Mustang Survival MIT 70 Manuel D'utilisation page 22

TRYING YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE
TRYING YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE
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Try on your flotation device to see if it fits comfortably snug. Then
test it in shallow water to see how it handles. To check the buoyancy
of your flotation device in the water, relax your body and let your
head tilt back. Make sure your flotation device keeps your chin above
water and you can breathe easily.
BE AWARE: YOUR PFD MAY NOT ACT THE SAME IN SWIFT OR ROUGH WATER AS IN CALM
WATER. THE CLOTHES YOU WEAR AND THE ITEMS IN YOUR POCKETS MAY ALSO CHANGE
THE WAY YOUR FLOTATION DEVICE WORKS.
If your mouth is not above the water, get a new flotation device or
one with more buoyancy.
A flotation device is designed not to ride up on the body when in the
water. But when a wearer's stomach is larger than the chest, ride-up
may occur. Before use, test this flotation device in the water to
establish that excessive ride-up does not impair performance.
In order to understand how your inflatable operates you should inflate
it. Depending on the type of inflatable you have you can inflate it
automatically, manually, or by the oral inflator. The following steps
will guide you through each process.
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