Distribution and Risk Factors of Water-Related Accidents for General Aviation Aircraft

Table 3

Comparison of life preservers and inflatable individual flotation devices.

Feature	Life preserver	Inflatable individual flotation device
Active TSO standard	TSO-C13g [18]	TSO-C72c [17]
Float chambers	One or two, often two	One
Minimum buoyancy	16.3 kg	6.4 kg
Reflective material	At least 25.8 cm^2 of reflective material on each side	No required
Color	Approved international orange-yellow or similar high visibility color	No required
Survivor locator light	Yes	No required
Donning test	Yes	No required
Self-righting	Yes	No required