Seago Sea Master ISO 9650-1, Owner'S Operating Manual

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Boarding the liferaft
If possible, try and avoid getting wet by entering the liferaft directly from the vessel. In the event the liferaft
inflates floating upside down, you will be able to see a webbing strap on the upturned floor. Use this webbing
strap to right the liferaft. To do this from the water move around the liferaft to the point marked ‘RIGHT HERE’,
pull on the webbing strap from this point to turn the liferaft over and climb into the raft using the boarding
ladder.
Only attempt to right the liferaft from the “RIGHT HERE” location to avoid the heavy gas cylinder from hitting
you during this process.
If any other crew member then fails to enter the liferaft from the vessel directly or falls from the liferaft, use
the floating quoit and rescue line to pull them close.
Once everyone is on board, remove the knife which is stowed in a pocket near the canopy entrance and cut the
painter line. Take great care not to damage the raft buoyancy tubes when cutting the painter line.
Remove the paddles from the safety kit and paddle away from the vessel as quickly as possible.
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1. Ensure painter is secured to a strong fixed point i.e. a cleat. Throw the complete raft whether in Valise or
Canister into water.
2. Give the painter a sharp firm tug to inflate.
3. Board raft.
4. Cut painter.
5. Paddle away from vessel.
Deployment for valise (IMPORTANT)
Do not unzip or remove from the valise bag prior to deployment. Attach the painter to a secure strong point on
the boat. The total overall length of the painter is 10 meters. A red mark will be shown on the painter line when
there is approximately 1 meter of painter line remaining before activation. When you have reached the end of
the painter line give a sharp tug to start inflation.
Deployment for canister (IMPORTANT)
Do not remove the webbing or open canister prior to deployment. The painter line should already be attached
to a secure strong point on the boat. Release from the liferaft cradle/deck mount and allow liferaft to fall into
the water. The total overall length of the painter is 10 meters. A red mark will be shown on the painter line
when there is approximately 1 meter of painter line remaining before activation. When you have reached the
end of the painter line give a sharp tug to start inflation.
Your SEAGO liferaft will inflate fully within approximately 2 minutes depending on conditions and temperature.
Righting the liferaft from the water Recovery using quoit and line