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2. Float tube - Wikipedia

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   Float tube. A float tube, also known as a belly boat or kick boat, is a small, lightweight inflatable fishing craft which anglers use to fish from. They were originally doughnut-shaped boats with an underwater seat in the "hole." Modern designs include a V-shape with pontoons on either side and the seat raised above the water allowing the legs ...

3. Floating production storage and offloading - Wikipedia

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   A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil. An FPSO vessel is designed to receive hydrocarbons produced by itself or from nearby platforms or subsea template, process them, and store oil ...

4. Personal flotation device - Wikipedia

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   Personal flotation devices being worn on a navy transport . A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water.

5. Diving support vessel - Wikipedia

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   A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects. [1] Basic requirements are the ability to keep station accurately and reliably throughout a diving operation, often in close proximity to drilling or production platforms, for positioning to degrade slowly enough in deteriorating conditions to recover divers without excessive risk, and to carry ...

6. Buoyancy aid - Wikipedia

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   Buoyancy aid. A person wearing a buoyancy aid with a reflective strip. A group carrying their inflatable raft to the start of a river rafting tour. They wear buoyancy aids typical for the use in various paddle sports. Buoyancy aids are a specialist form of personal flotation device (PFD) used most commonly by kayakers, canoeists, people ...

7. Outrigger (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   In a rowing boat or galley, an outrigger (or rigger) is a triangular frame that holds the rowlock (into which the oar is slotted) away from the saxboard (or gunwale in gig rowing) to optimize leverage. Wooden outriggers appear on the new trireme around the 7th or 6th centuries BC and later on Italian galleys around AD 1300, while Harry Clasper ...