Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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Fig. 14-5 McMurdo EPIRB
The key components of your EPIRB are:
- Antenna: This is a flexible whip. It must be near vertical when
operating. If the antenna gets bent, gently straighten it out.
- Strobe light: This is the glass U -tube visible through the clear lens
dome. When the EPIRB is activated this will flash every few seconds.
- Red lamp : Visible through the clear lens dome at the rear of the
EPIRB. This stays on or flashes to show which mode the EPIRB is in.
- Program point: A dimple in the clear dome, through which your
supplier can optically input the coded message unique to your EPIRB.
You must register the coded message with local authorities.
- READY button: Press this key once to de-activate the EPIRB. Hold
it down to run the built-in self-test, which checks basic operation.
- ON button : Press this key to activate the EPIRB manually. The key
is protected by a sliding door which is fitted with a security seal.
- Sea switch : The two screw heads below the keys are sea switch
contacts. Submerge these in water to automatically activate the EPIRB.
- Lanyard : Pull the lanyard spool down to free it. Use the cord to
tether the EPIRB to a survival craft.
Never tie the EPIRB to your vessel.