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American Lifeguard Products Rescue Tubes 11-001
- RESCUE TUBES 40" (Size: 40" x 6" x 4")
- Water Cell foam offers a softer feel and longer
life.
- Extra width and thickness for better flotation.
- Approved for pools, water parks, and ideal for
open water.
- Extra wide multi-purpose shoulder strap for
throwing or towing.
- Red: Stocked Item!!! Any quanity.
- Quick release buckle.
- 12" extension to accommodate larger swimmers.
- Rescue tube that lasts.
- See Buoyancy Calculation below.
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The following formula (In Laymen's Term's) is used in
the process for calculating part
of the Coast Guard approval process for minimum buoyancy!
If a man weighs 200 pounds on land, he only weighs 10
pounds in the water.
80% of the human body is water. Water in the body has
no weight in the water.
200 pounds x 80% = 160 pounds. So 200 pounds - 160 pounds =
40 pounds.
The human body is 15% fat, fat is lighter than water.
200 pounds x 15% = 30 pounds. So 40 pounds - 30 pounds = 10
pounds.
A 200 pound person only weighs 10 pounds in the water.
So….If a man weighs 350 pounds on land, he only weighs
17.5 pounds in the water.
350 x 80% = 280 pounds.
350 pounds - 280 pounds = 70 pounds.
350 pounds x 15% = 52.5 pounds.
70 pounds - 52.5 pounds = 17.5 pounds.
A 350 pound person weighs 17.5 pounds in the water.
This 40" Rescue Tube is equal to 41 Lbs of Buoyancy.
American Lifeguard Products, your one stop shop for all your lifeguard equipment and rescue needs!
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