Contents
1
2
Mandatory Registration.........................................................................................3
2.1
Overview ...........................................................................................................................3
2.2
How to register ..................................................................................................................3
2.3
Warranty form....................................................................................................................4
2.4
Radio licence.....................................................................................................................4
2.5
Sale or transfer..................................................................................................................4
3
Description.............................................................................................................6
3.1
Bulkhead bracket...............................................................................................................8
3.2
Float-free enclosure ..........................................................................................................9
4
Controls................................................................................................................10
4.1
Activation switch..............................................................................................................10
4.2
TEST button ....................................................................................................................10
4.3
Sea switch .......................................................................................................................10
4.4
LEDs................................................................................................................................10
4.5
Buzzer .............................................................................................................................11
5
Operating procedure ...........................................................................................12
5.1
Sinking.............................................................................................................................12
5.2
Abandon ship ..................................................................................................................12
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
Manual activation ............................................................................................................16
5.7
Deactivation.....................................................................................................................17
5.8
Re-fitting EPIRB ..............................................................................................................17
6
False alerts...........................................................................................................21
6.1
6.2
Turn off the EPIRB ..........................................................................................................21
6.3
7
8
8.1
Siting ...............................................................................................................................24
8.2
Mounting procedure ........................................................................................................24
9
Enclosure installation .........................................................................................26
9.1
Siting ...............................................................................................................................26
9.2
Mounting procedure ........................................................................................................26
9.3
9.4
9.5
Marking vessel name ......................................................................................................28
10 Maintenance.........................................................................................................29
10.1
Self Test & inspection......................................................................................................29
10.2
Mechanical inspection .....................................................................................................31
10.3
HRU replacement............................................................................................................32
10.4
Battery replacement ........................................................................................................33
10.5
Servicing..........................................................................................................................33
10.6
Transportation .................................................................................................................33
10.7
GMDSS inspections ........................................................................................................34
11 How does it work?...............................................................................................35
12.1