If money were no object............
Our PAX would be issued with a one piece suit incorporating the life jacket, beacon, heated elements and quilted construction. Neatly built into the chest would be a lightweight full face mask connected to a small lightweight SCUBA kit which is integrated into the suit.
Air, vision and warmth, the lack of, being the three main obstacles to facilitating easy egress, should you be lucky enough to survive the impact with the water.
At present our pax appear at the AC door as a walking talking snag hazard. Bedecked in straps and kit that we know is simply not fit for purpose.
When will we wake up and stop pissing in the wind with cheap, impractical solutions, that arguably, create far more problems for a submerged passenger than they actually solve!
If money were no object............
DB
P.S. before you reply to my post, if you are not a current offshore PAX and therefore take no part in the risks involved, think before you bleat out some negative backward thinking bollocks, the like of which is the very reason our pax are saddled with such **** kit!!