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Pearl i3 BC Owner’s Manual
General Precautions & Warnings
Before using this buoyancy compensator (BC), you must receive instruction
and certification in SCUBA diving and buoyancy control from a recognized
training agency. Use of SCUBA equipment by uncertified or untrained
persons is dangerous and can result in injury or death.
Read this owner’s manual completely before attempting to use your BC, and
become familiar with it first in a controlled environment such as a swimming
pool, in order to weight yourself properly and to become comfortable with
using its many features and adjustments.
Before every dive, perform a complete pre-dive inspection according to
the procedure prescribed in this manual, to ensure that all components are
functioning properly and no signs of damage or leaks are present. If you
find that your BC is not functioning properly or is damaged, remove it from
service until it can be repaired by an authorized Aqua Lung
®
Dealer.
Your BC is not a lift bag.
DO NOT
use it to bring heavy objects to the surface.
Doing so may cause permanent damage to the BC, and could also result in
serious injury or death due to embolism or decompression sickness.
In an emergency such as an out of air situation or uncontrolled descent, it
is important to remove and jettison weight immediately.
DO NOT
depend
solely on using your BC’s power inflator to lift you to the surface.
In the event of an uncontrolled, rapid ascent, it is important to immediately
begin venting air from the BC. Continue venting air to slow your ascent rate
if neutral buoyancy cannot be reestablished.
DO NOT
inhale from your oral inflator. The BC may contain harmful
contaminants or gasses, which could cause suffocation or injury.
Factory prescribed service for this BC must be performed at least once
annually by a factory trained technician who is employed by an authorized
Aqua Lung
®
Dealer. Annual service consists of a complete overhaul of the
power inflator, and a general air leak inspection of the bladder and valve
connections.
Disassembly, repair, or lubrication must not be attempted by persons who are
not factory trained and authorized by Aqua Lung. Unauthorized service will
render the warranty null and void.
This BC is designed for use with compressed air or Nitrox/EAN (enriched air
nitrox) mixtures not exceeding 40% oxygen. Any use of gas mixtures with
increased oxygen content or the addition of helium or other substances may
cause corrosion, deterioration and/or premature aging of the BC leading to
component failure of the metal and rubber parts. The component failures
could lead to a loss of buoyancy control and/or pressure integrity of the
BC resulting in injury or death. Non-standard breathing mixtures may also
present a risk of fire or explosion. The use of Nitrox/EAN requires additional
training. Failure to observe this warning may result in injury or death. Use
only nitrogen/oxygen mixtures containing no more than 40% oxygen.
SAFETY INFORMATION
