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General Precautions & Warnings

Before using this Multifunction Buoyancy Compensator (MC), you must receive instruction and cer-

tification in SCUBA diving and buoyancy control from a recognized training agency.

Use of SCUBA

equipment by uncertified or untrained persons is dangerous and can result in serious injury or
death.

Read this owner’s manual completely before attempting to use your MC, and become familiar with it

first in a controlled environment such as a swimming pool, in order to weight yourself properly and to
become comfortable with using its many features and adjustments.

Before every dive, perform a complete pre-dive inspection according to the procedure prescribed in

this manual, to ensure that all components are functioning properly and no signs of damage or leaks
are present. If your MC is not functioning properly or is damaged, remove it from service until it can
be repaired by an authorized Halcyon Dealer.

Your MC is not a lift bag. DO NOT use it to bring heavy objects to the surface. Doing so may cause

permanent damage to the MC, and could also result in an uncontrolled ascent.

DO NOT overinflate your MC. Control all ascents. A rapid, uncontrolled ascent may cause arterial gas

embolism or decompression sickness, and could lead to serious injury or death.

In the event of an uncontrolled ascent, it is important to immediately begin venting air from the MC.

Continue venting air to slow your ascent rate if neutral buoyancy cannot be reestablished.

In an emergency such as an out of air situation or uncontrolled descent, it is important to remove

and jettison weight immediately. DO NOT depend solely on using your MC’s power inflator to lift you
to the surface.

DO NOT inhale from your oral inflator. The MC may contain harmful contaminants or gasses, which

could cause suffocation, serious injury, or infection of the lungs.

Disassembly, repair, or lubrication must not be attempted by persons who are not factory-trained

and authorized by Halcyon. Unauthorized service will render the warranty null and void.

Factory prescribed service for this MC should be performed at least once annually by an authorized

Halcyon Dealer. Annual service consists of a complete overhaul of the power inflator, and a general air
leak inspection of the bladder and valve connections.

WARNING: Your Multifunction Buoyancy Compensator (MC) is NOT a lifejacket; it does
not guarantee a head-up position of the wearer at the surface.

It does not meet U.S. Coast

Guard regulations for a life preserver or personal flotation device (PFD). If you become
unconscious in the water without a buddy present to immediately assist you, you may suffer
serious injury or death from drowning.

Your buoyancy compensator is primarily designed to help you maintain neutral buoyancy while in a
comfortably balanced, face-down swimming position underwater. It is also designed to provide you
with flotation so that you can rest on the surface, but it is not designed to function as a life preserver