Prestige 400, Owner'S Manual

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MANUAL BILGE PUMP
The manual bilge pump is in the cockpit.
The control arm of the pump shall be kept accessible whatever the circumstances. It is located
in the cockpit locker.
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE EVENT OF STEERING GEAR FAILURE
On a twin-engined vessel the emergency tiller system works on the difference in drive between
the port and starboard engines (difference in throttle and/or forward/aft).
WARNING
- The bilge pump system is not designed to provide buoyancy to the boat in
case of damage.
- The bilge pump system is designed to drive out the water being either sea
spray or leaks but absolutely not the water coming through a hole in the hull,
this hole being the result of a damage.
- Do not let the pumps run while dry, this may cause them damage.
- The water in the bilge shall be kept at its minimum.
- Check the functioning of each bilge pump regularly.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- Clean off debris which could block the pump intake points or strainers. If the watertight
partitions which seal off the fore and aft points are fitted with valves they must be closed
at all times and only opened to drain water into the main bilge.