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3.2 Resetting procedure
 
An outline of the resetting procedures is shown in the following figure.
 
"Incomplete resetting may cause drop the lifeboat resulting in fatal accidents"
The resetting procedure is to be in accordance with the following steps.
 
  Operation Guide Schematic Diagram
(1) Lift up the hooks fore and aft as shown and hold them.

To be lifted up the hooks with force.
(2) Swing down the reset levers simultaneously on both fore and aft side.

Swing down the reset lever until it contacts a pin.

A release handle returns its original position by swinging down the reset lever,
 
(3) Confirm the hooks fore and aft are reset normally.

Make sure that the reset lever contacts a pin surely.
 
(4) Make sure that the release handle is its original position and insert the safety pin.

If the release handle is not its original position, it is not capable to insert the safety pin.
 
(5) Make sure that the reset levers are swinging down and fit suspension links of the davit with the hooks of both fore and aft.  
(6) Hoist the lifeboat in the air and stop hoisting.

Confirm that the lifeboat is hoisted in normal condition at both fore and aft.
 
(7) To make sure the safety, the position of the interlock lever, both of the reset levers and safety pin to be confirmed.  
 
Do not conduct recovery operation of the lifeboat unless the above procedures are completely done.
 
At least three people are required for the resetting of the hooks and release handle.
 
Caution
・Do not connect the suspension link of the davit to the hooks until completion of reset of the hooks. It is dangerous to connect the suspension link during the resetting operation of the hook and results in incomplete reset.
・In case of using foul recovery strops, it is required to connect the bottom link of the strops instead of the suspension link to the hooks. Please refer to the manual of the davit about the details.
 
Warning
・Where the resetting is incomplete, return to the first step.
 
・To recover with incomplete reset condition results in serious disaster by the falling of the lifeboat.
 
 
 
Visual inspection to be carried out, hanging the lifeboat by the hooks.
 
(1) Check the dirt
 
Remove the dirt from the hooks and so on, if any.
 
(2) Check the corrosion
 
Check the corrosion at the hooks and so on, scour the rust off and grease up if necessary.
Do not paint as moving parts are fixed.
 
(3) Check for no loosening of bolts and pins
 
Check for no loosening of bolts and pins and tighten them if any.
 
(4) Check the release handle
 
Confirm the positioning of the release handle, the interlock lever, the interlock cover and the safety pin as shown in the figure below.
The lifeboat should be slung by the hanging-off pennant or be waterborne while maintenance on removing parts is carried out.
 
In the case that the lifeboat is slung by the hanging-off pennant, follow the instructions in section 4.4 of this manual. If necessary, overhaul should be carried out in accordance with the instructions in section 4.5 of this manual.







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