Carver 396 Motor Yacht 2003, Owner'S Manual

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As the waste tanks are filled, air is displaced from
inside the tanks to outside the boat through vents. Each
vent has a screen covering it. Clean the screens once a
month. Refer to the "Thru-Hull Fittings" portion of
Section 9 for the location of the waste tank vents.
Overboard Discharge
NOTE: It is against the law to discharge waste over-
board in many areas of the United States. It is your
responsibility to make sure that you are in compliance
with all applicable Federal, state and local laws when
using your boat's overboard discharge system. People
who discharge waste overboard in restricted areas are
subject to significant penalties.
In certain coastal areas of the world it is legal to dis-
charge waste into the sea. To accommodate this proce-
dure Carver offers an optional overboard discharge
system for your boat. This system is available only on
boats that are exported or used in the coastal areas of
the United States.
With the overboard discharge system, waste is flushed
from the toilets to the waste tanks where it is stored.
Where it is legal, you can then transfer the waste di-
rectly overboard. If overboard discharge is not legal
where you are, you can either wait until you reach an
area where it is legal or use a dockside pumpout station
to empty the waste tanks.
To empty the tanks:
1. Open the forward waste tank overboard discharge
seacock. The seacock is located beneath the forward
hatch in the salon. Refer to the "Interior Hatches"
portion of Section 9 for the location of this hatch.
2. Place the "house" battery bank master disconnect
switch in the "ON" position.
3. Switch the Main - One circuit breaker on the Safety
Breaker Panel "ON".
4. On the DC Control Center, switch the System DC
Main circuit breaker "ON", then switch the For-
ward and Aft Waste Pump circuit breakers "ON".
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The overboard discharge system
contains a significant length of
sanitation hose and a number of
system components. When
using this system in either direct
overboard or overboard transfer
mode, allow the toilet to flush or
the waste pump to run for at
least 10 seconds. This ensures
that waste has cleared the
sanitation transfer hose. Waste
left in the transfer hose tends to
dry and harden. This could
become an obstruction which
prevents the sanitation system
from operating properly.
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