1. Inspection Requirements. This manual contains complete
requirements for Preflight and Calendar Inspection of OV-1
Aircraft Survival Vests. It does not contain instruction for repair,
adjustment, or other means of rectifying conditions, nor does it
contain instructions for troubleshooting to find causes for
malfunctioning. Specific tolerances, limits, etc., can be found in
the applicable maintenance manuals. Use of the alphabetical
index in the applicable manuals will facilitate locating the
required information.
2. Scope. The inspections prescribed by this manual will be
accomplished at specified periods by organizational
maintenance activities with assistance of direct and general
support activities when required.
3. General Information . a. The inspection requirements
contained herein are stated in such a manner so to establish
when certain equipment is to be inspected and what conditions
are desired/undesired. Compliance with the provisions outlined
herein is required in order to assure that latent defects are
discovered and corrected before malfunctioning or serious
trouble results. Inspection requirements are arranged; as nearly
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