Getting The Best From The Epirb - mcmurdo SMARTFIND G5 EPIRB User Manual

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GETTING THE BEST FROM THE EPIRB

The EPIRB is designed and optimised to be used floating in the sea. But it can also be
used in other situations.
Aboard ship:
DO:
i Place the EPIRB in the open, clear of overhangs
i Keep the EPIRB upright (hold it if necessary)
DO NOT:
i Place the EPIRB close to large structures
i Lay the EPIRB on its side
i Place the EPIRB under cover
i Secure the EPIRB lanyard to the vessel
In a liferaft:
i Deploy the EPIRB so that it is visible outside of the liferaft canopy.
Uncoil the lanyard and tie it to the liferaft, then throw the EPIRB overboard so that it floats
close by.
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