AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (ALSE) MANUAL COMDTINST 13520.1C Flashcards
Commandant (CG-41) is the Aviation Life Support Equipment Systems Manager, and _____ is the Aviation Life Support Equipment Product Line Manager.
ALSE Technical Services
Who will distribute applicable equipment change action to the equipment and to respective sections of the 13520?
CG-41
QA inspectors shall be designated in writing from who?
EO
Decks where rafts are serviced, tested, and maintained shall be covered with what?
linoleum, asphalt tile, polished terrazzo stone, tile, or a similar smooth, padded (rubber), clean surface
The temperature and humidity ranges shall be maintained between what AST parachute repair shops?
65 °F and 75 °F and 40-60% humidity
Shop air will be regulated, no higher than what for AST shops?
40 PSIG.
LRU-33/A LIFERAFT Normal capacity and overload capacity is what?
20 persons and overload capacity are 30 persons (HC-130 AC)
RSLR-1 LIFERAFT weighs and could hold many pounds?
Weighs 7 pounds, holds 180 pounds (RS raft/Rotary Wing)
LRU-25/A CREW RAFT capacity?
Normal capacity is six persons and overload capacity are nine persons (HH-60, HH-65, HU-25, and C-144 aircraft)
LPP-1A life preserver assembly weighs approximately how much and provides how much buoyancy?
3 pounds and provides a minimum of 29 pounds of buoyancy
MD1127 Rotor Wing Passenger Vest is a constant wear vest that weighs how much and provides how much buoyancy?
Vest weighs 2.2 pounds and has 35 lbs. buoyancy
The LPU-26/P survival vest is used by fixed wing aircrew members, it weighs how much an provides how much buoyancy?
Approximately 5 pounds, and minimum of 22 pounds of buoyancy
The LPU-26/PE survival vest is used by rotary wing aircrew members and weighs?
Approximately 5 pounds, a minimum of 22 pounds of buoyancy
When the sea dye is dispersed it releases what color?
Green colored dye
How far can a sea dye marker be seen?
Visible at approximately 2 miles at 3,000 feet altitude
Dye marker (powder) is exhausted in how what amount of time?
20 to 30 minutes and ceases to be a good target after 1 hour.
First aid kits installed on aircraft shall be inspected how often?
Every 12 months
4-inch green/yellow/orange chemical light last how long?
6-hour duration
6-inch green/yellow/orange chemical light last how long?
12-hour duration
Distress strobe marker?
150,000 peak lumens per flash (2) Omnidirectional 360º (3) Flash Rate = 60 (+/-10) flashes per minute (4) Visibility = 2 miles minimum (5) Duration = 8 hours continuous at 32 ºF (6) Waterproof to 33 feet (1 atmosphere)
When used on a sunny day, the reflected glare from the emergency signal mirror has a brightness of approximately what?
8 million candlepower and is visible up to 40 miles
Audible range for whistle is approximately what?
1,000 yards
The 406 MHz PLB is a manually activated emergency signaling device incorporating a 12-channel GPS receiver, and a VHF transmitter that operates on what?
121.5-406 MHz.
PLB transmits at 121.5 MHz and 406 MHz for how long?
121.5 for 48 hours, 406 for 24 hours
What color and characteristics does aviator’s breathing oxygen supply cylinders have?
Green color and 3-inch-wide white band around the upper circumference
What shall be stenciled on the oxygen cylinders?
OXYGEN AVIATOR’S” shall be stenciled in white, and in letters 2 inches high.
Oxygen cylinders depleted to a pressure of approximately 50 PSIG shall be marked what?
“EMPTY”.
A servicing control valve shall not be opened more than what?
3/4 turn
When transferring LOX, do not leave valves completely open, valves should initially be completely opened, then immediately closed approximately what?
1/4-turn
