Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest Operating instructions

Brand: Aqua Lung

Model: Scout Swimmer Vest

Type: Operating instructions

Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest

The Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest is a personal flotation device (PFD) designed for use in water activities. It is not approved for use in SCUBA diving.

The vest is made of durable materials and features a comfortable fit. It is easy to put on and adjust, and it can be inflated either orally or with a CO2 cartridge.

The vest has a variety of features that make it ideal for use in a variety of water activities, including:

A high back for added support
A grab handle for easy rescue
A whistle for signaling for help
Multiple D-rings for attaching accessories

Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest

The Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest is a personal flotation device (PFD) designed for use in water activities. It is not approved for use in SCUBA diving.

The vest is made of durable materials and features a comfortable fit. It is easy to put on and adjust, and it can be inflated either orally or with a CO2 cartridge.

The vest has a variety of features that make it ideal for use in a variety of water activities, including:

A high back for added support
A grab handle for easy rescue
A whistle for signaling for help
Multiple D-rings for attaching accessories

GENERAL WARNINGS

• BeforeusingtheScoutSwimmerVestyoumustreadtheinstructionsheetcompletely.

• Beforeusing,inspecttheentireVestforleakageorotherdamage.Ifanypartofthisvest

doesnotfunctionproperly,oritisdamaged,removethisScoutSwimmerVestfromservice

untilrepaired.

• DonotinhalefromtheScoutSwimmerVestoralinator.Thevestmaycontaincontaminants

fromapreviousCO2ringorothersources.

• TheScoutSwimmerVestisnotapprovedforuseinSCUBAdiving.

Donning and Adjustment Procedures

1. PlacetheScoutSwimmerVestoveryourhead.Next,routebothstrapsunderneathyour

armsandthroughtheD-rings,thentightenthestraps(SeeFigure1.)

2. FullyinatetheScoutSwimmerVestbylooseningtheknurlnutontheoralinationtube

anddepresstheoralinatorvalve.(SeeFigure2.)Exhaleintothevalveuntilthevestisfull.

Ifthetistootight,adjustthestrapstocomfort.

FIGURE1

FIGURE2

Pre-OP Check Out

Priortoeachuse,thevestshouldbegivenathoroughvisualinspectionandfunctiontest.

1. Fullyinatethevestandsetasidefor30minutes;lossofrmnessindicatesleakage,

whichmustbecorrectedbeforeuse.

2. Ensurethatallstitchedtogethercomponentsarenotseparating.

3. Checkthattheoralinationtubeandvalveproperlyfunctionbydepressingthevalveand

blowingintothetube.Ensuretheknurlnutontheoralinationtubefreelyturns.

4. RemovetheCO2cartridgesandinspectbothactuators.Ensuretheactuatoroperates

correctlybypullingonthetoggleandcheckingthatthepintravelsupanddown.Returnthe

actuatingarmtotheUPpositionpriortorethreadingtheCO2cartridgeintotheactuator.

5. Performafunctioncheckontheover-pressurereliefvalvebyfullyinatingthevestand

thensqueezingthevesttoensurethevalveopens,allowingairtoescape.Nextpullthe

toggletoensurethevalveiscorrectlyworkingbyallowingairtoescape.(SeeFigure3.)

 NOTE:Over-PressureReliefValvewillactuatewhenthepressureinsidethevestexceeds

2PSIgreaterthanexternalpressure.

INSTRUCTIONS

PN769031

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FIGURE5

Post-OP Maintenance

ProperMaintenancewillprovideforyearsofreliableservice.TheScoutSwimmerVestshouldbe

storedawayfromdirectsunlight.

1. Aftereachuse,soaktheexteriorofthevestwithfreshwater.

2. DetachHABDpocket(optional)andfreshwaterrinseallcomponents.(SeeFigure4.)

3. Openstoragepocketandfreshwaterrinse.Ensurevelcromaterialiscleanfromalldebris.

(SeeFigure5.)

4. UnscrewCO2cartridgefromactuatorandfreshwaterrinseallcomponents.

5. Inatethevestwithairanddrainanywateroutthroughtheover-pressurereliefvalveby

pullingdownonthetoggleallowingthewatertodrain.Ifwaterdrainsfrominsidethevesta

freshwaterrinseshouldbedone.

  a. Tofreshwaterrinsethevest,opentheOPRvalveororalinationvalveand

directlyllthevestwithwater.

  b. Swishthewateraroundtoremoveanymineraldepositsandthendrainthewater

throughtheOPRvalveororalinationvalve.Ifsaltisdetected,repeattheclean

ingproceduresfortheinternalbladder.

6. Todrythevestaftercleaning,inatethevesthalffulltoallowfordryingoftheinnerbladder.

DONOTdrythevestindirectsunlight.Storethepartiallyinatedvestinacool,dryand

cleanarea.

7. Checkthevest30minuteslaterforanyleakage.Ifanyleaksorholesaredetected,repairthe

vestutilizingtheAquaLungRepairKit,partnumber42611.

CAUTION

DONOTusetheaerosolsiliconespraysorcleanerstolubricatethecomponents,thepropellants

orcarriersolventcausecrackingorcrazing.

WARRANTY

AquaLungAmericaInc.warrantsthisproducttobefreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipfora

periodofoneyearfromthedateoforiginalpurchase.Productswhichprovetobedefectiveundernormal

andproperconditions,ordefectiveduetoworkmanshiporfaultymaterial,willbereplacedorrepaired.

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Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest Operating instructions

Brand: Aqua Lung

Model: Scout Swimmer Vest

Type: Operating instructions

Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest

The Aqua Lung Scout Swimmer Vest is a personal flotation device (PFD) designed for use in water activities. It is not approved for use in SCUBA diving.

The vest is made of durable materials and features a comfortable fit. It is easy to put on and adjust, and it can be inflated either orally or with a CO2 cartridge.

The vest has a variety of features that make it ideal for use in a variety of water activities, including:

A high back for added support
A grab handle for easy rescue
A whistle for signaling for help
Multiple D-rings for attaching accessories

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