29/11/2025
IMMERSION SUIT🚢
An immersion suit, also known as a survival suit, is a type of waterproof dry suit intended to protect the wearer from hypothermia if immersed in cold water or otherwise exposed after abandoning a vessel, especially in the open ocean. Immersion suits usually have integral footwear, and a hood, and either built-in gloves or watertight wrist seals. Suits manufactured by several manufacturers also include an inflatable pillow which is permanently attached high on the back, or an inflatable tube that is attached with zippers at two points on the chest, each side of the main zipper, and circles the back.
● Three(3) Important Functions of an Immersion Suit are
1. It keeps you AFLOAT
it is made of buoyant material
2. It keeps you WARM
it has thermal insulation material
3. it keep you DRY
it is constructed of waterproof material
● Maintenance of immersion suits is a must.
Regular inspections should be done, and suits must be checked thoroughly for any holes, tears etc. Their inflatable hoses, zipper, straps, mitts and face shield should also be checked. If they had been in salt water, they should have been rinsed with fresh water and left to dry, but not in direct sunlight.
● THE FOLLOWING ARE SOLAS REGULATION FOR IMMERSION SUITS.
~ Each person on the ship must have an immersion suit. Also, extra immersion suits should be provided for the watchkeepers.
~ Immersion Suits may be of the kinds that are Insulated, Un-insulated, or wearable with a life jacket (all should have sufficient buoyancy).
~ Made of waterproof material.
~ Internationally RED in colour, which is highly visible. Note that most other LSA equipment is bright ORANGE.
~ The immersion suit should be unpacked and donned within 2 minutes without any external help or assistance.
~ The individual must jump from a height of at least 4.5 meters into the water without injury to life or damage to the immersion suit.
~ The suit should be able to cover the whole body except the face. Hands should be covered unless permanently attached gloves are provided.
~ Retro-reflective tapes must be fitted.
~ It shall not sustain burning or continue to melt after being enveloped in a fire for 2 seconds.
~ Everyday work must be able to be carried out upon wearing.
~ The wearer should be capable of climbing up and down a vertical ladder of at least 5 meters in length.
~ The wearer must be able to swim a short distance.
~ The immersion suit is worn in cold weather when the temperature is below freezing.
~ The suit does not allow the body temperature to drop by more than 2 degrees when immersed for 6 hours when the water temperature is between 0 and 2 degrees.
~ The wearer of the suit, with or without the lifejacket, shall be able to turn from a face-down position to a face-up position in less than 5 seconds.
~ If a lifejacket is required along with the immersion suit, it should be worn over it without assistance.
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