �� Lifejackets riding up body; �� Poor airways protection in waves; �� Insufficient insulation provided by suits, reduced insulation due to water leakage; �� Immersion suit and lifejacket incompatibility. June 2008 SRK Coleshaw
Compatibility research �� In‐water In water performance of lifejacket and immersion suit combinations (1988) OTI 88 538 �� Poor self‐righting; self righting; �� Poor airways protection; �� Need for integration. �� Further in‐water in water performance of lifejacket and immersion suit combinations (1991) OTI 91 550 �� self‐righting self righting achieved with 50% of combinations; �� 8kg buoyancy behind the head increased airways protection. June 2008 SRK Coleshaw
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Page 3 and 4: Personal protection Immersion �
Page 5 and 6: Immersion suits - SOLAS-approved In
Page 7 and 8: Factors motivating improvement �
Page 9 and 10: Marine Accidents �� Estonia (19
Page 11: Aviation accidents ‐ �� Cormo
Page 15 and 16: Compatibility testing �� Compat
Page 18 and 19: Effect of water leakage (1997) OTH
Page 20 and 21: IMO/SOLAS Regulations �� 1997 -
Page 22 and 23: Effects of standardisation Positive
Page 24 and 25: Current issues: abandonment suits
Page 26 and 27: Current issues: helicopter suits
Page 28 and 29: Current issues - marine lifejackets
Page 30 and 31: Integral systems? June 2008 SRK Col
Page 32: Conclusions �� Immersion suit a

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