User's Manual

85355_UM_AIS-SART_F

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5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

5.1 ACTIVATION

1. Break seal at switch

2. Pull ”Activation ring” to activate (see label)

and make sure that the switch enters the “ON”

position. The indicator LEDs will start to ﬂash

and an audible “BEEP” will be heard regulary.

3. After lifeboat/liferaft is launched,

Remove AIS-SART from bracket and mount it using:

- Lanyard (as described in 4.2.1/4.4) or

- Pole (as described in 4.2.1/ 4.3) or

- Lifeboat bracket (as described in 4.2.3) or

- Outdoor wall bracket (-”- 4.2.2)

With a clear view to the sky to maximize GPS location

(Inside inﬂatable liferaft is also OK)

4. Tron AIS-SART will ﬂash both LEDs (Green + Red) while it

is searching for GPS position ﬁx (max 15 minutes)

5. A BEEP will be heard every time a transmission is

made (once a minute)

6. A successful GPS ﬁx is indicated by Green LED

ﬂash

7. If no GPS ﬁx is obtained, this is indicated with RED

LED ﬂash Please relocate the unit and restart

AIS-SART.

If the Green LED is ﬂashing as indicated in (6.) the

AIS -SART will update it’s GPS position every minute

and transmit it’s new position to nearby ships (or

rescue aircrafts).