ACR Electronics ResQMate RLB-40 - Manual (Page 11)

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TIPS FOR OPTIMUM DEPLOYMENT OF AN ACTIVATED BEACON:
When activating and deploying your beacon in an emergency, DO
NOT:
//
Activate the beacon if you have any other means of self rescue.
// Hold or clutch the beacon or antenna.
// Operate the beacon while hand held, if at all possible.
// Turn the beacon off for any reason, including to save power.
// Operate the beacon inside a life raft or under any other canopy or
cover.
When activating and deploying your beacon in an emergency, DO:
//
Follow the steps to activate the beacon as described on the beacon or
in this manual.
// Manually activate the beacon.
// Give clear view to the sky.
// Take the EPIRB with you if abandoning ship, provided there is time to
get it.
// Tether beacon, using the lanyard, to the life raft and let the beacon float
(if in a life raft).
// Keep EPIRB upright for best signal transmission, either by floating it,
resting it or holding it in this position.
Witness tab will break
once placed in the “ON”
position Push the main switch up
90 degrees, slide toward
antenna and all the way
down to activate.