When to Use
Pains Wessex Personal Distress Signals are designed primarily for use on yachts, dinghies, Personal Water Craft, canoes and sailboards, but have many applications as a general-purpose distress signal for aviation, hill-walking, climbing, skiing and other outdoor pursuits. Each cartridge projects its payload to a height of over 46 metres, burns for over 5.5 seconds at a minimum of 10,000 candela and is visible for at least 5 miles in daylight increasing to 10 miles at night, depending on weather conditions. Operating instructions are on the case.
Storage Requirements
Ideally should be stored in the specially designed, robust polybottle in a dry, easily accessed location at ambient temperature.
Disposal
Hazardous item! Dispose of responsibly through approved channels in accordance with local regulations.
