Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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Fig 14-7 Manual activation
Deactivation
If your EPIRB has been activated for a cumulative period in excess of 2
hours then its battery will need replacing. This is necessary to ensure that in
an emergency it will operate for the full 48 hours required by government
regulations.
If the EPIRB was activated by mistake or if the emergency ends then the
EPIRB can be reset back to its “ready” state as follows:
- Remove EPIRB from any water and dry its sea switch contacts
- Wait 8 seconds for sea switch to turn off
If EPIRB is still flashing then it must have been turned on manually:
- Slide the switch cover fully to the right.
- Press and release READY button.
If EPIRB is still flashing then it has a fault.
Fig. 14-8 Deactivation of EPIRB