Originally Posted by
Rod1
There was a 100% failure from the untrained and inexperienced.
I'm surprised it was that high but I guess it depends on the raft and how fit they are.
The training I did (for shipping) was with 15 or so person rafts and people all in their 20s (the demographic for those working as customer services crew on a ship!). We all got in unaided (which was a course requirement) although it took some people a number of attempts.
Those rafts included a ladder which sat below the water line (although only some people used it) but I would expect the large one to be harder to get into due to higher sides.
Agree though that the demographic for GA pilots to be some what different!