Widder, SASS #59054 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 If life jackets (or life preservers) are colored 'international orange' with the reasoning of high visibility, then WHY are life rafts colored yellow? ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy the Avenger Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 We all live in a yellow (submarine) life raft , yellow submarine Billy the Avenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim No Horse Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Yikes....never considered it....but then I have a high number so....not so smart...lol...good question though....Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Some folks might confuse the rafts with the jackets if they was the same color. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Howdy, I always like to ask the folks who make em. It could be a LAW which means pollyticians decided and logic is out da winder. Have you ever gone into a construction zone where everything and every body was orange? It makes it very hard to see an orange man hold up an orange glove to stop traffic for an orange machine to back out into traffic. But if they take you to court they will only bring the orange gloves. Bet on it. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkeep Casey Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Widder, Just because you quit shooting when it gets cold, does not mean that you can come over to the saloon and start causing trouble. The emergency vehicles (rafts) on cruise ships have orange tops. And I have seen plenty of orange inflatable rafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Okay, explain why the Navy issues camouflage utilities in shades of blue which should blend in beautifully in the water. The thing is, if I fall overboard I WANT TO LIGHT UP LIKE THE VEGAS STRIP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Okay, explain why the Navy issues camouflage utilities in shades of blue which should blend in beautifully in the water. The thing is, if I fall overboard I WANT TO LIGHT UP LIKE THE VEGAS STRIP!!! I have researched that. The uniforms are not camouflage. But the other services had cool camo. The Navy decided to boost morale with a cool looking utility uniform! Seriuosly. I guess they never considered the overboard thing. But the old dungaree uniforms were blue too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Just a guess...but concepts regarding safety and visibility have developed over time. Human factors engineering studies perception and reaction to colors in various safety settings. Most fire engines used to be red...and then some departments started using "high-visibility" fluorescent "lime green" for enhanced visibility, especially in low light conditions. Given the structure of our retinas, yellow is generally considered to be the "most visible" color, and I suspect that is the reason for the life raft color choice. As for orange vests - somebody made that choice decades ago; the color is so highly associated with life preservers that it might be risky to change, given that passengers need to "find" a vest under stress, and may not associate a new color with a preserver. Similarly, survival suits, used by fishermen and offshore sailors, are also made primarily in a red/orange color, unique to their use. Want to be more certain that you will be spotted? Don't rely on color; make sure your preserver/raft/suit is equipped with strobe lights, whistles and flares. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Just a guess...but concepts regarding safety and visibility have developed over time. Human factors engineering studies perception and reaction to colors in various safety settings. Most fire engines used to be red...and then some departments started using "high-visibility" fluorescent "lime green" for enhanced visibility, especially in low light conditions. Given the structure of our retinas, yellow is generally considered to be the "most visible" color, and I suspect that is the reason for the life raft color choice. As for orange vests - somebody made that choice decades ago; the color is so highly associated with life preservers that it might be risky to change, given that passengers need to "find" a vest under stress, and may not associate a new color with a preserver. Similarly, survival suits, used by fishermen and offshore sailors, are also made primarily in a red/orange color, unique to their use. Want to be more certain that you will be spotted? Don't rely on color; make sure your preserver/raft/suit is equipped with strobe lights, whistles and flares. LL Good advice there, LL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I like in the movies when the shipwreck surviviors holler at the planes flying over at 10,000 feet. Even a whistle might not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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