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AD/EMY/16 Amdt 2 - Life Jackets (Beaufort) - Inspection

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Requires operators of Beaufort (Air‑Sea) Life Jackets Mark 6A to inspect for discolouration, brittleness or porosity and to carry out specified pressure tests, using a Secretary‑approved testing scheme, and to return jackets to a Beaufort Service Agent. Defects must be reported with serial numbers. Compliance is required before 31 October 1984 (unless already done within six months) and thereafter at six‑month intervals. The measure assigns testing/repair costs and reporting duties to operators and service agents and gives the Secretary discretion over acceptable test schemes; it follows reports of deterioration.

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AD/EMY/16 Amdt 2 - Life Jackets (Beaufort) - Inspection

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Amdt 2

Life Jackets (Beaufort) - Inspection 9/84

Applicability: Beaufort (AIR-SEA) Equipment Life Jackets Mark 6A. Requirement: Accomplish one of the following:-

(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.

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