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8.2. Safety instructions
NOTE
It is the responsibility of the owner / skipper to:
- Have fire-fighting equipment checked in accordance with the stipulations of the builder
and the regulations in your country.
- Replace fire-fighting equipment if it has expired or been discharged, by extinguishers of
equal or greater capacity.
- Show members of the crew:
•
The location and operation of fire-fighting equipment
•
The location of the engine compartment extinguishing hole
(located on the forward face of the main companionway).
- Ensure that fire-fighting equipment is readily accessible whenever the boat is occupied.
Never:
- Obstruct gangways to emergency exits (deck hatches)
- Obstruct safety controls (gas valves, fuel valves, electrical switches).
- Obstruct fire extinguisher stowages.
- Leave the boat unattended with a cooker or heater alight.
- Use a gas lamp in the boat.
- Fill a fuel tank or change a gas cylinder while the engine is running, or the cooker or
heater are on.
- Smoke while handling fuel or gas.
- Fit free-hanging curtains near the cooker or any other appliance with an open flame.
- Store flammable products in the engine compartment.
- Always keep the bilges clean and check that there is no fuel vapour or gas.
WARNING
-
If a CO
2
extinguisher is fitted, the following information must be displayed close to its
location:
“This extinguisher contains CO
2
– to be used for electrical or galley fires only. To avoid
suffocation after discharging, leave the area immediately. Ventilate before re-entering.”
-
Do not open the engine compartment immediately after putting out a fire, to avoid the
release of toxic smoke or spraying of burning materials (oil, water).
