Experiment on the Sea Regarding Distress and Search of Small Fishing Boat-II : Drifting Characteristics of Inflatable Life-Raft (home made the second type) and Floating Life-Sized Doll

Abstract

The authors have made an experiment at sea in order tQ determine drifting characteristics of inflatable life − raft (home made the second type) and floating life _ sized doll of a vertlcal style ． FQllowings are summary of this experiment ． (1) The drifting sp d of the life _ raft due to effects of wind and wave is roughly expressed as follows ． Conditlon 1． V ＝ 0． 113W Condition 2． 0． 054W 〈 V ＜ O． 101W Condition 3． V ＝ 0． 084W