One size doesn't fit all in lifejacket laws

9:43 AM Fri 1 Jul 2011 GMT

'Children aged under 12 must now wear a lifejacket at all times on boats less than 4.8 metres' NSW Maritime &copy

Safety equipment salesmen have a standard throwaway line: 'If your life's worth $20 then buy a life jacket.' But, in reality, any lifejacket is better than none at all. A National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC) study some years ago found that people who survived a boating incident were more than twice as likely to have been wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) compared to those who died. It concluded that if PFD usage increased to 50 per cent, at least 2-3 lives could be saved nationally each year. For all that, when it comes to lifejacket usage and legislation across ...

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by Mark Rothfield

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One size doesn't fit all in lifejacket laws

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