Agree with the figures above and also remember that if you have two sizes on board, you must carry 10% of each. For example we have both adult and child lifejackets, so always carry 2 extra adult and at least one extra child (we would never have more than 10 children aboard).
If a skipper is employed to operate the boat, then he should be wearing a life jacket that has been inspected within the last 12 months. We have different life jackets for the crew which we sought their opinions before purchase.
We have had customers turn up with their own lifejackets. Unless they could prove they had been serviced, we politely refuse and insist ours are worn. As Ian states, no life jacket, no go.
Steve
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