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  | ![]() MIL-L-85347A(AS) 
3.9.4 Bouyancy.  When Inspected as specified in 4.7.5, the life preserver 
shall support a 60 pound steel weight without the entire life preserver 
sinking below the surface of the water.  Upon completion of the buoyancy 
inspection, each compartment shall be completely deflated through the 
respective oral inflation assemblies.  During the deflation the oral Inflation 
assembly shall be checked not less than three times for operation without 
difficulty, restriction of gas flow, positive shut-off and integrity. 
3.10 Workmanship.  After completion of the final assembly, the life 
preservers shall be thoroughly cleaned and all loose thread, lint, and foreign 
The grommets and snap fasteners shall be clinched 
matter shall be removed. 
The metal 
without distortion, damage, splitting, or cutting of the cloth. 
components shall not be misaligned nor contain any sharp edge, crack, nick, 
burr, or sliver.  The life preserver shall not contain any non-specified hole, 
abraded area, tear, cut, mend, or needle chew.  The life preservers shall be 
uniform in quality and shall be free from irregularities or defects which 
The life 
could adversely affect performance, reliability, or durability. 
preservers shall conform to the quality and grade of product established by 
this specification.  The occurrence of defects shall not exceed the acceptance 
criteria established herein. 
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 
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4.1 Responsibility for Inspection.  Unless otherwise specified in the 
contract or puchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performance 
Except as otherwise 
of all inspection requriements as specified herein. 
specified in the contract, the contractor may use his own or any other 
facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements 
specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government.  The Government 
reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the 
specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies 
and services conform to prescribed requriements. 
4.1.1 Responsibility for compliance.  All items must meet all requirements 
of sections 3 and 5.  The inspection set forth in this specification shall 
become a part of the contractor's overall Inspection system or quality 
program.  The absence of any inspection requirements in the specification 
shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of assuring that all 
products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with 
all requirements of the contract.  Sampling in quality conformance does not 
authorize submission of known defective material, either indicated or actual, 
nor does It commit the Government to acceptance of defective material. 
The inspection requirements specified 
4.2 Classification of inspection. 
herein are classified as follows: 
1. 
Qualification inspection (see 4.3) 
First article inspection (see 4.4) 
2. 
3. Quality conformance Inspection (see 4.5) 
4. Quality Conformance Verification Inspection (see 4.5.1.3). 
8. 
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