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BALTIC LIFEJACKETS – USER’S GUIDE
AUTOMATIC INFLATION MODEL
Inflates automatically within five seconds, upon immersion of the lifejacket. The automatic
lifejacket can also be activated manually by pulling on the activating cord at the lifejacket’s
bottom left hand side
2
. The lifejacket can also be inflated using the mouth inflation tube
3 . The mouth inflation tube is also used to deflate the lifejacket. See
Deflation
.
MANUAL INFLATION MODEL
The manual lifejacket is activated manually by pulling on the activating cord at the lifejacket’s
bottom left hand side
2
. The lifejacket can also be inflated using the mouth inflation tube
3 .
The mouth inflation tube is also used to deflate the lifejacket. See Deflation .
BEFORE USE
Follow the illustrated instructions on the label by the inflation mechanism.
1.
CHECK THE CO
2
CYLINDER
4
.
Unscrew the CO
2
cylinder (anticlockwise) and check that it
is not pierced. Screw the unpierced CO
2
back into place (clockwise) by hand. Pierced CO
2
cylinders are used and must be replaced.
2.
Baltic Elite Automatic Valve
6
CHECK THAT THE CAPSULE IS IN DATE.
5
3.
Baltic Elite Automatic Valve
6
, Baltic Elite Manual valve
7
: If one or both of the
indicators are red, the lifejacket must be inspected and rearmed. Carefully follow the in-
structions on the next page or in our rearming kit.
4.
CHECK THE ACTIVATING CORD 2 .
Check that the activating cord runs freely and is acces-
sible without opening the lifejacket.
DEFLATION
The cap on the mouth inflation tube is turned upside down and gently pressed down into the tube
8
. Squeeze out the air. Replace the cap on the mouth inflation tube, in the normal position,
before repacking. NOTE! Do not use any other object than the upside down cap to deflate the
lifejacket.
REARMING
BEFORE REARMING
Please note that the following rearming instructions must be followed in order for the
product to function. If you are unsure whether the product is correctly assembled, please
contact your retailer or the manufacturer.
•
Only use a Baltic rearming kit.
•
Rearming must be carried out with dry hands, in dry surroundings and without tools.
•
Place the inflatable lifejacket, back downwards, on a flat surface.
•
Make sure that the inflatable lifejacket is emptied of all air and that the mouth inflation
tube’s cap is in the normal position.
•
Follow the instructions in this manual and those in the instruction sheet accompany-
ing the rearming kit.
•
The product is ready for use only when it has been rearmed according to the instruc-
tions.
•
Follow the following instructions carefully.