XCS Excess15, User Manual

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Before you sail, list the compulsory safety equipment.
Do not exceed the number of persons indicated in Chapter ‘SPECIFI-
CATIONS’.
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LIFE RAFT
The life raft storage compartments are located in the aft beam.
If the boat capsizes, remove the rings and then push the pins to open
the access panels to the life rafts.
Fit your boat with life rafts according to the regulations of the country
where the boat is registered.
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BILGE PUMPS
The boat is fitted with two bilge pumps in each hull:
- an electric pump automatic release located in the well.
- a manual cockpit pump.
For further information, please refer to Chapter ‘WATER SYSTEMS’.
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MANUAL BILGE PUMPS
In case of failure or if the electric bilge pumps are not enough, you
can use the manual bilge pumps with cranks (stored in the cockpit
lockers).
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PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IN THE EVENT OF A LEAK
Make sure that the electric bilge pumps are switched on.
If it is not enough to overcome the water level, ask a crew man to use
a manual pump.
SaFETy 11
REcommENDaTIoN
before you sail to sea, carefully read the launching instructions on the life raft.
WaRNING
The list of the compulsory safety equipment corresponds to a certification
category, a design category as well as to the regulations in the country where
the boat is registered.
11.4 bilge pump system 11.5 Safety equipment