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A completely assembled life preserver shall be inflated
4.7.11 Buoyancy.
with carbon-dioxide cylinders , The discharged cylinders shall be left in the
inflators . A 25 pound steel weight shall be tied to each side of the flota-
tion cell by a 2 foot-length of cord so that the 50 pounds is distributed
evenly.
The weighted life preserver shall be placed in water and shall not
Failure of the life preserver to support the weights as specified
submerge.
shall be cause for rejection.
Each metal part of the assembly not protected against
4.7.12 Salt spray,
corrosion by salt spray in accordance with Government specifications, stand-
ards , or drawings shall be subjected to a 96 hour salt spray test in accord-
After this test, each metal part or
ance with method 811 of FEDSTD-151.
assembly shall be examined for corroded areas. A corroded area, which is
defined as corrosion of the base metal, shall be cause for rejection of the
part of assembly.
PACKAGING
5.
5.1 Preservation, packaging, packing and marking of the life preservers
shall be in accordance with A, B or C of MIL-P-3454, as specified (see 6.2).
502 Marking.
In addition to any special markings required by the contract,
order , or MTL-P-3454, the unit intermediate, and exterior containers shall be
marked as follows: LIFE PRESERVER, UNDERARN, CASUALTY, TYPE MB-1.
NOTES
6.
The type MB-1 life preserver covered by this specifica-
6.1 Intended use.
tion is intended to be used as emergency flotation gear by adult casualties
aboard aircraft of the Military Airlift Command during flights over `water.
6.2 Ordering data.
Acquisition documents should specify the
6,2,1 Acquisition requirements_.
following:
c.
Disposition of samples (see 4.6.1.3 and 6.6).
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