{"id":290,"date":"2022-09-25T14:58:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T12:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aland.be\/other\/life-jacket-control\/"},"modified":"2022-10-22T17:48:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T15:48:15","slug":"life-jacket-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aland.be\/en\/other\/life-jacket-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Life jacket control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_video_mp4=&#8221;https:\/\/aland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/ao\/sidor\/aland_water.mp4&#8243; min_height=&#8221;300px&#8221; height=&#8221;50%&#8221; max_height=&#8221;50%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Have you checked your life jacket?&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; min_height=&#8221;750px&#8221; height=&#8221;50%&#8221; max_height=&#8221;50%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;143px|||||&#8221; title_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; subhead_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|5px||5px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div><strong>At least once a year you should check your life jacket.<br \/>Many people think that a life jacket lasts forever,<br \/>but that&#8217;s wrong.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|5px||5px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>The Swedish Maritime Rescue Society has a ship called M\/S Norrsken that sometimes goes around Sweden&#8217;s archipelago and shows and advises how<br \/>to check your safety equipment on the boat.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Last year, Sea Assistance collected a whole mountain of ineffective life jackets after parents were allowed to test them.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>To test your life jacket yourself, you can lie down in the water with it on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Important to remember:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can you swim well in it?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Turns the head automatically up to the surface?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong>Do you float well?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>If the answer is not yes to all three questions, you should replace your life jacket. It&#8217;s cheap life insurance!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There are many different types of life jackets.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The best for recreational boaters is the life jacket. The sailing vest is a little more flexible and cheaper, but lacks the important support collar which can lead to you ending up upside down in the water if you&#8217;re unlucky.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There are also vests that inflate themselves if you end up in the water.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;off||25px||25px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#c0c0c0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|5px||5px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong>Lifejackets for recreational use<\/strong><span> <\/span>are divided into three categories:<\/div>\n<div>50N, 100N and 150N.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Newton<\/strong><span> <\/span>(N) is a measure of the carrying capacity. A human needs between 20-30 N to stay afloat.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>The choice of life jacket<\/strong><span> <\/span>is dependent on a number of factors such as type of waters, activity, age, etc.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>The most secure vest<\/strong><span> <\/span>is the life jacket. It is available in both 100 and 150 N.<\/div>\n<div>What these have in common is that they have great buoyancy combined with a proper collar that holds the head up.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Always use<\/strong><span> <\/span>CE-marked life jacket!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;off||25px||25px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#c0c0c0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|5px||5px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/ao\/inlagg\/raddningsvast.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"268\" alt=\"A picture of a life jacket\" class=\"wp-image-150 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;off||25px||25px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#c0c0c0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|5px||5px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"V\u00e5rdguiden.se\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vardguiden.se\/templates\/Article.aspx?Articleid=2988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">V\u00e5rdguiden.se<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a title=\"Swedish Life Saving Society\" href=\"https:\/\/svenskalivraddningssallskapet.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swedish Life Saving Society<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_search placeholder=&#8221;Search \u00c5land&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_search][et_pb_blog fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;3&#8243; show_author=&#8221;off&#8221; show_date=&#8221;off&#8221; show_categories=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off||25px||25px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least once a year you should check your life jacket.Many people think that a life jacket lasts forever,but that&#8217;s wrong. 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