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 TM-55-1905-223-10
(1)
Open PELICAN HOOK (5) by prying LOCKING RING (4) up and over end of hook.
(2)
Release RETAINING STRAP (3).
(3)
TWO CREW MEMBERS TO LIFT liferaft (1) off CRADLE (7) and place on launch ramp, to release.
(4)
If liferaft does not inflate after hitting water, pull sharply on PAINTER LINE (8).
NOTE
Liferafts are equipped with HYDROSTATIC RELEASES (6) designed to release
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liferafts when submerged.
Three STRAPS (2 and 3) secured around liferaft container will release as liferaft
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inflates.
(5) After boarding liferaft, cut PAINTER LINE (8).
NOTE
Midships liferaft is launched from either Port or Starboard Launching ramp
following steps a and b above.
WARNING
Interior is not a Positive Over Pressure System with doors and hatches closed.
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Stay in proper MOPP level.
Countermeasure washdown system only removes gross contamination, it does not
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completely decontaminate. Perform decontamination procedures in accordance
with FM 3-5, NBC Decontamination.
a. Nuclear Fallout Decontamination.
(1) Brush fallout from skin, clothing, and equipment with available brushes and rags. Wash skin and
have radiation check made as soon as tactical situation permits.
(2) To wash nuclear fallout from exterior of vessel, operate countermeasure washdown as follows:
(a) Ensure all hatches are secure.
(b) With fire main operational (Section III, paragraph 2-7), open FM-22, CM WASHDOWN ISLN
(8, FIGURE 2-264).
b. Biological Decontamination.
The vessel crew has no method to detect or decontaminate biological agents. Remain masked and
continue mission until told to unmask.
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