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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
 SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

 Emergency Equipment

 AD/EMY/16
 Amdt 2

 Life Jackets (Beaufort) - Inspection 9/84

 Applicability: Beaufort (AIR-SEA) Equipment Life Jackets Mark 6A. Requirement: Accomplish one of the following:-
              1. (a) Inspect for discolouration, brittleness to touch or porosity. and
                (b) Pressure test - inflate life jacket with clean dry air to 3 I.S.I. No loss of pressure is permitted over 1 minute. Inflate to 300 mm water gauge. Max. loss permitted, 20mm over 5 minutes.

2.    Test in accordance with a scheme acceptable to the Secretary.

3.    Return life jacket to Beaufort Service Agent for inspection and test.

            Note: Major Defect Reports must be submitted detailing serial number of the life jacket and the nature of the deterioration.

            Compliance: Unless already accomplished within the last 6 months, before 31 October 1984 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding six months.

            Background:  Further reports of deterioration and test failure have been received on life jackets which were satisfactory when tested in compliance with Amendment 1 to this Directive.