TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT .........................................................................................2
WHAT IS AN INFLATABLE FLOTATION DEVICE? ........................................3
AIRLINE POLICY ON CARRIAGE OF INFLATABLE FLOTATION
DEVICES AND CO
2
CYLINDERS .........................................................................3
APPROVAL CONDITIONS AND CARRIAGE REGULATIONS ....................3
WHY “APPROVED ONLY WHEN WORN”? .................................................... 4
MANDATORY CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS ................................................... 4
WHY ARE FLOTATION DEVICES REQUIRED
SAFETY EQUIPMENT? ........................................................................................... 4
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE ............................... 5
INSPECTING COMPONENTS ....................................................................6-7
USE AT COLD TEMPERATURES...................................................................7
PUTTING IT ON (DONNING) .....................................................................8-9
TAKING IT OFF (DOFFING) ......................................................................... 10
INFLATING ........................................................................................................... 10
MANUALLY .......................................................................................................... 10
CO
2
ESCAPES THROUGH THE MATERIAL OVER TIME ...................11
ORALLY ...................................................................................................................11
DEFLATING ...........................................................................................................11
RE-ARMING ....................................................................................................12-13
IS YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE IN GOOD
AND SERVICEABLE CONDITION? .......................................................... 14
