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6.
7.
Place range selector lever in
range 1 and enter water at crawl
speed (slow walk). Once earner is
floating, shift range selector lever
to range 1-2 (page 2-8).
During dip exercise, check earner
for leaks. When bilge pumps
provide a steady stream of water
for more than 30 seconds, move
carrier to nearest exit. Notify
unit maintenance.
WARNING
Carrier can sink
and personnel can
drown when maxi-
mum load (weight
of
personnel
cargo)
is
exceeded and/or not properly
distributed. Do not attempt wa-
ter operations with water above
the water level strip on trim
vane.
8.
9.
Determine carrier freeboard, and
check amount of freeboard
available at each corner of
carrier.
Adjust personnel/cargo as
required to obtain the following
minimum freeboard.
a. Front freeboard is 8 inches (no
more than 2inch difference
between right and left sides).
b. Rear freeboard shall be higher
than front freeboard per the
following table.
FRONT FREEBOARD
M113A2/M1059/
M577A2/M1068
8-9
inches
+
4
9-10
inches
+
5
10-11 inches + 7
11-12 inches + 8
12-13 inches + 9
13-14 inches
+10
REAR FREEBOARD
M113A2/M1059
M577A2/M1068
inches = 12-13 inches +24 inches = 32-33 inches
inches = 14-15 inches +25 inches = 34-35 inches
inches = 17-18 inches +27 inches = 37-38 inches
inches = 19-20 inches +28 inches = 39-40 inches
inches = 21-22 inches +29 inches = 41-42 inches
inches = 23-24 inches +30 inches = 43-44 inches
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