🔍 Key Concepts

• SOLAS requirements for life-saving appliances to be in good working order • Role of manufacturer’s instructions for inspection, testing, and repair of immersion suits • Why even a slow leak in buoyancy equipment can affect survival time in cold water

💭 Think About

• If a piece of life-saving equipment shows any defect during testing, what do regulations generally require before it is used again? • Does the exam usually favor temporary work-arounds (like topping off) or actions that restore full compliance and reliability? • Who is considered the authority on how to repair or dispose of a damaged immersion suit component?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether any leakage in an immersion suit’s inflation bladder is acceptable for service use. • Check what SOLAS and LSA Code say about maintenance and periodic inspection of immersion suits and their inflatable components. • Confirm that the action you choose either removes defective equipment from service or restores it to full serviceability according to proper guidance.