SAFETY
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SAFETY
n 11.5 Safety equipments
Before you sail, list the compulsory safety equipments.
Do not exceed the number of persons indicated in Chapter ‘SPECIFI-
CATIONS’.
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LIFE RAFT
The life raft is to be stored under the rear beam.
Fit your boat with a life raft in pursuance of the regulations of the
country where the boat is registered.
You shall use the life raft only if all else fails.
n 11.4 Bilge pump system
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BILGE PUMPS
The boat is fitted with two bilge pumps in each hull:
- an electric pump automatic release located in the well.
- a manual cockpit pump.
For further information, please refer to Chapter ‘WATER SYSTEMS’.
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MANUAL BILGE PUMPS
In case of failure or if the electric bilge pumps are not enough, you
can use the manual bilge pumps with cranks (in the cockpit’s port
locker).
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PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IN THE EVENT OF A LEAK
Make sure that the electric bilge pumps are switched on.
If it is not enough to overcome the water level, ask a crew man to use
a manual pump.
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RECOMMENDATION
Before you sail to sea, carefully read the launching
instructions on the life raft.
WARNING
The list of the compulsory safety equipments corres-
ponds to a certification category, a design category
as well as to the regulations in the country where the
boat is registered.