Axis A24 - Fire Extinguisher

Type I PFD – Oshore Life jacket:ThisPFDisdesignedforextendedsurvivalinrough,
openwater.Itusuallywillturnanunconsciouspersonfaceupandhasover22pounds
ofbuoyancy.ThisisthebestPFDtokeepyouaoatinremoteregionswhererescue
maybeslowincoming.
Type II PFD – Near Shore Buoyant Vest: This“classic”PFDcomesinseveral
sizesforadultsandchildrenandisforcalminlandwaterwherethereis
chanceoffastrescue.ItislessbulkyandlessexpensivethanaTypeI,and
manywillturnanunconsciouspersonfaceupinthewater.
Type III PFD - Flotation Aid:Theselifejacketsaregenerallyconsideredthe
mostcomfortable,withstylesfordierentboatingactivitiesandsports.
Theyareforuseincalmwaterwherethereisgoodchanceoffastrescue
sincetheywillgenerallynotturnanunconsciouspersonfaceup.Flotation
aidscomeinmanysizesandstyles.
Type IV Throwable Device:Thesearedesignedtobethrowntoaperson
inthewater.Throwabledevicesincludeboatcushions,ringbuoys,
andhorseshoebuoys.Theyarenotdesignedtobewornandmustbe
supplementedbywearablePFD.Itisimportanttokeepthesedevicesimmediately
availableforemergencies.
Type V PFD - Special Use Device:SpecialusePFDsincludeworkvests,decksuits,
andhybridsforrestricteduse.Hybridvestscontainsomeinternalbuoyancyandare
inatabletoprovideadditionalotation.ThesePFDsmaybeusedinsteadofaType
I,II,orIIIPFDwithnon-towedparticipantsifusedinaccordancewiththeapproval
conditionsonthelabelandifwornwhentheboatisunderway.SomeTypeVPFDs
provideincreasedprotectionagainsthypothermia.
A Type V PFD must be worn to be counted toward the minimum
carriage requirements.
Special life jackets are available for skiing and other water sports.
These non-Coast Guard approved life jackets do not count as PFDs.
Aportablereextinguisherisrequiredifyour
boathasaninboardengine,orwhenfuelis
storedinclosedstowagecompartments.
Approvedreextinguishersareclassied
byalettersymbol,eitherB-IorB-IIwiththeB
designatingthatthematerialwillextinguish
ammableliquidssuchasgasoline,oil,etc.B-I
extinguishersarerequiredforboatslessthan
26feetinlength.Checkperiodicallytoensure
thattheextinguisherisinworkingcondition
andfullycharged.Checklocal,stateandfederal
agenciesastolawsandregulations.
Axis
Owners
Manual
2019
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fire
extinguisher