EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Diving equipment Aqua Lung “SureLock II Rubber Weight Pocket Handles” — risk: drowning
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1902/14
Summary
null The mechanical weight release system can fail to deploy as a consequence of the rubber cracking, tearing or breaking. If this were to occur during a dive, the weight pocket would be left engaged inside the buoyancy compensator.
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Product
Diving equipment — Aqua Lung
- Brand
- Aqua Lung
- Name / model
- SureLock II Rubber Weight Pocket Handles · SureLock II
- Batch number(s)
- The recall concerns all SureLock II rubber weight pocket handles
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Mechanical weight release system found on most Aqua Lung buoyancy compensators.
What is the risk?
- null The mechanical weight release system can fail to deploy as a consequence of the rubber cracking, tearing or breaking. If this were to occur during a dive, the weight pocket would be left engaged inside the buoyancy compensator.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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