Simrad EK80 - Lifting Units and Transportation Boxes

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Note
DuetothenatureofKongsbergMaritime’ sproducts,andtheextensiveuseofdelicate
electronicparts,allunitsandboxesmustberegardedandhandledasfragileequipment.
Relatedtopics
Packinginstructionsforstorageorshipping,page239
Circuitboardunpackingandhandling,page243
Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes,page229
Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes
Someoftheboxesusedtoholdequipmentunitsmaybeheavy.Usecautionwhenlifting.
Prerequisites
Unitsandboxesmaybeheavy.Makesurethatyouhavethenecessaryequipmentrequired
forliftingheavyitems.Personsusingtheliftingequipmentmustbeskilledandhavethe
relevantcerticate(s).
Context
Aheavyboxwillnormallybemarkedwithitsweight.Theweightsofotherboxesinthe
shipmentwillnormallybeenteredonthepackinglist(s).
Heavyunitsmaybeequippedwithdedicatedliftinglugsfortransportationbycranewithin
theworkshoporinstallationarea.
Note
Observethelocalrulesandregulationsrelatedtotheuseofliftingequipment.
Procedure
1Checktheweightoftheboxorunitbeforeyouattempttoliftit.
2Makesurethatyouhavetherelevantliftingapparatusrequired,andthatthisequipment
isapprovedandcertiedfortheload.
Equipmenthandling