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4.3.5
CERTIFICATION LETTER FORMAT.
Certification letters submitted for the ambulance model, components, and equipment being certified
shall contain the following information on supplier's letterhead stationery: to whom certifying,
date, units or items, manufacturer and address, date product tested, model number, and
specification data, applicable specification references and test requirement, summary of the test
report, a certifying statement, and official signature.
4.3.6
CERTIFICATION VERIFICATION DATA REPORTS.
The testing facility (see 4.3.4) for each certification shall supply supportive verification
data and information on letterhead stationery, for whom tested, report date, name of sample
product or device, manufacturer's address, serial and model number(s), specification referral
and amendment number(s), and test requirement(s), test facilities used and location, test
equipment used, test procedure, test results, verifying test data, photographs, test
conclusion(s), witness(es), and authorized signature.
4.4
TESTS.
4.4.1
TEST CRITERIA.
The ambulance shall be prepared for operation in accordance with chassis manufacturer's
recommendations and 3.21. The ambulance shall be manned and loaded when applicable,
to simulate the maximum payload required for the Type, Class, and plan being tested.
Road tests and test course(s) shall be documented with pictures and route map. Test
room(s) designed and equipped to simulate ambient temperature environments shall be
used to perform tests.
4.4.2
PERFORMANCE TESTS.
The following ambulance items, systems, and equipment shall be inspected, tested, and
verified for conformance to the specification:
a.
Ambulance physical dimensions (see 3.4.11 through 3.4.11.6 and 3.10 to 3.11.4).
b.
Vehicle weight distribution (see 4.4.3 and 4.4.3.1).
c.
Road test and performance tests (see 4.4.4).
d.
Exterior mounted devices tested for temperature conditions (see 3.4.2).
e.
Cooling system (see 3.6.4.5).
f.
Electrical systems and components, inspect and verify compliance (see 3.7 to 3.8.5.2).
g.
Electrical generating system (see 3.7.6 through 3.7.6.3).
h.
Electromagnetic radiation and suppression (see 3.7.12), "type approval" is acceptable.
i.
Warning light and siren system(s) (see 3.8.2 to 3.8.2.3, and 3.14.6).
j.
Tests of ambulance body structure (see 3.10.5 and 3.10.9).
k.
Patient compartment interior surfaces, FMVSS 302 (see 3.10.17).
l.
Oxygen system and tests (see 3.11.3, 3.12.1, and 3.12.1.1).
m.
Litter fastener and anchorage test (see 3.11.7).
n
Suction aspiration system test (see 3.12.3 and 3.12.4).
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