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Anleitung Zusammenfassung
APPROVAL CONDITIONS and CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS This inflatable belt is approved by the U S Coast Guard as a Type V User Assisted Personal Flotation Device (PFD). It is APPROVED ONLY WHEN WORN for use as a Flotation Aid, Type III PFD for recreational use on calm inland waters. It is not approved for water skiing or other high-speed activity. This inflatable was designed to be more comfortable and less restrictive to wear than inherently buoyant PFDs. When used and serviced according to this owner’s manual, this personal flotation device (PFD) can greatly increase your chances of survival. Not recommended for non-swimmers or weak swimmers. Users of inflatable PFDs must be at least 16 years of age. See Page 3 for Conditions for Type V Approval. WEAR YOUR PFD! Most drowned victims of boating accidents owned PFDs, but were not wearing them when they died. Most drowning occurs in inland waters, not way out at sea, and most within a few feet of safety. If you DO NOT intend to wear this PFD, then SELECT ONE that you will. Doing this provides feedback to manufacturer's, as to what makes a PFD wearable. SPECIFICATIONS Chest size: 30-52 inches Weight range: over 80 pounds Age Range: 16 years and older Buoyancy (minimum): 15.5 pounds after CO2 inflation 22.5 pounds after full inflation. (See Donning and Inflation instructions pages 7 & 8.) Inflation System: Manual Inflation Mechanism (located on front of chamber) Oral Tube (located on front of chamber) CO2 Cylinder: 16 Gram, 3/8” thread. ** USE REPLACEMENT KIT NO. 0925 ** GENERAL ARRANGEMENT Revised: 2006-05-08 2 II. CONDITIONS FOR TYPE V APPROVAL Conditional approvals are granted by the Coast Guard for PFDs that: 1. Do not meet all the requirements for approval under the Type I through IV categories, but offer other significant safety features, or 2. Have features or uses not found in Types I through IV PFDs that require special user knowledge. The conditions let the user overcome design traits that would otherwise prevent approval. Wearing a PFD is one of the most important things you can do to help you save your life if you accidentally fall in the water. Finding a comfortable PFD that you will wear is the key. This PFD design offers the significant safety features of being lightweight, low profile and comfortable for continuous wear. This PFD must be worn, to meet carriage requirements, so that it is available on the wearer when needed. This PFD is also approved as a Type V because the buoyancy provided by the CO2 gas from the cylinder, does not provide as much buoyancy as a Type III inflatable PFD. However, the buoyancy that a CO2 cylinder provides is enough to turn many people to a stable, face up position, so that they can add additional buoyancy, if necessary, by blowing air into the chamber through the oral tube. When fully inflated, using both the CO2 cylinder and a few additional puffs of air through the oral tube, the buoyancy of this PFD is equal to that of an inflatable Type III. Finally, this PFD is a Type V because you must know how to readjust it to float you best. Wearing this PFD, knowing how to achieve full buoyancy and how to maximize performance are necessary for it to provide an equivalent level of safety to PFDs without user conditions on their approval. See Page 9 “Maximizing Performance”. “APPROVED ONLY WHEN WORN “ This PFD has the “Approved Only When Worn” condition on it’s approval because if it is not worn whenever above deck and underway, it cannot be counted as a PFD to meet the carriage requirements on your boat. Wearing this PFD is intended to: 1. Provide it with the extra attention associated with use, and 2. Increase safety enormously because you have it on when you need it. 3 MANDATORY CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS Federal Regulations in 33 CFR 175-1993 require you to carry Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices (PFDs) legibly marked with the Coast Guard approval number, which are in good and serviceable condition, and are the correct size for each person on board. To be considered serviceable, this PFD shall not exhibit deterioration that could diminish its performance such as broken or deformed hardware, detached webbing, rotted structural components, air leaks or nonfunctional oral tubes. Unless worn inflated, this PFD must also be properly armed with a full CO2 cylinder, inflation system indicator and an accessible manual inflation lanyard. Since this PFD is “approved only when worn” it must be worn under the conditions specified on Page 1. III. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Know your PFD. Familiarize yourself with its features and practice using it before attempting to use it in deep water or in an emergency. You must accept responsibility for proper use and care of this device, and in-water trials to check its performance. This device is not recommended for non-swimmers, since panic by the user in an emergency situation can prevent proper donning and inflation. This PFD is not approved for children under 16. PRE-DONNING INSTRUCTIONS Che...