gravygraham
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So just what do peeps do with their jackets? Please check just one box.
Lifejacket servicing
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trying
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Ours were replaced FOC before they needed servicing! Good after sales service but I can't help being a little mistrusting of them now /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif!
Solitaire
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We have 40 lifejackets serviced every year! Costs us in the region of £800 and we are required to keep a service record at all times.
PilotWolf
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Would it not be cheaper to have one or more of your instructors trained/approved to do it in house?
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jfm
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There's no option for "serviced every year regardless of manufacturer recommendation"
gravygraham
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Fair point that - mind you my Seago jackets have an annual service recommendation but my Compass ones have a 2 1/2 year sevice interval.
Refueler
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Pity poll wasn't set-up better then you'd get direct % statistics.
As to servicing - there is nothing to stop own servicing and to satisfy any foreign jobs-worth checks - with permament pen mark the cloth tag inside the jacket with date you do it. Only commercial are required to have a Service Agent verify condition.
As to servicing - there is nothing to stop own servicing and to satisfy any foreign jobs-worth checks - with permament pen mark the cloth tag inside the jacket with date you do it. Only commercial are required to have a Service Agent verify condition.
Elessar
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You've a box missing - I test inflate mine checking they stay up overnight and weigh the bottle.
On all new ones I write the bottle weight on the lifejacket label. I weigh them annually and record the bottle weight and date every time. One random lifejacket will be deliberately set off per year (whilst being worn for the experience) and re armed.
And that's usually the only time I wear one.
On all new ones I write the bottle weight on the lifejacket label. I weigh them annually and record the bottle weight and date every time. One random lifejacket will be deliberately set off per year (whilst being worn for the experience) and re armed.
And that's usually the only time I wear one.
Sneds
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"And that's usually the only time I wear one"
Light the blue touch paper ..................... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Light the blue touch paper ..................... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
gravygraham
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Someone tell him about the current RNLI advertising drive. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Elessar
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how patronising.
I suppose you speak to disabled people in the 3rd person too.
What make me laugh is when people walk along relatively dangerous pontoons and put their lifejackets on when they get to their relatively safe cruisers.
long may it remain a free country, sadly I have my doubts as to how long for but I'll move out when it gets too bad.
I suppose you speak to disabled people in the 3rd person too.
What make me laugh is when people walk along relatively dangerous pontoons and put their lifejackets on when they get to their relatively safe cruisers.
long may it remain a free country, sadly I have my doubts as to how long for but I'll move out when it gets too bad.