Cylinder And Ancillary Equiptment

Question 1

What is the SDBA cylinder made from?

Answer 1

Carbon fibre wrapped around a seamless aluminium liner.

Question 2

What is the capacity of the SDBA cylinder?

Answer 2

8 litres (water).
2160 litres of compressed air when charged to 300 bar.

Question 3

When is the cylinder hydraulically tested?

Answer 3

Every 5 years to 450 bar.

Question 4

How much does the cylinder weigh when full?

Answer 4

8.5 KG

Question 5

What is the life span of the cylinder?

Answer 5

30 years

Question 6

How many cylinders can staff carry at one time?

Answer 6

One

Question 7

What is the minimum pressure of a cylinder for testing and to be fitted to BA sets?

Answer 7

270 Bar

Question 8

What are three features of a BA personal line?

Answer 8

Made from plastic covered Kevlar.
6 meters in length.
Divided into two sections by a ‘D’ ring 1.25 metres from the running end.

Question 9

What is the purpose of BA cable cutters?

Answer 9

To free BA wearers who have become entangled in cables.

Question 10

Personal line use and feature

Answer 10

• Plastic covered kevlar
• Used to maintain contact with each other
• Used with guide lines
• Can be used as a 1.25m personal line or full length at 6m
• Snap swivel hook attached to D ring on waist belt
• Identity disk with serial number and year of issue
• Tenax clip attached to D ring
• Karabiner attached to the running end to attach to others or guide line
• Three pockets in the pouch to store 2 sections of line and Karabiner

Question 11

Testing the personal line

Answer 11

• On receipt, after use, 28 days

* Tested when allocated to a wearer on station or at incident

Question 12

Cable cutters

Answer 12

• Only to be used if entangled in cables

* Manufactured to European standards ( 1000v a.c and 1500v at d.c)

Question 13

Testing the cable cutters

Answer 13

• On receipt, after use, 28 days

* When allocated to a wearer