Alfreds I & II Operation Manuals 2 | Page 7

Bilge
 system
 –
 Engine
 driven

The
 engine
 driven
 bilge
 bump,
 could
 be
 used
 to
 either
 remove
 large

amounts
 of
 water
 from
 inside
 the
 boat,
 fight
 a
 fire,
 on-­‐board
 or
 on

another
 vessel,
 or
 most
 regularly
 for
 the
 washing
 of
 the
 decks.

Deck

wash

switches

Deck
 wash
 or
 fire

hose
 connec3on

point

Getting
started

•  Port engine must be switched on.
•  Ensure both deck wash switched are switch off. (They are
at the internal and external helm station)

Bilge
manifold

•  Select where you would like water to be collected from and where
you would like it to discharge.
•  If you are using a bilge hose, fire hose or deck hose, connect those
now.

•  Turn on the deck wash switch on the electrical switch board inside
•  Control when the pump is actually running (clutch is engaged) using
the white deck wash switch. This is just above the helm station in the
Controlling
cockpit.
the pump

Packing up

•  Turn off both deck wash switches. Close all handles on the
bilge manifold, put hoses away.

WARNING
 –
 When
 figh3ng
 fires
 using
 powered
 water
 pumps
 on

boats,
 you
 also
 need
 to
 consider
 how
 to
 get
 the
 water
 back
 out

of
 the
 boat,
 as
 you
 could
 s3ll
 end
 up
 sinking
 the
 vessel.

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 2016
 Above
 &
 Beyond
 Boa3ng

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