SERVICE MANUAL
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SERVICE MANUAL
ISO 9650
4. Test procedures Part 2
4.1 General - Test time intervals
4.1.1 Prior to servicing the liferaft, a copy of the liferaft’s Inspection log
form (QAF 311) must be received by the service station. (QAF 311)
must be completed in its entirety (by the customer), the records
being up to date, before servicing commences. In the event of the
Inspection log form having incomplete records, the Service Station
shall seek guidance from Revere Supply Co.
NOTE:
The Inspection log form may be used to record
inspection details for a number of rafts, but not
exceeding more than 15.
NOTE:
Service requirements are to be calculated from date of
first inspection. Date of first inspection, of the liferaft,
begins when the liferaft was operationally packed for
the first time. This information can be found on the
data label fixed to the outside of the container, or on
the liferaft identif cation label, or can be provided by
contacting Revere Supply.
4.1.2 If the liferaft’s Inspection log form (QAF 311) is in order, the raft shall
normally be serviced at 2 year intervals, until the raft has reached the
end of its service life.
On occasion it may be necessary (due to the vessel becoming
operational or in the unlikely event that the hermetic seal is
compromised) to service the liferaft before 2 years have elapsed. In
all cases the service should be in accordance with this manual.
4.1.3 On completion of a service, the Service Station shall forward a copy
of the liferaft’s Inspection log form, (QAF 311) to Revere Supply Co.
This Inspection log form is to be returned to Quality Department,
along with Certificates of Re-inspection.
4.1.4 Test each compartment of the liferaft that inflates. Inflate the liferaft to
the working pressure. The separate compartments of the liferaft that
are inflated by the gas inflation system are:
(a) The lower buoyancy tube.
(b) The upper buoyancy tube and the arch tube, (if no transfer
valve is fitted).
(c) The arch tube, (if transfer valve is fitted).
