{"id":"F2006B09540","name":"AD/EMY/21 - Life Jackets (RFD) - Inspection","slug":"ad-emy-21-life-jackets-rfd-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54161,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09540-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/21 - Life Jackets (RFD) - Inspection","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nEmergency Equipment\n\n| AD/EMY/21      | Life Jackets (RFD) - Inspection                                | 9/84 |\n| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- |\n| Applicability: | All RFD life jackets type 80 MK2, type 80 MK2BA and type 1001. |      |\n| Requirement:   | Accomplish one of the following:-                              |      |\n\n    (a) Inspect for discolouration, brittleness to touch or porosity; and\n\n(b) Pressure test - inflate life jacket with clean dry air to 3 P.S.I. No loss of pressure is permitted over one minute. Inflate to 300mm water gauge. Max loss permitted, 20mm over five minutes.\n\n    2. Test in accordance with a scheme acceptable to the Secretary.\n\n    3. Return life jacket to RFD service agent for inspection and test.\n\nNote: Major defect reports must be submitted detailing serial number of defective life jacket and the nature of the deterioration.\n\nCompliance: Unless already accomplished within the last six months, before 30 November 1984.\n\nBackground: This Directive is issued to ensure the integrity of life jackets made from material specification DTI-MS3/14/0446 by Bramac Industries.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1905},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive maintains its original narrow scope from 1984: inspecting specific RFD life jacket models for material integrity issues. It has not expanded beyond the initial safety concern regarding Bramac Industries material degradation."},"complexity_factors":["Technical pressure testing specifications requiring specialized equipment (3 PSI, 300mm water gauge measurements)","Reference to obscure manufacturer material specification (DTI-MS3/14/0446)","Three alternative compliance pathways creating decision complexity (self-testing vs. Secretary-approved scheme vs. manufacturer return)","Mandatory defect reporting requiring serial number tracking and formal reporting systems"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires operators who carry RFD inflatable life jackets (models 80 MK2, 80 MK2BA, 1001) to inspect them for material degradation (discolouration, brittleness, porosity) and verify they hold pressure (inflate to 3 psi for 1 minute or 300 mm water gauge with limited loss), or use an approved testing scheme or RFD service agent. Defects must be reported as a major defect with the jacket’s serial number and damage description."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-21-life-jackets-rfd-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-21-life-jackets-rfd-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-21-life-jackets-rfd-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-21-life-jackets-rfd-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-21-life-jackets-rfd-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-21-life-jackets-rfd-inspection/documents"}}