Abstract: A survival hood particularly for use with buoyancy garments in water to act as a splash guard comprises a hood-like cover (1) with a lower neck opening and adapted to fit over and envelope a wearer's head and face. The face portion of the hood (1) comprises a window (5) of crumplable transparent waterproof material and presents a spray-free fitting to a wearer's face. A pair of ventilating apertures (6) are provided in the region of a wearer's temples. A lower extension of the hood (1) comprises a rear elasticated neck portion (4) and a forward bodice portion (3) arranged to extend over a wearer's chest and to be releasably secured by straps (11) to a buoyancy garment. A lower flap-like extension (7) of the bodice (3) provided with quick-release fasteners (8,9) is arranged to wrap around the hood (1-5) when folded and rolled to form a bundle-like package.