Bavaria Yachts BAVARIA 32, Manual For Owners And Skippers

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Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH
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The well-known sources of danger on board are
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the stove in the pantry and
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the engine room.
If, despite all precautionary measures, a fire should break out aboard, there are three fire extinguishers an
board which are fixed at the following places:
Nr. 1 and 2 :
Powder extinguisher in the starboard locker seat, at least fire grade 10A/68B
Nr. 3 : Powder extinguisher at the mess table´s foot, at least fire grade 10A/68B
Additionally you should place in the pantry a light
fire retarding cloth, which is made of glass cloth and
is very useful in the case of fire caused by overheat fat.
It is the yacht owner´s duty
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to have all fire extinguishers regularly checked and maintained ;
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to have fire extinguishers replaced after the expiry date. The same goes if the extinguishers should
have been used. The new extinguishers should at least have the same capacity as the discussed ones.
It is the yacht owner´s or skipper´s duty
to make sure that
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all extinguishers are freely accessible
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to inform all persons on board about:
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the position and use of all fire extinguishers and the fire retarding cloth,
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the position and function of the opening for the extinguisher´s nozzle in the engine room
bulkhead,
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the exit through the escape hatch above the fore-berths.
Caution
Test the fire extinguishers regularly!
Train yourself as regards fire fighting.
Consider always the seamanlike care duty.
2.8 Anchor-, towing- and warping facilities (option)
Anchor (option)
The bower anchor (plough anchor), abt. 17 kg, hot-galvanised, (is known for its high holding power). It
lays ready-to-fall in an anchor stowage device and is secured with a bolt. The chain (option) has a length
of 50 m and a nominal thickness of 8 mm. It is run out by an electric anchor windlass (option) operated
with a remote control. The remote control is placed in the chain locker before use and its function is
activated at the switch board.
Furthermore it is recommendable to have a stern anchor as well as sufficient mooring- and towing lines
with the necessary strength on board.
1 stern folding anchor (4-fluke grapnel anchor) , 12 kg, hot-galvanised, fixed at the aft guard-rail. 6m
chain forerunner, thickness 7 mm, 34 m polyamide anchor rope, 18 mm, 3-strand hawser laid. It
is stored in the port transom seat.
The rope is cleated aft.