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Personal flotation devices being worn on a navy transport . A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water.
An advisory board is a body that provides non-binding strategic advice to the management of a corporation, organization, or foundation.The informal nature of an advisory board gives greater flexibility in structure and management compared to the board of directors.
The International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code [2] gives specific technical requirements for the manufacture, maintenance and record keeping of life-saving appliances. The number and type of life-saving appliances differ from vessel to vessel, and the code gives a minimum requirement to comply in order to make a ship seaworthy.
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In Canada a Life jacket is officially considered any Buoyancy Aid that intends to keep one's head out of the water when unconscious. This can either be the keyhole/Buoyant vest design with flotation only on the front and a strap around the back or a full vest with head support such a rafting life jacket or small vessel life jacket.
Advisory may refer to: Advisory board , a body that provides advice to the management of a corporation, organization, or foundation Boil-water advisory , a public health directive given by government to consumers when a community's drinking water could be contaminated by pathogens
The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) is one of the oldest Department of Defense (DoD) federal advisory committees and was established in 1951 by then-Secretary of Defense (SecDef) George C. Marshall. The committee is composed of civilian women and men appointed by the SecDef to provide advice and recommendations on ...
The CNA Military Advisory Board (MAB) is an American defense advisory group composed of retired three-star and four-star generals and admirals from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps that studies pressing issues of the day to assess their impact on America's national security.