Connect regulators, hoses and check the tightness

 
 

Connect regulators, hoses and check the tightness

  1. Bail-out regulator:
  2. Connect the bail-out regulator's hand wheel coupling to the right cylinder valve and tighten with moderate hand pressure.
  3. Connect the bail-out breathing valve to the bail-out breathing hose.
  4. Pressurise the bail-out regulator by gently opening the cylinder valve.
  5. Check the bail-out breathing valve by temporarily connecting it to the switch-over valve on the full face mask (or breathing directly into the bail-out-valve housing/push the purge button.)
  6. Place the DPX hose and the bail-out breathing valve in the right pocket of the buoyancy compensator, to avoid the quick connector becoming dirty.
  7. Buoyancy regulator:
  8. Connect the buoyancy regulator's hand wheel coupling to the left cylinder valve and tighten with moderate hand pressure.
  9. Check that the buoyancy hose's quick connector is clean and guide it over the shoulder of the buoyancy compensator, through the rubber bands and connect it to the inflator.
  10. Pressurise the buoyancy regulator by gently opening the cylinder valve.
  11. To avoid the quick connector of the suit hose becoming dirty, place it in the left pocket of the buoyancy compensator.
  12. Check the buoyancy gas filling by use of the inflator. Fill the bladder until the overflow valves opens.
  13. Wait 1 min and check the tightness. The bladder should be equally hard as after filling. Empty the bladder with both drain valves to check their functionality.
  14. Check that the buoyancy compensator's cylinder valves are closed for storage and transport.
 
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