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IMMEDIATE ACTIONS
The first measures to be taken as soon as the persons have boarded the Liferaft, include
the following:
A. Cut the painter line and move away from the parent vessel.
Help must be given to the wounded and injured passengers. By using the rescue quoit,
you can rescue possible survivors in the sea and help them to board into the liferaft. If the
persons in the water are fainted, they must be raised on board by lifting them from armpits,
after they had been carried with their back close to the tube. All the persons that are on-
board shall be as dry and heated as possible. After rescue the survivors, you must quickly
use the knife and cut the painter line connecting the liferaft to the boat. The knife is located
inside the liferaft, as shown in the Diagram. Then, leave the sinking boat using the paddles
of the standard equipment of the liferaft. If any other liferaft is present, you should link to it.
B. Deploy the sea anchor to resist capsize
Make sure that the anchor is properly connected to the liferaft and that it works prop-
erly. Then, launch it.
C. Close all liferaft entrances.
D. Maintain the liferaft in good condition by bailing out water using the bailer and the
sponges (included in the equipment of the Liferaft). Look for leaks and repair them if any,
immediately as instructed in the Paragraph "Advice on the Maintenance of Liferaft" of the
Manual.
Important Note: Make sure that all the parts of the liferaft are inflated. If one of the total
two tubes of the liferaft is deflated, you should restore the pressure by using the bellow of
the standard equipment of the liferaft. After 10-15 minutes from inflation, you should close
the overpressure valve caps. The overpressure valves are usually located outside the lifer-
aft. If they are located inside the liferaft or there is a leak of the inflation gas, the raft must
be ventilated using the canopy opening.
Water: Eliminate the water that had entered the liferaft using the bailer and the spong-
es of the standard equipment of the liferaft.
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Picture 7 Launching Instructions
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