TM 10-8415-208-12
b.
Remove boots (1)
WARNING
Personnel contamination hazard. Do not touch the outside of the encapsulating protective suit during
doffing and always fold it outward away from the body. Failure to doff the suit properly could result in
sickness or death due to contamination
c.
Open hook and pile fastener tape storm flap (2) and slide fastener (3)
NOTE
Two people are required to perform the following steps
d.
Remove suit (4) hook and pile fastener tape shoulder straps (5) from around the rebreather system shoulder
straps (6)
e.
Carefully pull arms and hands out of suit (4), gloves (7) and sleeves (8)
f.
Remove suit (4) down to the waist
g.
Unbuckle suit (4) waist belt (9)
h.
Step completely out of suit (4)
i.
Close the rebreather system cylinder valve (10)
j.
Remove face piece (11)
k.
Unfasten chest strap (12) and waist strap (13)
I.
Lean forward and grasp one of the shoulder straps (6). Let the other shoulder strap (6) slide off your shoulder
and swing the unit in front of you
m.
With both hands, gently set the unit down
n.
Turn the ice vest on/off toggle switch (14) to the off position
o.
Turn the ice vest temperature regulating valve (15) to the vertical (closed) position
p.
Unbuckle straps (16) and remove the ice vest
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