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immersion suitdonning, care and inspection

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Donning instructionsTime is a valuable asset in emergency cases. We recommend practicing the donning of suits regularly for all crewmembers.

To avoid damage of suits during training, we recommend having special training suits on board.

Open storage bag and remove the suit.

Warning: As the suits have high buoyancy, be careful not

to be trapped in submerged ship compartments.

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Step in the suit with legs first. Shoes are not required to be removed, as all aquata suits have wide enough trousers. Don’t take off any clothing, as additional clothing will help the insulation of the body.

Close foot and knee tapes tightly around the leg.

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Pull the suit up, and place left arm into the sleeve of suit with the free hand. Pull the hood of the suit over your head and slip with right arm into the sleeve.

Pull the zipper slowly upwards and make sure not to get any cloth between the 2 sides of the zipper. Ensure that both sides of the open zipper are paral-lel. If the slider should jam during clo-sure DO NOT FORCE IT! Pull back the slider; remove the obstruction and slow-ly attempt to close again. Excessive force may break the chain. Also avoid bending the zip excessively as this may eventually cause the chain to break.

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If the suit is equipped with an addi-tional arm-zipper, close the zipper before entering the water.

The immersion suit V20 OP needs to be used with a lifejacket. In this case don the lifejacket now. Take care that the size of lifejacket can fit on top of the suit.

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The models V 20 and V 40 are equipped with automatic lifejacket lights. They activate with water con-tact. Pulling on the small handle at the end of the light allow to switch the light on and off. (Other lights may be switched off and on by turning the light dome or push the slider)

Enter water with feet first and hold both arms up, covering your face area.

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normal swimming position is

on the back


When you are in the water

Swim if possible always on the back. Only for reaching life rafts or other objects turn yourself.

Swimming in the breast position is by the reason of buoyancy more difficult and will cost you more energy; further water may enter through the face area.

As the body cools down much faster if water has entered the suit take care to avoid all actions that may cause water to enter the suit.

If other persons are near you in the water connect yourself to them with the buddy line, this will increase the chance for the rescue team to find you.



Onboard maintenance

We recommend a yearly inspection of all suits with a random checking in between to find out if any parts missing and the quantity of functional suits comply with the quantity of crew-members.

1. Check the condition of the bag for damage, dirt or unreadable instructions. Check if the description outside complies with the size and suit type inside.

2. Remove the suit from the bag and place it on a flat clean table. Visually check the suit inside and outside of broken seams or other damages. As the neoprene material is yellow, broken seams inside are easy to find. Small damages as an open seam or punctures can be repaired by an authorized serv-ice station. Bigger damages, as burnings, torn material, broken zippers must be repaired from the manufacturer or specially advised service stations.

3. Check reflective tapes. Also all tapes are glued tightly to the suit, they may damage after testing use or long time storage. We recommend in this case using a service station for best adhesion and repair.


open seam


4. Check the suit for missing parts such as whistle, carbine hooks, buddy line, wax for zipper, emergency light. Replace if necessary only with original parts from manufacturer. 5. Check zipper area for broken seams especially at the lower end of zipper inside the suit. Visually check the zipper for any damage or corrosion. Remove all dirt or debris from the zipper and move the slider a few times up and down. Lubricate the teeth of the metal zipper outside with the wax stick. Zippers that may not work anymore can be made movable with a silicon spray and slowly moving the slider up and down. If the zipper is heavily corroded we recommend a zipper change from the manufacturer or special authorized service station. Do not use any oils which may contain acid and damage the zipper after a while.


Zipper


6. Check all glued connections for the head pillow (only models V20 and V40) at the suit and the pillow and the leg straps. If loose, send suit to the next service station for repair.

7. Switch light on and off and check the validity of the light. If the light is expired change it to a new one. We recommend using aquata standard lights, which can be received trough our sales network. After checking push the small automatic contact to the belt holder at the back of the suit.

8. If the suit is dirty it can be washed with warm water and a soap mixture. Avoid dry cleaning or chemicals for cleaning the suit as the lining may come off if using the wrong solvents for cleaning. Dry the suit not in direct sunshine from inside and out-side. Hang it for drying on a wide stable garment hanger until it is really dry. Do not expose the suit to excessive heat.

9. After the checking procedure lay the suit on a flat clean table with the zipper in opened position. Fold the arms over the breast and roll up the suit from the leg side the head area.


place in storage bag


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