Instructions / Assembly
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Teach Your Children Well
Children panic when they fall into the water suddenly.
This causes them to move their arms and legs violently,
making it hard to oat safely in a PFD. A PFD will keep a
child aoat, but may not keep a struggling child face-up.
That’s why it’s so important to teach children how to put on
a PFD and to help them get used to wearing one in
the water.
To work right, a PFD must t snugly on a child. To check
for a good t, pick the child up by the shoulders of the PFD.
If the PFD ts right, the child’s chin and ears will not
slip through.
PFDs are not babysitters. Even though a child wears a
PFD when on or near the water, an adult should always be
there, too. Parents should remember that inatable toys and
rafts should not be used in place of PFDs.
While some children in the 30 -- 50 pound weight range
who can swim may like the extra freedom of movement that
a Flotation Aid (Type III PFD) provides, most children in this
weight range, especially those who can’t swim, should wear
a Near Shore Buoyant Vest (Type II PFD).