arimar Valiant Manual de usuario
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Owner’s Manual
English
Volume 1
Volume1 – Tome1 – Teil1 – Tomo1
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FOREWORD
Thank you for purchasing this inflatable boat produced by ARIMAR S.p.A..
Congratulations. This boat is the result of Arimar’s great experience in the
de elopment of inflatable boats and nautical products.
This manual contains important information about operation and safe use
of the boat. Please read it carefully to familiarise with your boat before
using it.
If this is your first boat, or if you are not familiar with this type of boat, for
your own comfort and safety please make sure to become experienced in
handling and operating before assuming command of the boat.
Your dealer, or a national sailing association, or a Yacht Club will be
pleased to ad ise you of local sea schools, or instructors.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Safety signs
1.1
Le el of danger and safety labels Page 5
2 Technical features
2.1 Technical glossary Page 6
2.2 Design category and limitations of use Page 8
2.2.1 Beaufort scale Page 10
2.3 Builder plate Page 11
2.4 Hull identification plate ISO10087 (CIN) Page 13
3 Safety
3.1 Inflating the boat Page 14
3.2 Choosing and installing the engine Page 16
3.3 Na igation warnings Page 16
3.3.1 Fuelling Page 18
3.3.2 Fire Page 19
3.3.3 Flooding and swamping Page 21
3.3.4 Load distribution Page 24
3.3.5 Marine safety Page 26
3.3.6 Bad weather na igation Page 30
3.3.7 Na igating instructions Page 31
3.3.8 Rescue equipment Page 42
3.4 Maintenance Page 45
3.5 Troubleshooting Page 48
4 Warranty and Customer ser ice
4.1 Warranty terms Page 49
4.2 Limitations Page 50
4.3 Customer ser ice Page 51
4.4 Notes Page 52
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Normative references
•DIRECTIVE 94/2 /CE
As amended by directi e 2003/44/CE
•EN ISO 618 -3
Boats with engine horse power higher or equal to 15 kW
•EN ISO 10240
Units of small dimensions – Owners’ manual
•EN ISO 1494
Units of small dimensions – Builder plate
•EN ISO 10087
Units of small dimensions – Craft identification – System of coding
(CIN)
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1
Safety signs
1.1 Level of danger and safety labels
This manual contains information for protecting both user and product.
The symbols below are used to indicate hazardous conditions.
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not a oided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not a oided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
It is used to draw your attention on the safety
measures or to alert against unsafe practices
which could result in injury to people or
damage to the boat.
NOTE
It is used to indicate practices that, if not
correctly performed, may result in damage to
the boat and reduce its life.
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2 Technical features
2.1 Technical glossary
Builder plate: Usually located astern of the boat, this label
contains information about your boat.
Hull: The immersed part of the boat.
Keel: The lower central portion of the hull.
Kink: A sharp twist in a rope that pre ents the rope from
mo ing correctly.
Console: The area from which the boat is controlled.
Inflatable boat cover: Fabric co er for inflatable boats
Swivel: A de ice used to pre ent ropes from twisting
kPa: Unit of measurement for pressure. It is the
equi alent of 1000 Pascal or 1000*n/m².
Nautical mile: Unit of distance used primarily at sea equal to 1852
metres
Knot: Unit of speed at sea equal to 1 nautical mile per
hour.
Floorboard: Floor of the inflatable boat. It can be made of
fibreglass, wood or rubber.
Stern: The rear part of the boat.
Bow: The forward part of the boat.
Roll-bar: De ice located astern of the boat used to support
lights, running lights, antennas, etc.
Grab rod: Line or de ice fitted to the tubes or to the hull to
grab at.
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Wheelhouse: The steering system of the boat. Usually it is
composed of the wheel and the control le ers,
assembled on a rigid support.
Tubes: Inflatable part of the boat.
Valves: De ices for inflating and deflating the
tubes.
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2.2 Design category and limitations of use
This inflatable boat has been designed for specific weather conditions. It is
your own responsibility to understand which category your boat belongs to:
Category A - OPEN SEA: Designed for extended cruises where conditions
may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wa e heights of 4
meters and abo e, and essels largely self-sufficient.
Category B - OFFSHORE: Designed for offshore cruises where conditions
up to, and including wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wa e
heights up to, and including, 4 meters may be experienced.
Category C - INSHORE: Designed for cruises in coastal waters, large
bays, estuaries, lakes, ri ers and canals where conditions up to, and
including wind force 6 (Beaufort scale) and significant wa e heights up to,
and including 2 meters may be experienced.
Category D - SHELTERED WATERS: Designed for cruises on small
lakes, ri ers and canals where conditions up to, and including wind force 4
(Beaufort scale) and significant wa e heights up to, and including 0,5
meters may be experienced.
NOTA
The design category of your inflatable
boat is indicated on the Builder Plate
and on the Conformity Certification
attached.
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Summary of the definitions of project category
Project category A B C D
Height of the wa e
up to
Approx. 7
m
rele ant
height
4 mt
Rele ant
height
2 mt
Rele ant
height
0,5 mt
Max height
Strength of the
Beaufort wind Up to 10 Up to 8 Up to 6 Up to 4
Speedo f the wind
for the calculation
(m/s)
28 21 17 13
NOTA
The rele ant height of the wa e is the a erage height of the wa es which
makes the highest third of the wa es and which corresponds
approximately to the height of the wa e as calculated by an expert
obser er. Some wa es can be two times higher.
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2.2.1 Beaufort scale
A numerical scale created by Admiral Beaufort for measuring wind speed
and sea conditions offshore and after a few hours.
Force
Description
Knots
km/h
m/sec
Sea state
max.
wave
height,
(m)
0 Calm <1 <1 0-0,2 Calm 0
1 Light
air 1-3 1-5 0,3-1,5
2 Light
breeze 4-6 6-11 1,6-3,3 Calm 0,2
3 Gentle
breeze 7-10 12-19 3,4-5,4
4 Moderate
breeze 11-16 20-28 5,5-7,9 Smooth 0,5
5 Fresh
breeze 17-21 29-38 8,0-
10,7 Slight 1,25
6 Strong
breeze 22-27 39-49 10,8-
13,8 2,0
7 Near
gale 28-33 50-61 13,9-
17,1 Moderate 2,5
8 Gale 34-40 62-74 17,2-
20,7 Rough 4
9 Strong
gale 41-47 75-88 20,8-
24,4
Very
rough 6
10 Storm 48-55 89-102 24,5-
28,4 High 9
11 Violent
storm 56-63 103-
117
28,5-
32,6 Very high 14
12 Hurricane
64
and
more
118
and
more
32,7
and
more
Phenome
nal
14
and
more
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