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9.3 Mounting instruction plate
The EPIRB is supplied with a rigid plate giving visual instructions on
how to operate the EPIRB in an emergency. Mount this next to your
EPIRB as explained in section 8.2.1
9.4 Marking Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU)
expiry
If you are installing a float-free EPIRB you must now mark the HRU
expiry date. The HRU has a 2 year in-service life which starts as soon
as it gets exposure to a marine environment. Hence the 2 years starts at
installation and it is left to the customer to mark this date during
installation. A date 2 years into the future should be marked on the
HRU body and copied onto the label on the side of the enclosure. The
HRU is marked by cutting out the corresponding dates on its label, as
shown on the separate leaflet.
The enclosure should be marked using the alpha-numeric stickers
provided, then covering them with the clear adhesive label provided
(but see 9.5 first). The preferred date format is month and year, for
example : JUN 2006.
9.5 Marking vessel name
In many countries it is usual to have your EPIRB programmed by your
supplier (see registration section). Your supplier will then mark all the
EPIRB labels accordingly. However, if your EPIRB was purchased in
the USA, Canada or UK then your EPIRB will have all the necessary
markings except for vessel name.
In these countries it is usually left to the customer to mark the vessel
name during installation.
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