PFD Buoyancy Test

📋 What You'll Need

• •A pool or calm shallow water
• •A properly fitting life jacket
• •An adult supervisor who can swim
• •Items to test: a coin, a plastic bottle, an apple, a rock

👣 Step by Step

1. 1Have an adult supervisor present and test in shallow, calm water only.
2. 2Drop each item into the water and note whether it floats or sinks.
3. 3Predict whether you'd float or sink without a life jacket.
4. 4Put on a properly fitted life jacket and enter shallow water.
5. 5Lean back, relax, and let the jacket hold you up — note your body position.
6. 6Practice floating for 2 minutes without kicking or paddling.

🔍 What to Observe

• •Which items floated and which sank? Why?
• •Did the life jacket hold your head above water without effort?
• •What body position kept you floating best?