Thank you for the comprehensive answer -- makes a lot of sense.
Originally Posted by fastair
As for the "overwater models" they will have life rafts in addition to the life jackets standard, and the safety card on your particular aircraft will point out this feature (along with nifty little illustrations of the boats in use!)
Does an inflatable slide that can be used as a life raft count? Or by life raft do you mean something stored in the ceiling like on the 727s?
And do the rafts have any relation to the arrows on the wall next to the wings near the windows and/or the things that look like hooks in the overhead bins?