3-4
CAUTION
Open slowly the cover of release bracket.
If you open faster, EPIRB main unit may deviate from release bracket and fall down.
NOTE
Manual activation is not possible unless breaking the stopper pin.
Therefore, broken stopper pin is the evidence that the EPIRB had been once activated manually. In that case,
replacing of the battery is required together with stopper pin.
3-4 Automatic activation
If the ship sank as the selector switch is set to the READY position, the automatic release bracket releases the
Satellite EPIRB main unit within water depth 4 m. The released Satellite EPIRB floats and senses the fact
that it is floating on the water surface. The power is turned on automatically on the water, and the Satellite
EPIRB starts to send distress signals 50 seconds later.
If the Satellite EPIRB is taken out from water in distress, it stops sending distress signals.
Do not pull up the Satellite EPIRB from water during emergencies.
Once the hydraulic pressure sensor operates, it cannot be reused.
Be careful for Satellite EPIRB so as not to be stolen or not to be activated by mischief when the ship is
in port.
WARNING
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