{"id":"F2006B09535","name":"AD/EMY/17 - Life Jackets - Retirement","slug":"ad-emy-17-life-jackets-retirement","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54155,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09535-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/17 - Life Jackets - Retirement","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Emergency Equipment\n\n \n\nAD/EMY/17 Life Jackets - Retirement 12/81\n\nApplicability: Beaufort (Air-Sea) Equipment Life Jackets Mk 8E manufactured in 1971. Requirement:               Remove from service, unless repaired to a scheme acceptable to the Secretary. Compliance:               In accordance with a programme acceptable to the Secretary.\n\nBackground: A significant percentage of these life jackets have been found defective on inspection due to adhesive deterioration.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2224},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive maintains its original narrow scope targeting only specific life jackets manufactured in 1971 due to identified adhesive defects."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific target (Beaufort Mk 8E life jackets from 1971)","Minimal text with only one conditional exception (repair scheme)","No defined terms or interpretive sections","No cross-references to other legislative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive orders aviation operators to **stop using specific faulty life jackets**.\n\n**The problem:** Life jackets made by Beaufort (Air-Sea) Equipment, model Mk 8E, manufactured in 1971, have defective adhesive (glue) that could cause them to fail during an emergency.\n\n**The requirement:** Operators must **remove these life jackets from service** immediately. They can only continue using them if the jackets are repaired under a specific plan approved by the Secretary (the relevant government authority).\n\n**Who is affected?** Aircraft operators using these specific 1971-model Beaufort life jackets."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-17-life-jackets-retirement","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-17-life-jackets-retirement/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-17-life-jackets-retirement/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-17-life-jackets-retirement/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-17-life-jackets-retirement/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-17-life-jackets-retirement/documents"}}