Air carrier deviates WX but goes beyond 50 NM offshore without emergency floatation devices.

Attributes
ACN	251763
Time
Date	199309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	251763
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Scheduled flight clt-NAS-tpa. Thunderstorms over east coast of florida required deviation east of course which exceeded 50 NM offshore. Aircraft was not equipped with emergency floatation devices. Captain wanted to avoid overhangs for turbulence purposes, however, nothing painted on radar. I advised captain we would exceed 50 NM offshore, he stated we could use our emergency authority/authorized to deviation, but did not declare such to ATC while deviating. I estimate we were up to 90 NM offshore on both legs while deviating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR DEVIATES WX BUT GOES BEYOND 50 NM OFFSHORE WITHOUT EMER FLOATATION DEVICES.

Narrative: SCHEDULED FLT CLT-NAS-TPA. TSTMS OVER EAST COAST OF FLORIDA REQUIRED DEV E OF COURSE WHICH EXCEEDED 50 NM OFFSHORE. ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH EMER FLOATATION DEVICES. CAPT WANTED TO AVOID OVERHANGS FOR TURB PURPOSES, HOWEVER, NOTHING PAINTED ON RADAR. I ADVISED CAPT WE WOULD EXCEED 50 NM OFFSHORE, HE STATED WE COULD USE OUR EMER AUTH TO DEV, BUT DID NOT DECLARE SUCH TO ATC WHILE DEVIATING. I ESTIMATE WE WERE UP TO 90 NM OFFSHORE ON BOTH LEGS WHILE DEVIATING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.