Kongsberg EA440 - Installing the Transducer on a Steel Hull

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Installingthetransduceronasteelhull
Whenallthepreparationshavebeenmade,observethisprocedureforthemountingof
thetransducerIfrequired,additionalandmoredetailedproceduresmustbeprovidedby
theinstallationshipyard.
Prerequisites
•Thephysicallocationofthetransducerhasbeendetermined.
•Thesteelconduitsareinstalled.
•Asuitablefairingisdesignedandmounted.
Note
Wheneverrelevant,alldrawingsaswellasthephysicalinstallationofeachdevicemust
beapprovedbythevessel’ snationalregistryandcorrespondingmaritimeauthority
and/orclassicationsociety.
Thefollowingspecialtoolsarerequiredforthisinstallation:
•Torquewrenchforthemountingbolts
•Loctite270(permanenthigh-strengththreadlocker)
Context
Itisveryimportantthatthefairingdesignedfortheinstallationsupportsthefulllength
ofthetransducerbody.Incompletesupportwillputthetransducer.atriskinheavyseas.
Theforceofthewaterwhenthehullfallsdownmaypushthetransducerup,andmay
causedamagebothtothetransducerandtoitsmounting.
Note
KongsbergMaritimeAStakesnoresponsibilityforanydamagestothetransducer,the
cableorthemountingarrangement,causedbyslamming.
InstallingtheEA440hardwareunits