patagonia PSI Vest User Manual

USER MANUAL

PATAGONIA PERSONAL SURF INFLATION VEST

READ ALL LABELS, WARNINGS, AND INSTRUCTIONS

BEFORE USING THIS VEST

PLEASE VISIT:

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AND REVIEW ALL OF THE SAFETY INSTRUCTION S THERE
BEFORE USING THIS VEST. THIS DEVICE IS NOT FUNCTIONAL
UNTIL INFLATED.

INJURY OR DEATH, INCLUDING DROWNING, COULD OCCUR
WHILE WEARING THIS VEST.

BEFORE EACH USE, INSPECT THE VEST TO ENSURE THAT IT
IS 100% FUNCTIONAL AND THAT ALL MODES OF
OPERATION ARE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER, AS
DESCRIBED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. AT LEAST 12
HOURS BEFORE EACH USE, THE USER MUST INFLATE THE
BLADDER TO CONFIRM NO LOSS OF AIR.

BETWEEN USES, THE VEST MUST BE MAINTAINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS. A P APER COPY OF
THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL WAS INCLUDED WITH THE VEST.
THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ARE
ALSO VIEWABLE ONLINE AT:

www.patagonia.com.au/pages/psi-personal-surf-inflation-vest

THIS VEST IS INTENDED FOR USE BY PATAGONIA®
CERTIFIED SURFERS ONLY, ONLY IN AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE SAFETY FACTORS SUCH AS PATROL BOATS AND
OTHER RESCUE WATERCRAFT ARE PRESEN T, AND WHERE
THE SURFER IS UNDER CONSTANT OBSERVATION.

PATAGONIA CERTIFIED SURFERS ARE SURFERS WHO HAVE
BEEN PERSONALLY TRAINED BY PATAGONIA IN PROPE R USE
AND CARE OF THE VEST. DO NOT USE THIS VEST IF YOU HAVE
NOT RECEIVED PROPER TRAINING OR INSTRUCTION IN ITS
USE AND CARE.

atagonia.com.au/pages/psi-personal-surf-inflation-vest

AFTER
VEST, BLADDER EXTERIOR, AND INFLATORS AND THREAD S

WITH FRESH WATER. RINSE BLADDER INTERIOR
THOROUGHLYWITH FRESH WATER. OPEN DUMP VALVE AND

DRAIN WATER FROM BLADDER THROUGH DUMP VALVE BY
PULLING DUMP VALVE CORD. RINSE DUMP VALVE
COMPONENTS WITH FRESH WATER. AFTER VEST AND
COMPONENTS ARE THOROUGHLY RINSED, ALLOW TO AIR
DRY IN A COOL, SHADED PLACE. STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE.
CO2 CANISTERS ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE KEPT
AWAY FROM CHILDREN.

THE BLADDER IN THIS VEST HAS AN EX PECTED USEFUL LIFE
OF APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. BEFORE USING THE VEST
ON OR AFTER THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR
PURCHASE, RETURN IT TO PATAGONIA FOR INSPECTION
AND POSSIBLE REPAIR OR REPLACE-MENT. DO NOT USE
THE VEST ON OR AFTER THAT DATE UNLESS PATAGONIA
HAS INSPECTED IT AND RETURNED IT TO YOU. SEE

www.patagonia.com.au/pages/psi-personal-surf-inflation-vest

WARNING: THIS IS NOT A LIFE JACKET OR LIFE VEST AND IS
NOT INTENDED TO BE WORN WHILE BOATING OR RIDING
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT OF ANY KIND. THIS VEST HAS NOT
BEEN APPROVED BY THE US COAST GUARD, CANADIAN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY
MAKING OFFICIAL APPROVALS OF FLOTATION DEV ICES. TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NO EXPRESS O R
IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE MADE CONCERNING THE USE,
PERFORMANCE, OR MERCHANTABILITY OF THIS PRODUCT.

THIS VEST SHOULD NOT BE USED BY ANY PERSON UNDER 18,
ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A STRONG SWIMMER AND

REMOVING VEST, REMO VE ALL CO2 CANISTERS. RINSE

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EXPERIENCED SURFER, OR BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE
PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY PURCHASED OR OTHERWISE
RECEIVED THE VEST DIRECTLY FROM PATAGONIA.

IT MUST BE WORN UNDER A WETSUIT THAT HAS BEEN
SPECIALLY MODIFIED BY PATAGONIA TO ALLOW THE VEST
TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

SURFING IS AN INHERENTLY HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY. THE
PATAGONIA® PSI VEST, WHEN USED AND MAINTAINED
ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS, CAN REDUCE, BUT CANNOT,
AND DOES NOT, ELIMINATE THE RISKS OF SURFING.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, (i)
PATAGONIA DOES NOT MAKE AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE USE
PERFORMANCE, OR MERCHANTABILITY OF THIS VEST; (ii) USER’S
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IN THE EVENT OF
DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS VEST DUE TO DEFECT NOT
CAUSED BY USER, SHALL BE TO RETURN THE VEST TO
PATAGONIA FOR A REFUND OF THE PRICE PAID;

(iii) ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ALL
OTHER REMEDIES WITH

AND REMEDIES CONFERRED UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN
CONSUMER LAW, AND THE DISCLAIMERS DO NOT APPLY TO
YOU WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH NON-EXCLUDABLE
STATUTORY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

PRE-SURF CHECKLIST

USE ONLY NEW,

UNPIERCED CANISTERS

YES NO

REGARD TO THE CONDITION AND/OR USE OF THE VEST, ARE
HEREBY SPECIFICALLY EXCLUD-ED; AND (iv), PATAGONIA, INC.
AND ITS PARENT AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEATH, INJURY, LOSS OF
PROPERTY, LOSS OF USE, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY USER IN THE
COURSE OF USING THIS VEST.

IF YOU PURCHASED THIS VEST IN AUSTRALIA, THE ABOVE
DISCLAIMERS DO NOT EXCLUDE, LIMIT OR MODIFY THE
APPLICATION OF ANY NON-EXCLUDABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS

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ENSURE THAT CO2 TRIGGER

ARMS ARE IN DOWN POSITION

YES NO