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Important
Theforcestowhichthegatevalve,transducerdockandhullunitareexposeddepends
onthephysicalsizeofthecompleteinstallation,whereitislocated,andthevessel's
behaviourinroughsea.Itisveryimportantthattheentireinstallationissufciently
supported,astheforcesitisexposedtomayaffectboththephysicalinstallationandthe
vessel'ssafety.Themechanicalsupportbracketsmustbedesignedandmanufactured
bytheinstallationshipyardtotthecompleteinstallationinthesonarroom.We
recommendthatsupportbracketsareplacedpointingatminimumthreedirectionswith
approximately120degreesbetweenthem.Allcalculationsmadetosupportthedesign
mustmeettheapplicablesafetyrequirements,andapplytothephysicalpropertiesofthe
hullandtheinstallation.
Relatedtopics
InstallingtheoptionalgatevalveDN500,page85
Gatevalveinstallationoverview,page86
SimradST90InstallationManual