TM 55-1930-209-14&P-17e.Battery, marker lightMilitary specificationMIL-B-18/5CCAGEC81350Part no.BA-23Quantity8f.LifevestManufacturerManhattan Marine & Electric Co.CAGEC76155Flotation materialUnicellular PL foamApprovedUSCGTypeVQuantity24Part no.160.053TypeIIPart no.160.052Quantity153-6 Items furnished3-6.1Lifesaving components are listed on parts list in drawings listed in Appendix A and In Components of End Item Listin TM 55-1930-209-14&P-20.3-6.2Common and bulk items onboard are listed in Expendable Supplies and Materials List in TM 55-1930-209-14&P-20.3-6.3Repair parts and special tools onboard are listed in Repair Parts and Special Tools List inTM 55-1930-209-14&P-18.3-7 Items required but not furnished.All required items are furnished.3-8 Tools and test equipment.Use existing tools and equipment onboard. A complete list of tools and test equipmentonboard is in Tools and Test Equipment List in TM 55-1930-209-14&P-18.Section II. Operating instructions3-9 Manual operation of eight-person liferafta.Depress hydrostatic release plunger to free tie-down straps and release container from cradle (Figure 3-2).b.Pull out painter/lanyard until nylon is visible and attach painter/lanyard to cradle (if not attached).c.Make sure messenger end of painter/lanyard is firmly secured by a crewmember or attached to barge.d.Position two people, one on each end, to lift container and throw it overboard.e.When container hits water, pull painter/lanyard with a sharp tug to activate CO2inflation system. Liferaft starts toinflate, breaks packing bands and raft is freed from container. Within 30 seconds, raft is fully inflated, ready forboarding. Lanyard/painter controls raft.3-10 Automatic deployment of eight-person liferaft.As barge sinks to a depth of about 10 to 15 feet, hydrostaticpressure trips release on tie-down straps, freeing container from its cradle (see Figure 3-2). Container, still attached tothe barge by the lanyard/painter, floats to the surface. The sinking barge pulls the lanyard/painter triggering the CO2inflation system. As raft starts to inflate, it breaks the packing bands and pops from its container. Within 30 seconds, raftis fully inflated and ready for boarding. As barge continues to sink, it breaks the weaklink portion of the painter/lanyardand raft floats free.3-4
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