Life jackets

Life Jackets: Ensuring Your Safety on Water

Unlike a buoyancy or impact vest, a life jacket is crafted to keep you buoyant, with a crucial focus on maintaining your head above water. With its structure and head support capabilities, it ensures your head remains upright regardless of the way you land in the water. Among the various safety vests available, it's essential to recognize that life jackets are the most secure personal flotation devices (PFD).

Certification is Mandatory for Life Jackets

Life jackets with a 100N certification label receive approval from coast guards after exhaustive testing. The 100N indicates the level of buoyancy offered, which equates to a minimum of 10 kg. A higher “N” figure signifies increased buoyancy. Whether for adults or infants, life jackets must possess the same certification, as detailed in the product specifications.

Buoyancy vests represent another category of PFDs but are not specifically engineered to keep the head afloat and offer less buoyancy. These are ideal for water sports like paddleboarding and waterskiing, where additional arm flexibility is beneficial. Visit Buoyancy Aids to explore our range.