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Aqua Lung SureLock II Rubber Weight Pocket Handles diving equipment — drowning risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDrowningDec 5, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Aqua Lung SureLock II Rubber Weight Pocket Handles diving equipment — drowning risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

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

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other

Product description

Mechanical weight release system found on most Aqua Lung buoyancy compensators.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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