U.S. Navy and Marine Corps vessels sit outside the Polar Code entirely. As Arctic operations grow, does current cold-water immersion equipment meet the standard the services have already set for themselves?

The Arctic 10+ in Arctic field conditions — built for the days between abandonment and rescue, not just the first hour. Every immersion suit on the market is judged against the same question: does it meet the applicable standard? That's the wrong starting question, and it always has been. The right one is simpler and harder to hide from: if the person wearing this suit actually ends up in the water, or on the ice, does it keep them alive and functional long enough to be found