Manual for operation, maintenance and training for freefall lifeboats doc

1.1 Operation Manual 1.1.1 In the interest of safety 1.1.2 Yard and yardnumber 1.1.3 Handling and use of freefall-lifeboats 1.1.11 Start the engine 1.1.12 Emergency tiller/radar reflecto

DMG-40 BUKH

MANUAL FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND

1.1 Operation Manual

1.1.1 In the interest of safety

1.1.2 Yard and yardnumber

1.1.3 Handling and use of freefall-lifeboats

1.1.11 Start the engine

1.1.12 Emergency tiller/radar reflector

1.1.13 Air supply and sprikler system (only for tanker lifeboats)

1.1.14 Sprinkler system (only for tanker lifeboats)

1.1.15 Air supply system (only for tanker lifeboats)

1.2 Maintenance Manual

1.2.1 In the interest of safety

1.2.7 Recomended maintenance and checks

1.2.8 Recomended maintenance and checks

1.2.9 Maintenance of GRP-boats

1.2.10 Lubricant-and fuelplan

1.3 Trainings manual:

1.3.1 Trainings instructions

1.3.2 In the interest of safety

1.3.3 Handling and use of freefall-lifeboats

1.3.4 Launching and recovery instructions

1.3.5 Freefall launching

Additional:

Engine manual

Engine certificate

Function description of the charging regulator

1.2.2 Charging the battery by solargenerator

1.2.3 Wiring diagram for battery charging by solargenerator

1.2.4 Charging the battery (from the ship)

1.2.5 Wiring diagram for battery charging from the ship (Standard)

1.2.6 Wiring diagram for battery charging from the ship (with engine heater, optional)

(only for tanker lifeboats)

1.2.11 Overhauling and testing acc to SOLAS Chapt.III, Reg 20 11 2

1.3.6 Simulated launching (from )

1.3.7 Simulated llaunching

MSC/Circ.1137

1.1.1 In the interest of safety

WARNING

1 Before launching close all hatches and the entrance door

2 Secure all items and fasten seat belts (adjust to your size)

3 Don´t wear lifejackets during freefall launching Failure to observe this procedure may lead to serious injury or death!

4 Keep out of the way of the propeller

5 Always keep hands and feet clear when near moving and rotating machinery

6 Before starting the engine, read it´s instruction manual

7 Pyrotechnics in the inventory case are EXPLOSIVES

8 During operation of davit be cautious with long links, snap hooks and counter weights

9 DO NOT open the engines cool water filler cap when hot.

10.Before releasing aft lashing to enter boat for maintenance or training fasten falls of davit / crane to the long links of hoisting slings from boat After maintenance or training

fasten lashing again and afterwards release hoisting slings from falls

1.1.2 Yard and yardnumber

The information given in this manual is based on our long experience and "know-how" in the building of totally enclosed lifeboats

In case of an emergency it is very important that the occupants know how to handle the lifeboat and it´s equipment

All personel should study this manual at lifeboat drills, to make themselves thorouglyconversant with the system and to ensure a speedy and safe launching in an emergency.The technical specifications are not binding and can be altered without prior notice

In case of enquiries regarding existing boats please quote the details given below:

At launching:

1 The occupants should always use the same seat

2 In an emergency situation, the boat should be launched with the engine running Where lifeboat drills are being carried out, start the engine and run it for a short time and then switch off before launching the boat Start the motor again when the boat is afloat

3 Lifejackets should not be worn during the launching of the boat, but should be taken

on board and put on as soon as the boat is afloat The wearing of a lifejacket during

launching may lead to injury!

4 Check before launching that the impact area is free from floating objects

5 During the launching period (release/water-borne) the boat occupants must ensure that their heads remain close to the head rests provided at each seat

6 As soon as the boat is afloat, the hydraulic release piston should be brought back to its housed position

Lifting the boat back on board:

1 Before leaving the seat, loosen the seat belt

The boat lifting sling(s) should be put into the crane hook(s) from the aft platform

Do not stand on the cabin roof

2 Before setting the boat back into the launching ramp, the securing hook on the ramp cross-strut should be put in the "open" position

3 Once the boat is back in the launching ramp and secured in place, open vents, connect the battery charger cable (if any) and start the charger

1.1.3 Handling and use of freefall-lifeboats

Hull and canopy:

The complete boat is constructed of G.R.P material using selfextinguishing resins

The hull is of round frame constructions, with a fine entry for high speed and good freefall immersion characteristics

The boat has a transom stern with a rescue platform at waterline level designed to assist in bringing on board those being rescued

The canopy is of double skin construction designed to act as buoyancy to make the boatself-righting even when partly flooded

The innerbottom has hatches to the storage and engine compartmen

The external hull and canopy are orange coloured (RAL 2004), the internal surfaces arelight green (RAL 6019)

Engine:

The engine fitted is a water-cooled (closed system) diesel engine and is installed below the cabin sole and gives a boat speed in exess of 6 knots

1.1.4 Description of GFF-boats

4 rocket parachute flares

2 buoyant smoke signales, orange

1 daylight signal mirror

1 jackknife with tin opener and marling spike

1 electr torch with 1 spare bulb and 2 spare batteries

5 2 tin opener

6 1 fire extinguisher

7 1 fishing tackle

8 1 whistle

9 5 ltrs containers with drink water (3 ltrs for each person)

10 lifeboat food ration (one for each person)

11 2 drink cups

12 1 sea anchor towing and mooring line

13 2 painters, 15m long, dia 14mm

14 2 buoyant lines, 30m long, dia 8mm, with buoyant rescue quoits

15 1 first aid kit for lifeboats with seathickness rations (6 doses for each person)

22 thermal protective aids (one for 10 persons/min 2 per boatt)

23 1 Survival-manual/life-saving signal card

24 1 embarkation ladder

loose equipment:

25 1 key for seats/fuel tank

26 1 set lifting slings

27 1 emergency tiller

28 2 straps for stretcher

spare parts for the engine:

1.1.5 Stowageplan for equipment

1 Disengage the the boat lashings.

2 Disconnect the battery charger (does not aplly to boats equiped with solargenerator)

3 Board the freefall lifeboat

Secure all items fasten seat

hatch and vent

Close all hatches and openings

Fasten seat belts as soon as seated!!!

1.1.8 Stretcher

To SOLAS 74(83) chapter III, regulation 41 " The lifeboat shall be so arranged that

helpless people can brought on board either from the sea or on stretchers."

Inside the boat the stretcher has to be secured Four lashing points are on the floor of the boat, two lashing belts are in the equipment locker

All handling and use of the stretcher will be done to the stretcher manufacturers

instructions

For missuse of stretchers in freefall lifeboats ERNST HATECKE GmbH will not be

responsible

The boat runs down the launching ramp and on hitting the water submerges briefly before emerging and moving away from the stern of the ship

Instructions for free-fall launching look at next page

1.1.9 The system instruction for launching

Close all hatches and vents.

Fasten seat belts

Close the valve screw (pos.1), operate the hydraulic

pump (pos.2) (After abt 20 strokes the locking device

will disengage - the boat is now free.)

CAUTION:

Before replacing the boat in the launching ramp, the

hydraulic piston should brought back into its housed

position by opening the valve screw (pos.1)

EMERGENCY RELEASE:

Operate only when mainrelease system is damaged

Close the valve screw (pos 3)

Operate the emergency release pump (pos 4) (After abt 30 strokes the locking device will disengage - the boat is now free.)

MAIN RELEASE PUMP

EMERGENCY RELEASE PUMP

HYDRAULIC PISTON

LOCKING DEVICE

2 1 4

3

To start the engine:

1 Switch on main power (main swith)

2 With gear lever in NEUTRAL, press the grey button and move lever into Ahead / Start position

3 Press the START-button

4 Bring the gear lever back into the NEUTRAL position (the grey gear button springs back automatically)

* Speed and gear box control lever:

a) With the grey gear button pressed in, the lever controls only the engine speed

b) With the button in the "out"-position, the lever first operates the gear change (either ahead or astern) and then by further movement of the lever away from the neutral

position, the engine speed is increased

START

ON

1.1.11 Start the engine

W S O N

compass

neutral

"grey button"

START and ahead

astern

AMP OIL TEMP

ON

OFF STOP START

* speed and gearbox control lever

AMP OIL TEMP

ON

OFF STOP START

searchlight charging lamp

BUKH ENGINE

2

1.1.12 Emergency tiller / radar reflector

In case of malfunction of the steering gear it is possible to steer with an emergency tiller.

1 The emergency tiller is located near the seats below the steering tower

2 Fit the emergency tiller through the floor (near the embarcation hatch) on to the rudder shaft

The radar reflector is stored in the equipment locker Assemble the radar reflector Mount it in the socket on the aft end of the superstructure

Befor launching in case of fire:

1 Open the compressed air bottle valves

2 Close all vents

3 Open the sea valve at the sprinkler pump

4 Open the valve of the air supply system

After testing the sprinkler system with sea water, the system should be flushed

through with fresh water.

1.1.13 Air supply and sprinkler system

(only for tanker lifeboats)

freshwater connection

In case of passage through any fire, it is necessary to engage the sprinkler system.

The sprinkler system is designed to cool the surface of the boat

The sprinkler system also fulfills the equally important purpose of keeping the temperature inside of the boat low enough for comfort and safety

The sprinkler system consists of sprinkler pump fitted at the fore end of the engine,

operated by the engine via a flexible clutch The sprinkler pump delivers the water to the sprinkler tubes and to the spraynozzles

After testing the sprinkler system with sea water it should be flushed through with freshwater.

sea valve

engine

sprinkler pump

sprinkler tubefreshwater connection

1.1.14 sprinkler system

Air supply system:

To supply the boat with fresh air in case of passage through fire or a cloud of gas the boat

is equipped with bottles of compressed air

The quantity of compressed air is sufficient to supply passengers and engine with fresh air for 10 minutes

The compressed air bottles 1 (50 ltrs.x200 bar) are connected to a joint pipe system 2 Through a valve 3 the compressed air passes into the pressure reducer 4

The pressure reducer is so adjusted, that it will supply the fresh air for 10 minutes into the inner of the boat

Refilling of the compressed air bottles

Unscrew the protection cap from the filler piece 5 and connect the high pressure hose from the compressor Make sure that the valve 3 is closed Charge the bottles 1 until the pressure gauge 7 shows a pressure of 200 bar (make sure that the bottles valves 6 are opened Disconnect the high pressure hose of the compressor and fit the protection cap to the fillerpiece 5 The air supply system is now ready for use

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1.1.15 air supply system

1.2.1 In the interest of safety

WARNING

1 Before launching close all hatches and the entrance door

2 Secure all items and fasten seat belts (adjust to your size)

3 Don´t wear lifejackets during freefall launching Failure to observe this procedure may lead to serious injury or death!

4 Keep out of the way of the propeller

5 Always keep hands and feet clear when near moving and rotating machinery

6 Before starting the engine, read it´s instruction manual

7 Pyrotechnics in the inventory case are EXPLOSIVES

8 During operation of davit be cautious with long links, snap hooks and counter weights

9 DO NOT open the engines cool water filler cap when hot.

10.Before releasing aft lashing to enter boat for maintenance or training fasten falls of davit / crane to the long links of hoisting slings from boat After maintenance or training

fasten lashing again and afterwards release hoisting slings from falls

The solar generator will supply constant charging current if the boat is on board

If the engine is running the batteries will be supplied by engines dynamo

Only sealed Battery type should be used!

Caution:

Do not open the batteries !

Do not top up with water!

Fasten batteries after installation!

1.2.2 Charging the battery by solar generator

solar generator

ON

OFF STOP START

1.2.3 Wiring diagram for battery charging by solargenerator

Solar generator

5 7

Overcharge protection

HATECKE Lifeboat totalpanel type: 2 BUKH stock no 008E8915

6 mm schwarz/black

Common negative 8

8A 1,5 mm blue

Search light 55W 1

8A 1,5 mm red

Navigational light 25 W 2

8A 1,5 mm brown

/Internal-compas light 60 W Connection box

green Water temperature lamp

Oil and Water-alarm

X

A X X

Connect the charger cable for 42 Volt AC.

Note:

Check charging current of the battery charger which is fitted under the helmsman´s seat

On board the ship, the charging cable should be kept connected to the lifeboat battery

charging socket and the batteries kept under constant charge

Caution:

Maximum charging current is 6 amps

Only sealed Battery type should be used!

Caution:

Do not open the batteries !

Do not top up with water!

Fasten batteries after installation!

1.2.4 Charging the battery (from the ship)

Connect the charger cable

HATECKE Lifeboat totalpanel type: 2 BUKH stock no 008E8915

ON

OFF STOP START

1.2.5 Wiring diagram for battery charging from the ship (Standard)

8A 1,5 mm blue

Search light 55W 1

8A 1,5 mm red

Navigational light 25 W 2

8A 1,5 mm brown

/Internal-compas light 60 W Connection box

green Water temperature lamp

Oil and Water-alarm

X

A

X X

HATECKE Lifeboat totalpanel type: 2 BUKH stock no 008E8915

1.2.6 Wiring diagram for battery charging from the ship (with engine heater, optional)

8A 1,5 mm blue

Search light 55W 1

8A 1,5 mm red

Navigational light 25 W 2

8A 1,5 mm brown

/Internal-compas light 60 W Connection box

green Water temperature lamp

Oil and Water-alarm

X

A

X X

HATECKE Lifeboat totalpanel type: 2 BUKH stock no 008E8915

Electrical installation

Check battery charging system.

Check functioning of external and inside lights.

Switch the battery switch

Engine

Check fuel level in the tank

(Fill up the fuel tank only on launching ramp).

Check lubricating oil level in the engine and gear box.

Change engine lubricating oil and oil filter.

Change gear box lubrication oil.

Drain condensed water in the fuel tank.

Check the cooling water level in the compensating tank.

Check the antifreeze in the cooling water.

Test run the engine, demonstrat that the gearbox and

gearbox train are engaging satisfactorily.

Check functioning of the oil pressure lamp, the

cooling water temperature lamp and the battery

charging lamp.

Check the tension of the generators drive-belt.

Grease the sterntube bearings (5 turns with the grease

gun which is fitted in the engine space).

Hydraulic release gear

Check the oil level in the pumps and the fittings

for tightness

Miscellaneous

Lubricate all hatch dogs and hinges.

Drain the bilge.

Clean the plug.

Clean the boat inner and outer surface with fresh water

and soap (dry the inside of the boat) and wax the

outer surface.

Check that equipment is in order (at boat drill).

Lubricate the release and the lashing hook.

Lubricate the lifting sling.

Visually inspecte the boats to ensure that they are ready

for use.

=1/2 yearly

* These jobs should be done with the boat waterborne and on even keel