mcmurdo SMARTFIND E5, User Manual

Contents

1

Recommendations and safety notices ................................................................2

2

Mandatory Registration.........................................................................................3

2.1

Overview ...........................................................................................................................3

2.2

How to register ..................................................................................................................3

2.3

Warranty form....................................................................................................................4

2.4

Radio licence.....................................................................................................................4

2.5

Sale or transfer..................................................................................................................4

3

Description .............................................................................................................6

3.1

Bulkhead bracket...............................................................................................................8

3.2

Float-free enclosure ..........................................................................................................9

4

Controls................................................................................................................10

4.1

Activation switch..............................................................................................................10

4.2

TEST button ....................................................................................................................10

4.3

Sea switch .......................................................................................................................10

4.4

LEDs................................................................................................................................10

4.5

Buzzer .............................................................................................................................11

5

Operating procedure ...........................................................................................12

5.1

Sinking.............................................................................................................................12

5.2

Abandon ship ..................................................................................................................12

5.3

GPS Operation (Smartfind Plus only)..............................................................................12

5.4

Releasing EPIRB from a bulkhead bracket .....................................................................15

5.5

Releasing EPIRB from an enclosure...............................................................................16

5.6

Manual activation ............................................................................................................16

5.7

Deactivation.....................................................................................................................17

5.8

Re-fitting EPIRB ..............................................................................................................17

6

False alerts ...........................................................................................................21

6.1

Stand down rescue services ...........................................................................................21

6.2

Turn off the EPIRB ..........................................................................................................21

6.3

Dealing with a transmitting EPIRB ..................................................................................22

7

Fully disabling an EPIRB ....................................................................................23

8

Bulkhead bracket installation .............................................................................24

8.1

Siting ...............................................................................................................................24

8.2

Mounting procedure ........................................................................................................24

9

Enclosure installation .........................................................................................26

9.1

Siting ...............................................................................................................................26

9.2

Mounting procedure ........................................................................................................26

9.3

Mounting instruction plate ...............................................................................................27

9.4

Marking Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) expiry .............................................................27

9.5

Marking vessel name ......................................................................................................28

10

Maintenance .........................................................................................................29

10.1

Self Test & inspection......................................................................................................29

10.2

Mechanical inspection .....................................................................................................31

10.3

HRU replacement............................................................................................................32

10.4

Battery replacement ........................................................................................................33

10.5

Servicing..........................................................................................................................33

10.6

Transportation .................................................................................................................33

10.7

GMDSS inspections ........................................................................................................34

11

How does it work?...............................................................................................35

12

Technical specification .......................................................................................36

12.1

Declarations of Conformity ..............................................................................................37