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• It is always necessary to follow the regulations that are obliged about the
instalation of the rescue means on board.
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The liferaft should never be used as a step or as a seat.
• The liferaft should never be attached using chains or any device which is
difficult to be separated.
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You should install more liferafts on the same boat. If so, in order to ensure
the safety from this action, the liferafts must be located with a certain distance
one to the other.
• If the liferaft is in a valise, it must be stowed in such a way that would not suffer
any collisions and would be protected against any factors by the atmospheric air.
• If the liferaft is in a fabric valise which has major damages on the external
cover, you should contact a LALIZAS authorized Service Station.
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If the liferaft is in rigid container, vertically assembled, the vibrations may damage the
inflation system as well as the pneumatic portion of the liferaft. Therefore, the liferaft
must be put horizontally, with its labels facing upwards. Furthermore, it must be readily
accessible so in case of emergency, you should save time and energy in finding it.
•
There is a possibility that some of the standard equipment of the liferaft may
affect the performance of a compass, so you should keep it at least one meter
away from the liferaft.
5.2
The connection of the operating line
• The operating line is located on one side of the liferaft and it must always be con-
nected to a solid part of the boat.
• You should connect the operating line with the boat by using a shackle or a snap-hook
of stainless metal. The length of the rope permits a safe launch of the liferaft into the
water.
5.3
The fastening of the liferaft on the boat
The attachment means of the liferafts, if any, must be of fast release type so to allow
an easy and quick launch of the liferaft into the sea.
Before launching the liferaft into the sea, you should check that the painter line is well-
fitted to the liferaft and that the container is intact.
