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RNLI conducts inflating life jacket tests

by Des Ryan on 12 Sep 2012
Life jacket testing by RNLI SW
How well do you maintain your inflating life jacket? How do you KNOW that it will inflate when you hit the water? The UK's Royal National Lifesaving Institution (RNLI) has recently conducted some testing of eleven different brands of inflating life jacket, sponsored by Motor Boat and Yachting. Watch the video:

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