It has become evident that some unscrupulous contractors servicing ships' inflatable liferafts are repacking them improperly. So as to save on the effort needed to thread the entire length of the painter line through the bushing's central hole, these contractors are cutting the rubber bushing located between the two outer containers radially and simply pushing thernpainter line through the gap.rnThe main function of the bushing is to allow the unimpeded streaming of the painter line. When attempting to launch and inflate an improperly repacked liferaft, the painter line may come out of the bushing and get jammed between the two halves of the outer container, which prevents it from being fully drawnrnout. The liferaft will then become impossible to inflate, either automatically or manually.
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