TABLE OF CONTENTS
INFLATABLE PFDS ...................................................................................... 4
APPROVAL CONDITIONS AND CARRIAGE REGULATIONS
.............. 4
MANDATORY CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS
......................................... 4
WHY ARE PFDS REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT? .............................. 5
WHAT IS AN INFLATABLE PFD? ............................................................... 5
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE .......................................................................... 5
COMPONENT INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS
........................................ 6
READINESS CHECKLIST
........................................................................ 6
SIZING AND FIT
...................................................................................... 7
DONNING INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................... 7
INFLATING YOUR INFLATABLE PFD ........................................................ 8
INFORMATION
........................................................................................ 9
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR AUTOMATIC DEVICES
(MD2953) ....................................................................................................10
DEFLATING THE INFLATABLE PFD ..........................................................11
RE-ARMING YOUR MANUAL PFD (MD2951) .........................................12
RE-ARMING YOUR AUTOMATIC PFD (MD2953) ...................................14
REPACKING ................................................................................................17
IS YOUR PFD IN GOOD AND SERVICEABLE CONDITION? .................19
USAGE BELOW FREEZING .......................................................................19
CARE AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS ..........................................19
CLEANING AND STORING YOUR PFD ...................................................20