COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES Emergency Equipment AD/EMY/16 Amdt 2 Life Jackets (Beaufort) - Inspection 9/84 Applicability: Beaufort (AIR-SEA) Equipment Life Jackets Mark 6A. Requirement: Accomplish one of the following:- 1. (a) Inspect for discolouration, brittleness to touch or porosity. and (b) Pressure test - inflate life jacket with clean dry air to 3 I.S.I. No loss of pressure is permitted over 1 minute. Inflate to 300 mm water gauge. Max. loss permitted, 20mm over 5 minutes. 2. Test in accordance with a scheme acceptable to the Secretary. 3. Return life jacket to Beaufort Service Agent for inspection and test. Note: Major Defect Reports must be submitted detailing serial number of the life jacket and the nature of the deterioration. Compliance: Unless already accomplished within the last 6 months, before 31 October 1984 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding six months. Background: Further reports of deterioration and test failure have been received on life jackets which were satisfactory when tested in compliance with Amendment 1 to this Directive.