General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

life jacket

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

49.0 cm

Width

58.0 cm

Height

5.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Libya

State/Province

Unknown

Period

September 19, 2015

Canada

Taken from curatorial worksheet (reference 1): One of 7 items obtained by Canadian Dr. Simon Bryant while on tour for Medecins Sans Frontier (MSF) on the M.Y. Phoenix (http://blogs.msf.org/en/staff/blogs/moving-stories/bringing-home-the-rescue-zone). In 2015 MSF Canada has been active in the migrant crisis on the Mediterranean. Dr. Simon Bryant was one of the doctors who did a tour in August 2015. I asked for Dr. Bryant to collect items that reflected the MSF experience and mission. It was fairly uncommon to find anybody wearing life jackets in the inflatable rafts and boats, although on occasion children would have some form of flotation device. This could be for example an inflated vehicle inner-tube, or an inflatable vest intended only for supervised swimming-pool use. In the transfer of people between rescuing vessels over the months, large numbers of life jackets were exchanged and passed back and forth. Several certified children’s life jackets found their way onto the Phoenix in this manner and were put to good use.

Function

To prevent wearer from sinking in water.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on front of vest within logo "POOL School TM", and "Step A", "Step B", and "Step C". Other print on front "step/ A/ Swim vest". Black print on back of vest "SWIMMING VEST WARNING: USE ONLY UNDER COMPETENT/ SUPERVISION, NOT FOR USE IN BOATING, BODY MASS 12KG TO 25KG/ ONLY TO BE USED IN WATER IN WHICH THE CHILD IS WITHIN ITS DEPTH AND UNDER/ SUPERVISION./ NOT A LIFE SAVING DEVICE./ WEIGHT NOT TO EXCEED 55 LBS[/]25KGS./ NEVER ALLOW DIVING INTO THIS PRODUCT/ NEVER LEAVE IN OR NEAR WATER WHEN NOT IN USE/ FOLLOW THESE RULES TO AVOID DROWNING PARALYSIS OR OTHER SERIOUS INJURY". Embossed on buckles "baide R [registered]/ [logo]".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Bright orange synthetic inflatable vest with bright orange synthetic buckles. Clear mouthpieces to inflate vest. Colourful logo with pink, blue and red background and black and white print.

Decoration

Colourful manufacturer's logo.