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Recovering a failing transponder
Always read the emergency procedures before handling lithium batteries.
Prerequisites
Handle a failing transponder as a possible water ingression.
Procedure
1
Evacuate all unnecessary people.
2
Recover the transponder with great caution using a crane.
No people should be near the transponder when it is lifted up on deck.
3
Place the transponder in a safe place out on deck, shielded from people and vital
equipment.
4
Fasten the transponder in a crane, ready to lower it into the sea again.
5
Control the transponder for minimum two hours.
6
Check for damages that could involve a water leakage and check the housing
temperature for a possible temperature increase in the lithium battery.
7
For batteries with normal temperature: Take out the battery, see the emergency
procedure for opening a transponder with a possible defect battery.
Opening a transponder with defect/possibly defect battery, page 44
8
For batteries with increasing temperature: See the emergency procedure for
handling a heated or self-heated transponder.
Handling a heated or self-heated transponder, page 43
Handling a heated or self-heated transponder
Always read the emergency procedures before handling lithium batteries.
Procedure
1
Evacuate all unnecessary people.
2
Fasten the transponder to a rope or a crane and immerse in the sea for 24 hours
or permanent. If this method is impossible, the unit can be cooled with copious
amounts of cold water using a fire hose.
3
Recover the transponder and control the temperature.
4
Repeat this until the temperature is low and stable.
5
Take out the battery, see the emergency procedure for opening a transponder with a
possible defect battery.
Opening a transponder with defect/possibly defect battery, page 44
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