Manual Bracket - mcmurdo Smartfind G8 AIS User Manual

3.3

Manual bracket

If you purchased the manually activated EPIRB variant, this is supplied with a
bulkhead-mounting manual bracket.
The manual bracket should be located in plain view near an emergency exit
(see page 19).
To prevent accidental activation due to contact with water, the manual bracket
contains a magnet which deactivates the sea contacts.
The manual bracket is formed of two parts: a carry-safe bracket which
contains the deactivating magnet and a bulkhead dock, which is permanently
fixed to the bulkhead of the vessel.
The carry-safe bracket allows the EPIRB to be detached and transported in,
for example, a wet grab bag.
WARNING – The EPIRB will NOT be activated by water while it is in the
manual bracket or in its carry-safe bracket. The EPIRB must be removed
from all parts of the manual bracket before it will activate in water.
Removable carry-
safe bracket
Bulkhead
dock
Page 7
Sea contact
deactivating
magnet