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|  MIL-L-85824A(AS)
4.8.8 Extreme temperature.
4.8.8.1 At zero Fahrenheit (minus eighteen oCelslus).
A carbon dioxide
cylinder conforming to 3.5.5.1 shall be installed on the life raft, and a four
inch length of lanyard attached to the hole of the inflation assembly actuation
lever. The raft shall be completely deflated and folded in accordance with
drawing 1521AS200. The folded raft shall be retained in the folded condition by
two separate lengths of appropriate webbing. The raft shall then be conditioned
at 0 2 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 1 degrees Celsius) for not less than 48
hours. The raft shall then be removed to the Inspection area and placed on the
floor or on a table. The retaining webbings shall be removed and the carbon
dioxide inflation assembly immediately actuated with on abrupt pull of the
lanyard.
The time of actuation shall be recorded and the life raft shall be
observed for conformance to the requirements of 3.8.7.1. After 1 1/4 hours,
the raft shall be completely deflated and subjected to the leakage inspection
(4.8.4).
Upon completion of the leakage Inspection the raft shall be completely
deflated in preparation for the tests specified in 4.8.8.2.
4.8.8.2 At one hundred sixty `Fahrenheit (seventy one `Celsius). The test
procedures set forth in 4.8.8.1 shall be repeated, except that the raft shall be
conditioned at 160 2 degrees Fahrenheit (71 1 degrees Celsius), for not less
than 48 hours. The raft shall be observed forconformance to the requirements of
3.8.7.2.
PACKAGING
5.
5.1 Preservation.
5.1.1 Level A. Each life raft, prepared as specified in 3.11, shall be
preserved in accordance with MIL-P-116, Method IC-4 except that the fiber
container shall be as specified herein, in lieu of the fiber can. No contact
preservative is required, Each life raft shall be completely wrapped in
waterproof kraft paper, conforming to PPP-B-1055, and shall be packaged within a
snug fitting fiberboard container conforming to PPP-B-636, Style CSSC, Type CF or
SF, Weather Resistant Class, Vartiety SW, Grade W5c or W5s. The body joint and
the top and bottom flaps shall be firmly glued together as specified in
PPP-B-636.
The fiberboard container shall not contain any metal fastenings or
stitches. All the seams and joints shall be sealed with water resistant tape
conforming to PPP-T-76, not less than 2 inches wide.
5.1.2 Level C. Each life raft, prepared as specified in 3.11, shall be
individually preserved to afford the minimum degree of protection necessary to
prevent deterioration or damage during shipment under normal environmental
conditions and commercial modes of transportation.
Packing shall be Level A, B or C, as specified (see 6.2. lj).
5.2 Packing.
5.2.1 Level A. Four (4) life rafts, preserved as specified in 5.1.1, shall
be packed as specified in 5.2.2, except that the fiberboard container shall be
Heather Resistant Class, Variety SW, Grade V3C or V3s. In addition, each
container shall be reinforced with flat steel strapping or tape banding in
accordance with the appendix to PPP-B-636.
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