| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2299 |
| Total number of notes: | 20724 |
As the following data shows, your life expectancy should you fall
overboard in cold water is frighteningly short. Well before you die of
hypothermia, you will be unable to help in your own rescue.
expected survival time
water temperature no protection lifejacket survival suit
32.5 deg F < 15 min 15 - 45 min 18+ hr
32.5 - 40 15 - 30 min 30 - 90 min 22+ hr
40 - 50 30 - 60 min 1 - 3 hr indefinite
50 - 60 1 - 2 hr 1 - 6 hr indefinite
60 - 70 2 - 7 hr 2 - 40 hr indefinite
The Coast Guard is well aware of this data -- and it is why they do not
search very long. I suspect that the water temperature rarely if ever is
over 60 degrees F in New England waters north of Cape Cod. In the spring
and early summer the water temperature is less than 50 degrees F.
Alan
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255.1 | USHS01::BEAZLEY | Mon Mar 10 1986 18:05 | 9 | ||
It takes a quarter of a mile for a large Canadian ferry to turn and approach an overboard. They will tell you that they have little or no hope of saving you life because of this. Their record of lives saved is dissapointing. The CCG ceritifes a PFD that is a combination rain jacket, insulated jacket, and preserver. They are orange so they can easily be seen. I have never seen them in this country and where I am it is too warm to use them anyway, but I would think they would help delay hypothermia to some extent. | |||||
| 255.2 | CASV05::ETHOMAS | Tue Mar 11 1986 07:44 | 10 | ||
Most of the major foul weather clothing lines have "float coats" that make some claim as to providing some protection against hypothermia. I don't recall if any of them are certified as PFD's. Anyone out there have any experience with this type of gear? I recall some of the ads saying that the jackets have harnesses built right into the jacket. Ed | |||||