6| GEMMA TECHNICAL
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, WARNINGS, & PRECAUTIONS
WARNING
READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL COMPLETELYAND UNDERSTAND ENTIRELY PRIOR TO
USING THIS BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR (BC).
WARNING
THIS MANUAL MAY PROVIDE BASIC GUIDELINES FOR BUOYANCY CONTROL
TECHNIQUES, BUT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPER TRAINING FROM A CERTIFIED
PROFESSIONAL DIVING INSTRUCTOR.
WARNING
IMPROPER USEAND/OR MISUSE OF THIS BOUYANCY COMPENSATOR (BC) MAY
CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
WARNING
DO NOT USE THIS BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR (BC) IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN
PROPERLY TRAINED AND HAVE NOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A SCUBA DIVING
COURSE BYARECOGNIZED TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONAGENCY. USE OF THIS BC BY
UNTRAINED & UNCERTIFIED PERSON(S) IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN
CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
WARNING
THIS BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR (BC) IS NOTALIFE JACKET. INAN EMERGENCY, THIS
BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR MAY NOT PROVIDEA FACE UP POSITION OR FLOATATION
OF THE WEARER AT THE SURFACE IN ALL CONDITIONS. IF THE WEARER BECOMES
UNCONSCIOUS IN THE WATER, WITHOUT A BUDDY PRESENT TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE
ASSISTANCE, THE WEARER MAY SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
WARNING
DO NOT BREATHE FROM OR INHALE FROM THE ORAL INFLATION MOUTHPIECE OR
AND/OR BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR (BC). THE INNER BLADDER OR BC MAY CONTAIN
HARMFUL GASES, RESIDUE, LIQUID, OR CONTAMINANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY, SUFFOCATION, OR DEATH.
WARNING
ALWAYS PERFORM PRE-DIVE INSPECTIONS OF THIS BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR (BC)
DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL TO ENSURE: ALL BOLTS & ATTACHMENTS ARE
SECURELY CONNECTED, ALL COMPONENTS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND
THERE ARE NOT SIGNS OF LEAKS OR DAMAGES.
WARNING
DO NOT USE THIS BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR (BC) IF YOU CAN HEAR ANY LEAKAGE,
OR IF THE BLADDER BEGINS DEFLATE WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINUTES.
