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4.11 Durability test. The packed life raft contained in its carrying case shall be tested for its
ability to withstand rough handling. The packed life raft shall be dragged approximately 50 ft
over a non-skid surface 10 times, dropped a distance of 5 ft onto a hard surface 10 times, and
tossed a horizontal distance of 3 feet onto a hard surface 10 times. At the completion of the
durability test, the life raft shall be visually examined for its conformance to the requirements of
3.13.
4.12 Fleet in-service test. A packed life raft and accessory container with survival items
contained in its carrying case shall be evaluated in the fleet for a period of 180 days. At the end
of 180 days, the life raft shall be visually examined before, during, and after actuation for its
conformance to the requirements of 3.14.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified
in the contract or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of material is to be performed by DoD
personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain
requisite packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory
Control Point's packaging activity within the Military Department or Defense Agency, or within
the Military Department's System Command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the
managing Military Department's or Defense Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM
products, or by contacting the responsible packaging activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature which may be helpful,
but is not mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The rafts are intended for use as emergency equipment by military
aircrews forced down over water. Commercial life rafts do not meet the reduced volume packing
and container requirements necessary for military aircraft use.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Issue of DoDISS to be cited in the solicitation, and if required, the specific issue of
individual documents referenced (see 2.2).
c. Certificate of compliance for the age of the materials and components (see 3.1 and 3.3).
d. Qualification samples (see 4.2.1).
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