5.1.5.1 Connecting shore power
Follow this procedure to connect the shore power cable to your boat.
About this task
Risk of death, electric shock or injury.
Connect the shore power cable first to your boat and only then to the power supply onshore.
If you connect the cable in the wrong order and the live power cable comes into contact with water, people on board, nearby swimmers and marine life will be exposed to a potentially lethal electric shock.
Risk of death, electric shock, injury or fire.
Do not alter shore power cable connectors. Use only cable connectors that are compatible with the shore power inlet on your boat.
Disconnect the shore power connection when the system is not in use.
Risk of damage to the electrical equipment on board.
Check the reverse polarity indicator on the shore power panel of your boat to make sure the polarity of the power source onshore matches your boat.
- Check that the shore power main switch / overcurrent protection switch on the front cabin fuse panel is switched on.
- Check that the shore power cable is intact.
- Connect the shore power cable first to the inlet on the shore power panel on your boat and then to the power source at the dock.
- Check that the Reverse polarity indicator on the shore power
panel on your boat is green.
- If the Reverse polarity indicator is red, disconnect the shore power cable immediately.
- Contact the shore power service provider to correct the polarity issue before re-connecting the shore power.
- Check that the shore power indicator on the
front cabin fuse panel on your boat is red.
- If the indicator light is off, disconnect the shore power cable and find out the reason for the failed connection before proceeding.
- Disconnect the shore power cable first from the shore power source and then from the shore power inlet on your boat.
- Check that the shore power indicator in the front cabin fuse panel is off.