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Infant Life Vests

The SWITLIK ILV-20

• Meets TSO-C13d and UK-CAA

Specification No. 5

• Simple, secure and intuitive donning

procedure

– Tested by mothers in a local “water babies” classes – 4-way reversible

• Upright flotation provided by

underarm support

• Large size range

– Water testing completed on 13lb, 3 month old up to a 40 lb 5-6 year old

• Compared to the traditional infant

cot, the ILV-20 is more compact, lighter weight and fits a larger size range

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Infant Life Vests

• The SWITLIK ILV-20 offers a

simple, secure and intuitive donning procedure

– Tested by mothers in a local “water babies” classes – 4-way reversible

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In the case of use for an infant life preserver, there most likely will not have been any prior instruction given by flight attendants. When the vest is handed to the parent during a ditching there will be imminent panic in the mother and child.

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Infant Life Vests

• The SWITLIK ILV-20 fits a larger

size range

– Donning and water flotation testing performed on 13lb, 3 month old up to a 40 lb 5-6 year old

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4 yrs old 1 yr old

Flight attendants can be conservative in their size and age estimation when handing out the ILV-20 infant vest during an emergency.

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Infant Life Vests

The SWITLIK ILV-20 underarm support offers upright flotation that is natural for the child and comforting for the parent. For the smallest infants with higher head to body weight ratios, the rear flotation lobes provides full head support.

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Oral Tubes for manual inflation

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Infant Life Vests

• The SWITLIK ILV-20 is approved to

TSO-C13d and CAA Spec. No. 5

• Compared to the traditional infant cot,

the SWITLIK ILV-20 is more compact, lighter weight, easier to don and fits a larger child size range. The ILV-20 enables better aircraft egress in an emergency situation which is safer for all the passengers.

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Infant Cot Example Note: SWITLIK has manufactured the traditional infant cot for the US Military Air Transport System as well as other aviation customers since 1970.

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