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HOW TO TEST YOUR PFD USING THE
AUTOMATIC INFLATOR
(FOR MODELS MD3153 AND MD3154)
Transport Canada recommends that you purchase at least one spare
re-arming kit (MA7214).
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1. To test your PFD, you will need:
• your fully armed PFD, and
• re-arming kit (MA7214) approved for your PFD.
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2. Put on the PFD.
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3. Get into shallow water, just deep enough that you can stand with
your head above the surface. Once the inflator is underwater,
four inches or so, the PFD should fully inflate automatically within
10 seconds.
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4. See if the PFD will float you on your back or just slightly back of
vertical. In a relaxed floating position, verify that your mouth is
well above the water’s surface. Note the effect of where you hold
your legs on how you float.
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5. Get out of the water and remove the PFD.
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6. Deflate the PFD by depressing the oral inflator valve (see
Deflating Your PFD, p. 8). Remove the used inflator.
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7. Let the PFD dry thoroughly. Re-arm (see Re-arming Your PFD,
p. 9) and repack the PFD (see Repacking Your PFD, p. 14).
