CRJ700 flight crew is concerned with lack of infant life vests prior to departure.

Attributes
ACN	700203
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	700203
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was told that there were 4 infants on board but only 3 infant life vests. I reviewed flight manual part 1 and found no reference to infant life vests. I called dispatch with our concern. The dispatcher was only able to find an MEL that would be used if the aircraft had less than 3 life vests. The aircraft had 3 infant life vests. We determined that we were in compliance and the flight proceeded uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ700 FLT CREW IS CONCERNED WITH LACK OF INFANT LIFE VESTS PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE 4 INFANTS ON BOARD BUT ONLY 3 INFANT LIFE VESTS. I REVIEWED FLT MANUAL PART 1 AND FOUND NO REF TO INFANT LIFE VESTS. I CALLED DISPATCH WITH OUR CONCERN. THE DISPATCHER WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIND AN MEL THAT WOULD BE USED IF THE ACFT HAD LESS THAN 3 LIFE VESTS. THE ACFT HAD 3 INFANT LIFE VESTS. WE DETERMINED THAT WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE AND THE FLT PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.