Neck-seal Comfort-ring
Has anyone seen or used these before: a ‘neck-seal comfort-ring’ for a transit suit?
The comfort-ring is a circle of tubular plastic that joins with a simple plastic plug. It comes in small, medium and large and is placed around the wearers’ neck after the transit suit has been fitted. Once in place, the wearer pulls the neck-seal over the comfort-ring to relieve the discomfort caused by a tight seal.
I ask the question because I saw it being used by passengers in an offshore operation recently and wondered what people thought about the safety implications in the event of a ditching. I should also point out that the operator advised passengers to remove the device prior to impact.