Pneumatic Reconnaissance Boat

An inflatable watercraft constructed of fabric and air inflated replaceable bladders. It may consist of gunwale tubes and deck tubes divided amidship by vertical, lateral bulkheads, and containing separate bladder compartments. It may also consist of pockets about the periphery of the fabric item which retain the bladders, providing, when the bladders are inflated, a buoyant outer ring circumscribing a depression with a floor of waterproof fabric and rigid material whereon personnel and material are carried. See also boat, landing, inflatable; lifeboat, inflatable; and surfboard, inflatable. Excludes boat, reconnaissance.