mcmurdo S4 Rescue SART, User Manual

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Operating instructions
Remove from bulkhead bracket:
Release Velcro strap and lift SART from bracket
To switch on:
Pull the security tab away from the body of the SART
Rotate the switch ring clockwise (ie to the left) to the ON position marked
by “1”
To extend the telescopic pole:
Grasp rubber cover at bottom of pole, and twist the pole to release it in the
pole mount.
Pull the pole down and twist to lock in place in the pole mount
Remove rubber cover from bottom of pole; allow pole sections to drop.
Lock sections together by twisting each section.
To deploy in a survival craft (liferaft):
Extend the SART supporting pole as detailed above
Tether the SART to a suitable point using the lanyard which unwinds from
its base.
Inset the SART through the port in the canopy
Position the bottom of the support pole in the antenna pocket
Secure the pole to the canopy support.
Some survival craft have the SART already packed as part of the inventory. In
general, these models of SART are not fitted with the support pole. The SART
should be switched ON then suspended by its top loop from the highest point of the
survival craft.
Switch ring
Security tab
ON