Temperature Range:

In use 

-20ºC (- 4ºF)  TO  +40°C (+104°F) 
(ASME  0ºF - 100ºF)

Design Codes:

Lloyds Rules & Regulations for Submersibles & Diving Systems (1989)

ASME PVHO-1 & Code Case 6 (2005)

U.S. Navy Diving & Manned Hyperbaric Systems Safety Certification Requirements

Certifying Authority:

Lloyds Register/LR Insurance Inc. & SGS - UK & Canada

Quality Assurance:

ISO 13485: 2003 Quality Standard - Directive 93/42/EEC – Medical Device Directive – CE Mark & Health Canada                  

Warranty:

Full 1 Yr. Warranty against Faulty Materials or Workmanship

NATO Product No:

NSN 1045-99-442-1520

Int. Harmonised Tariff

Oxygen Therapy Equipment – 9019-20.00.00

Prototype Testing:

Burst test

8 units – Each failed non-catastrophically in excess of 13 bars.  One had then been cycled 4000 times.

Cycling

17,000 cycles at 2×1 Bar without failure

Drop test

3 ft. Drop, 200 lb. Load, 45° angle, no damage

Other tests

Hot and cold storage and inflation, solar radiation and salt fog resistance tests and vibration tests (by USN & USAF)  

Materials:

Tube

Filament wound para-aramid fibre in flexible polymeric silicone matrix

Prot. Cover

Flame-master cotton/polyester

End windows

Clear acrylic plastic in nylon protection rings

Control Box Gauges: