RNLI Atlantic 85, Manual

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Activity 2 - Personal Competencies
B Class Atlantic 85 Manual – First Issue, June 2017
Activity 2 - Personal Competencies
• Group all personnel together at the stern of
the lifeboat.
• If not already released, use the remote release located on
the starboard sponson (this is now on the left hand side
as the lifeboat is inverted) to deploy the sea anchor.
• Release either of the two orange swim lines and swim
them out to their full length directly astern of the B
class, positioning the crew at the extreme end of the line
away from the boat.
• Operate ONE of the two righting rings located on
the transom.
• Maintain position at the end of the swim line and wait
for the lifeboat to right.
• In the event of the lifeboat not righting after 60
seconds activate the second righting bottle using the
remaining ring.
• Once righted, the crew should regain access to the boat
using the handles on the aft legs of the bag frame, the
handhold on the sponson cone and the engine anti-
cavitation plate and make their way round the outside
of the frame to the after deck. The engine hoods should
not be used as they may be loose, and access over the
engines is very difficult due to their size.
CAUTION
Be aware of using the tow bar as a hand hold.
It is retained with bungee cords and
will lower under load.
• The last crew to board should bring with them the
swim line; this should be secured to the cleat on the
bag frame.
Engine starting procedure
• Leave the fast/idle levers fully down – the engine
management system will control the start-up rpm and
idle speed.
• Check both engine hoods are secure.
• When attempting to restart the engines, only start one
at a time.
NOTE
For problems starting the engines, please refer to
Activity 11, Engine will not start.
• Using some forward movement recover the sea anchor.
• Inform Coastguard of the lifeboat’s situation. If difficulty
is experienced or the VHF aerial is broken then the
emergency aerial should be rigged (see page 30).
• The trim and tilt system can now be reset by pushing
the trim reset button located on the forward end
of the breaker box (until this is reset the trim and tilt
won’t function).
Post capsize procedure
Post capsize the crew collectively must decide whether or
not to continue on service or return to station. This decision
must be considered and balanced with the urgency of the
service call and other assets available. Considerations
include: crew welfare and the condition of the lifeboat,
the distance to the casualty and the conditions you will
encounter en-route (are the conditions going to get better
or worse?), what other assets are available or en-route?
Inform the Coastguard of the capsize.
NOTE
Remember the order of priority:
Self. Crew. Vessel. Casualty.
The righting bag should be left inflated until the
lifeboat has been safely recovered to the station.
Post Capsize
SOP