AMEC AIS SART PLOMO-500 User manual

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The equipment said in this manual must only be used to which it was designed. Improper
operation or installation may cause damage to the equipment or injury to personnel. AMEC will
not incur any liability of equipment damage or personal injury due to improper use or
installation of the equipment. It is strongly recommended to read this manual and the following
safety instructions before proceeding to installation or operation.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD.
Do not open the case of the
equipment. Only qualified
personnel could work on the interior
of the equipment.
WARNING
TURN OFF THE POWER IMMEDIATELY IF
WATER LEAKS INTO THE EQUIPMENT
OR OBJECT DROPS INTO THE
EQUIPMENT.
Continue operating the equipment could
cause electrical shock or fire. Contact your
nearest distributor for service.
DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR MODIFY THE
EQUIPMENT.
Improper disassemble or modification could
cause electrical shocks, fire, or personal
injury.
WARNING
DO NOT PLACE ANY LIQUID-FILLED
CONTAINER ON TOP OF THE
EQUIPMENT.
Electrical shocks could be resulted if the
device is contaminated with liquid.
TURN OFF THE POWER
IMMEDIATELY IF THE EQUIPMENT IS
EMMITTING SMOKE OR FIRE.
Continue operating the equipment could
cause electrical shock or fire. Contact
your nearest distributor for service.
EVEN THOUGH THE EQUIPMENT IS
WATERPROOF, PLEASE AVOID
DIRECT CONTACT WITH RAIN OR
SPLASHING WATER.
Electrical shock or fire could be resulted
if water leaks into the equipment.
AVOID OPERATING THE EQUIPMENT
WITH WET HANDS.
Electrical shocks could be resulted if
operating with wet hands.
DO NOT CUT, SHORTEN OR
LENGTHEN THE SUPPLIED CABLES
BY AN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIER.
Improper change of cable length and
connector could cause failure of
transmitting signal.
WARNING!

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FORWARD
Congratulations on the purchase of PLOMO-500 AIS SART. PLOMO-500 is strictly tested to
meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment. Unless improper use, installation,or
maintenance, the equipment should function properly at its optimum.
The operation instructions contained in this manual is applied only to PLOMO-500. AMEC and
the authorized local agent/dealer will not bear any responsibilities of damages resulted from
improper installation by any unauthorized agent/dealer.
We thank you for choosing our product and we wish you a bon voyage.

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Table of Contents
I. COPY RIGHT & DISCLAIMER
II. WARNING & SAFETY INSTRUCTION
III. FORWARD
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1 AMEC AIS SART PLOMO-500 Introduction.........................................................1
1.1 AIS SART Brief ...............................................................................................................1
1.2 PLOMO-500 Overview...................................................................................................2
2 INSTALLATION............................................................................................................3
2.1 Items in the Package.....................................................................................................3
2.2 Mounting..........................................................................................................................4
3 OPERATION .................................................................................................................5
3.1 Emergency.......................................................................................................................5
3.1.1 Deployment process......................................................................................................5
3.1.2 Activating process..........................................................................................................6
3.1.3 Mounting process...........................................................................................................7
3.1.4 De-activating Process ...................................................................................................8
3.2 Self-Test............................................................................................................................9
3.2.1 Before Testing:................................................................................................................9
3.2.2 Start Testing .....................................................................................................................9
3.2.3 Description of TEST LED............................................................................................10
4 Importance ................................................................................................................. 11
4.1 GPS Area........................................................................................................................11
4.2 Reception by AIS receiver.........................................................................................11
4.3 Maintenance..................................................................................................................12
4.4 Replacement .................................................................................................................12
4.5 Battery Disposal...........................................................................................................12
5 APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................13
5.1 Product Specifications...............................................................................................13
5.2 Dimensions....................................................................................................................15
6 AMEC WORLDWIDE WARRANTY........................................................................17
7 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY.......................................................................19

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1 AMEC AIS SART PLOMO-500 Introduction
1.1 AIS SART Brief
AIS SART is the latest SART (Search And Rescue Transponder/Transmitter), designed for
survivor location during search and rescue operations. From 1st of January 2010, AIS SART has
been adopted into the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety System, Figure 1.1)
regulations as an alternative to the traditional SART equipment, RADAR SART.
AIS SART provides more identification, such as position rather than RADAR SART during
search and rescue operation period. The transmitting frequency has been set as 161.975MHz &
162.025MHz in marine VHF channel.AIS SART combines two antennas, GPS and VHF, which
allows transmitting its latitude and longitude, message 1 and message 14 to AIS station.
Figure 1.1 SART in Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS)

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1.2 PLOMO-500 Overview
AMEC has launched newlyAIS SART, PLOMO-500 which builds in the latest technology of
GPS receiver, sophisticated power-saving circuits design, lighter weight and easier installation
and operation.
Besides, PLOMO-500 provides the most user-friendly interface and allows crews or passengers
to shorten their operation time to transmit their location and SRM (Safety Related Message) to
any other AIS receiver device.
The key features of PLOMO-500 shows as follows:
Handing:
PLOMO-500 is designed for easy operation. It has a carry bag which contains all main body, 1
meter extension pole and 10 meters buoyant lanyard. The carry bag can be mounted and
hanged in the ship by wall-mount bracket. Users can easily understand the instruction printed
on the main body and bag in a very short time.
Figure 1-2 Carry bag of PLOMO-500
Robust & Waterproof Design
PLOMO-500 has been tested for more than 10 meters deep of water resistant and dropped in
the water from 20 meters without damage. Besides, it can be buoyant on the water and resist to
seawater, oil and sunlight.

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Viewable Panel Design
PLOMO-500 has florescent backlight panel which allows users can read the operation button
and active button in twilight environment. Aside from that, the Flashing of Active mode is coding
in Morse Code “SOS”which is viewable in dark environment as well.
Easy Installation
The additional extension pole can extend length up to 1 meter and user only need to connect
and rotate with PLOMO-500 and extend pole to 1 meter.
2 INSTALLATION
2.1 Items in the Package
The PLOMO-500 is typically delivered with standard package as shown in Table 2-1. It is also
illustrated in Figure 2-1 (except manual).
Table 2-1 Standard equipment list
No.
Description
Qty
1
AMEC PLOMO-500 AIS SART
1
2
Manual
1
3
Installation
Kit
Carry Bag
1
1M Extension Pole
1
10M buoyant lanyard
1
Wall-Mount Bracket
1
Screw M4x20
4
Figure 2-1 Standard package
1. PLOMO-500 x1
2. Carry Bag x1
3. 1M Extension Pole
(with bottom cover)
4. Wall-Mount Bracket
5. 10M buoyant lanyard
6. Screw M4x20 (x4)
1.
3.
2.
5.
4.
6.

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2.2 Mounting
The PLOMO-500 is recommended to be mounted in a flat wall. The location should be follow
the below instruction.
A. Place the carry bag in visible location.
B. Spare enough space for taking carry bag out.
C. Fix screws on the wall tightly.
Figure 2-2 Wall mounting
Step 1:
Take out Bracket from
Carry Bag.
Step 2:
Place Bracket on the
proper flat & robust wall
surface for installing.
Step 3:
Use the 4 M4×20 screws
to screw wall-mount
bracket into the wall.
Step 4:
Make sure the screws are
fixed on the wall tightly
and place Carry Bag into
Bracket.

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3 OPERATION
3.1 Emergency
There are three major steps, Deployment, Active and Mounting, which has to be followed
as below in emergency situation.
3.1.1 Deployment Process
Figure 3-1-1 Deployment process
Step 1:
Lift Carry Bag out of
bracket on the wall.
Step 2:
Bring Carry Bag and jump
into a Life Boat.
Step 3:
Open Carry Bag and take
AIS SART, Extension Pole
and buoyant lanyard out
Step 4:
Connect and rotate
extension pole into
PLOMO-500.
Step 5:
Remove the bottom cover
and extend pole up to 1
Meter