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SAFETY ALERT – DANGEROUS H20 FAKE COPIES! It has recently come to our attention that someone is producing fake copies of our Hydrostatic Release Unit, the Hammar H20. To an untrained eye, the copy is almost identical to the original product, with Hammar’s logo and address on the labels. The fake might look almost like the original product, but there is one very important difference: the copy does not work! We have tested several of the copies. Not a single one of them worked properly according to SOLAS’ specification – the fake H20 will definitely not release a life raft or an Epirb. We see this as a very serious situation. There can be a number of ships at sea that are sailing with fake Hydrostatic Release Units. If any of these ships were to sink, there will definitely be no life rafts or Epirbs that will help to rescue the seafarers in danger! How can you quickly check that you have the original Hammar H20? Always purchase your products through approved distributors or authorised service points for life rafts and Epirbs Make sure that you receive the Hammar multilingual product manual and a raft label with each unit for life raft H20 or Hammar marking instruction for Epirb H20. (Pic 1) If you check on the underside of the Hammar H20 you should be able to find 5 (five) fabrication marks on all units produced since April 2006. Units produced before that date have only 2 (two) fabrication marks. (Pic 2) The serial number and production date can always be verified by contacting CM Hammar at info@cmhammar. com. (Pic 2) The fabrication mark on the upper side of the unit must always point directly towards the rope. (Pic 3) Jan Calvert Sales & Marketing Director [email protected] Direct +46 31 709 65 61 Cell +46 708 49 92 60 www.cmhammar.com If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact us. H20 unit with the multilingual product manual and raft label Pic. 1 MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS H20 FOR LIFE RAFTS HAMMAR H20 EASY RELEASE HAMMAR H20+EASY RELEASE HAMMAR H20+SLIPHOOK H20 MANUAL ES IT PT SE DK NO FR GB DE GR PL RU JP CN NL FI IS Fabrication mark Serial number Pic. 2 Fabrication mark Pic. 3 PRESS RELEASE 2008-12-16 CM HAMMAR, GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN

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SAFETY ALERT – DANGEROUS H20 FAKE COPIES!It has recently come to our attention that someone is producing fake copies of our Hydrostatic Release Unit, the Hammar H20. To an untrained eye, the copy is almost identical to the original product, with Hammar’s logo and address on the labels. The fake might look almost like the original product, but there is one very important difference: the copy does not work!

We have tested several of the copies. Not a single one of them worked properly according to SOLAS’ specification – the fake H20 will definitely not release a life raft or an Epirb. We see this as a very serious situation. There can be a number of ships at sea that are sailing with fake Hydrostatic Release Units. If any of these ships were to sink, there will definitely be no life rafts or Epirbs that will help to rescue the seafarers in danger!

How can you quickly check that you have the original Hammar H20?Always purchase your products through approved distributors or authorised service points for life rafts and •EpirbsMake sure that you receive the Hammar multilingual product manual and a raft label with each unit for life raft •H20 or Hammar marking instruction for Epirb H20. (Pic 1)If you check on the underside of the Hammar H20 you should be able to find 5 (five) fabrication marks on all units •produced since April 2006. Units produced before that date have only 2 (two) fabrication marks. (Pic 2) The serial number and production date can always be verified by contacting CM Hammar at info@cmhammar.•com. (Pic 2)The fabrication mark on the upper side of the unit must always point directly towards the rope. • (Pic 3)

Jan CalvertSales & Marketing [email protected] +46 31 709 65 61Cell +46 708 49 92 60www.cmhammar.com

If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact us.

Fabrication markH20 unit with themultilingual product manual and raft label

Fabrication mark

Serial number

Pic. 2Pic. 1 Pic. 3MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

H20 FOR LIFE RAFTS

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MAR

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IT

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Fabrication markH20 unit with themultilingual product manual and raft label

Fabrication mark

Serial number

Pic. 2Pic. 1 Pic. 3MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

H20 FOR LIFE RAFTS

HAM

MAR

H20

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MAR

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H20 MANUAL

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DK

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RU

JP

CN

NL

FI

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Fabrication markH20 unit with themultilingual product manual and raft label

Fabrication mark

Serial number

Pic. 2Pic. 1 Pic. 3MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

H20 FOR LIFE RAFTS

HAM

MAR

H20

EAS

Y REL

EASE

HAM

MAR

H20

+EA

SY R

ELEA

SEHA

MM

AR H

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HOOK

H20 MANUAL

ES

IT

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DK

NO

FR

GB

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RU

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PRESS RELEASE 2008-12-16

CM HAMMAR, GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN

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SAFETY ALERT – FARLIGA KOPIOR AV HAMMAR H20!Det har nyss kommit till vår kännedom att någon tillverkar falska kopior av vår hydrostatiska frigörare – Hammar H20. För ett otränat öga är kopian nästan identisk med originalprodukten, med Hammars logotyp och adress på toppetiketten. Den falska kopian ser likadan ut som originalprodukten, men det finns en viktig skillnad: Kopian fungerar inte!

Vi har testat flera stycken av dessa kopior. Inte en enda av dem fungerar tillfredställande enligt SOLAS reglementet – den falska H20 kommer inte att frigöra någon livflotte eller Epirb. Vi ser detta som ett mycket allvarligt problem. Det kan inte uteslutas att det finns fartyg ute på haven som seglar med falska hydrostatiska frigörare ombord. Om något av dessa fartyg skulle gå under kommer det inte att finnas några livflottar eller Epirbs som hjälper till att rädda livet på våra sjömän.

Hur kan du snabbt kontrollera att du har en Hammar H20 original?• Köp alltid produkterna genom godkända distributörer eller auktoriserade servicestationer för

livflottar och Epirbs

• Se till att du får med Hammars flerspråkiga produktmanual och flotteetiketten till varje livflotte H20 och Hammars märkningsinstruktion med varje Epirb utlösare (bild 1)

• Om du kontrollerar undersidan av Hammar H20 skall du hitta 5 (fem) tillverkningsmärken på alla enheter som är tillverkade efter april 2006. På enheter som är tillverkade innan det datumet är det bara 2 (två) tillverkningsmärken (bild 2)

• Serienummer och produktionsdatum (bild 2) kan alltid verifieras genom att kontakta CM Hammar på [email protected]

• Tillverkningsmärket på ovansidan av frigöraren skall alltid vara riktad mot repet (bild 3)

Jan CalvertFörsäljnings- och [email protected] 031-709 65 61Mobil 0708-49 92 60www.cmhammar.com

Om ni har några frågor angående detta allvarliga problem kontakta oss gärna.

MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONSH20 FOR LIFE RAFTS

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PRESS RELEASE 2008-12-17CM HAMMAR, GÖTEBORG

H20 med flerspråkig produktmanual och flotteetikett

Tillverkningsmärken Tillverkningsmärke

Serienummer

Bild 1 Bild 2 Bild 3