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es, such an “official preserver is always Indian Orange in color. and bears its identification notice stamped or stenciled (no tags) on the canvas cover. Such preservers are inspected at the fac- by the Coast Guard. But there are i made to Coast atiens withoui official inspec- tion. which are identified by a cloth tag sewn on the cover, Coast Guard-approved vests and cush- ions are made of kapok or fibrous glass sealed in plastic film, or unicellular plastic foam. and covered with fabric or plastic material. LACKING COAST-GUARD OKAY, but effective, Eshermon’s MARCH 1962 ier to Wear and more ly-rigid foam is more durable and can’t be damaged by punctur- ing. All approved types give about the same amount of flotation. but there is some price difference. The foam types can cost from 25 to 40 percent more than the soft- Gd types. Buoyant vests come in two basic styles: the regular vest. usually made up of three flotation units, two fore and one aft, and worn like a jacket: and the yoke or bib type. which is one big slab of flotation with a neck hole near the top and a waist strap Continued to poge 218) 1, teft, end buoyant-invlated jocket tested well ($33