Overview – Kannad Marine SPORTPRO User Manual

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Overview

An EPIRB is intended to be a one-shot device. Once activated it will transmit emergency
alerts for at least 48 hours. The EPIRB will work best while floating in water, but can also be
operated while on board a vessel, in a liferaft or on land (when placed on the ground).

The key components of your EPIRB are:

Antenna

Flexible whip, should be near vertical when operating.

Strobe

Flashing signal light, visible through the clear lens dome when the EPIRB is

Light

switched on.


LED

Indicates the current operating status, visible through the clear lens dome.


Activation Protected by a tear-off anti-tamper tab. Break the tab upwards, push the
switch

switch in and move it fully left to activate the EPIRB.


Test button Self test verifies the readiness of the EPIRB.

Lanyard

Pull the lanyard spool down to free it. Use the cord to tether the EPIRB to a
PFD (Personal Flotation Device) or survival craft.



























Strobe light
zone

Lanyard

Antenna

EPIRB activation switch.
Break off the anti-tamper
tab to gain access to the
activation switch beneath.

Test button

Red LED
Green LED
(GPS model
only)

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