iNFLAtioN methoDS
Inflation via the Military Oral Inflator
To orally inflate your BC (
Fig. 9)
, place your lips on the oral inflator mouthpiece
(A)
and exhale a small
amount of air into the mouthpiece to purge away water that may still be in the housing. While continuing to
exhale into the mouthpiece, depress the oral inflator button
(B)
to inflate the BC. Immediately after exhaling,
release the oral inflator button to prevent air from escaping.
Inflation via the Powerline Inflator
The Powerline inflator can be used to orally inflate the BC as described above (Fig. 10 mouthpiece A and
oral inflator B). The BC can also be inflated by pressing the Powerline inflator button (E).
For the power
inflator to work, the low pressure inflator hose must be connected. To connect the LP inflator hose, grip the
grooved sleeve (C) with your thumb and forefinger and slide the sleeve back. Place the hose fitting over
the quick disconnect (QD) fitting (D) and push inward while releasing the sleeve. Check to ensure the hose
is securely attached. To inflate your BC with medium pressure air (MP), depress the power inflate button
(E). Do not hold the inflator button depressed continuously underwater, as this could cause you to become
excessively buoyant. Instead, depress the button in short bursts until you become neutrally buoyant.
Inflation via the Auxiliary Air Cylinders
To inflate the BC using the auxiliary air cylinders, open the cylinder valve by turning the handwheel counter-
clockwise. Close the cylinder valve when the bladder is adequately filled, otherwise, air will escape from the
Over Pressure Relief Valve (OPRV).
A
B
Fig. 9
A
B
C
D
e
Fig. 10
The Atlantis accommodates three different inflation systems:
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