Spinlock ALTO - Approval Conditions and Carriage Regulations; Mandatory Carriage Requirements; Why are Flotation Devices Required Safety Equipment

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Contents
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W h y a r e P F D s R e q u i r e d S a f e t y E q u i p m e n t 1
How to check ination system status / Donning and inating the device 2
Re-arming and Re-packing the device 3
C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e I n s t r u c t i o n s 4
C l e a n i n g , M a i n t a i n i n g , S t o r a g e 5
H o w a n d w h y t o t e s t y o u r P F D 6
How do you test your PFD using the Manual Inator? 8
How do you test your PFD using the Oral Inator? 8-9
Hypothermia 10
Additional information 12
Inspection record
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Instructions en francais
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Approval Conditions and Carriage Regulations
This inatable otation device is approved by Transport Canada and the U.S. Coast Guard. It is not
approved for white water paddling, water skiing or other high impact, high speed activities. This
inatable otation device was designed to be more comfortable and less restrictive to wear than
inherently buoyant otation devices. When worn, used, and serviced according to this owner’s manual,
this otation device can greatly increase your chances of survival in the water. Not recommended for
non-swimmers or weak swimmers. Users of this inatable otation device must be at least 16 years old.
Mandatory Carriage Requirements
The U.S. Coast Guard and Transport Canada require you to carry approved otation devices of the
correct size for each person on board that are legibly marked with an approval number and are in
good and serviceable condition. To be considered serviceable, this otation device shall not exhibit
deterioration that could diminish its performance such as broken or deformed hardware, detached
webbing, rotted structural components, air leaks or non-functional oral ination tube. Unless worn
inated, this otation device must also be properly armed with a full Co
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cylinder, ination system
status indicator and an accessible manual ination lanyard.
A otation device which is “approved only when worn” or “required to be worn” must be worn under
the specied conditions”
Why are Flotation Devices Required Safety Equipment
Drowning is the leading cause of fatalities involving recreational boating. In over 80 percent of fatal
incidents the person was not wearing otation and most of these occurred after falls overboard
or capsize of small boats. An approved otation device, when worn, helps raise your head above
water in the rst critical moments of immersion. Some devices are designed to keep you to face
up in the water, and increase your chances for survival and rescue. Different body types oat
differently and some boating activities require special features in a otation device.