III
CARE AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................16
BEFORE EACH WEAR ....................................................................................16
EVERY 6 MONTHS ............................................................................................16
LEAK TEST ........................................................................................................................... 16
THOROUGH VISUAL EXAMINATION ...................................................................... 16
AFTER EACH INFLATION .............................................................................17
ANNUALLY ...........................................................................................................17
CLEANING AND STORING ...........................................................................17
HOW AND WHY TO TEST YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE ..................18
MAKE SURE IT FLOATS YOU....................................................................................... 18
MAKE SURE IT WORKS .................................................................................................. 18
LEARN HOW IT WORKS ................................................................................................ 18
For MD4032 ...................................................................................................................... 19
For Both MD4031 and MD4032 .............................................................................. 19
TRYING YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE ...................................................... 20
HOW TO TEST YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE USING
THE
AUTOMATIC INFLATOR
(FOR MD4032 ONLY) ......................21
HOW TO TEST YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE USING
THE
MANUAL INFLATOR
............................................................................22
HOW TO TEST YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE USING
THE
ORAL INFLATOR
...................................................................................23
CHOOSE A FLOTATION DEVICE
THAT YOU WILL WANT TO WEAR .........................................................24
COLD SHOCK .....................................................................................................24
HYPOTHERMIA..................................................................................................24
MAKE SURE YOUR DEVICE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY ...................25
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .....................................................................26
DO NOT ATTACH FLOTATION DEVICES TO YOUR BOAT ............26