BENETEAU Excess 15, Owner'S Manual

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SAFETY
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General points
- Do not install free hanging curtains or any other textile
next to or over cooking appliances or any other naked flame
devices.
- Make sure that the bilges remain clean, and check regularly
that there are no fumes or leaks of fuel and gas.
- Do not store flammable products in the engine compartment.
- Do not leave the boat unattended when using cooking and
or heating devices.
- Do not smoke while handling fuels or gas. - Make sure that fire fighting equipment can be reached
easily when people are on board.
Inform the crew of:
- the location and operation of fire fighting equipment.
- the location of discharge outlets in the engine compartment.
- the location of routes and exits.
- Should you replace components of the fire extinction
system, only proper components with the same designation
or with equivalent technical capacities and fire resistance
should be used.
- Any non-flammable products kept in the engine
compartment must be stored in such a way that they cannot
fall on the machinery, or block the entrance or exit of the
engine compartment.
- Do not block the passageways leading to exits, or the
hatchways.
- Do not block safety controls such as: fuel stopcocks, gas
valves, electrical system switches.
- Do not block the access to the portable extinguishers
stored in the cupboards.
- Do not use gas lamps in the boat. - Do not alter any equipment on board (especially the
electrical, fuel and gas systems) nor allow unqualified people
to alter any of the boat's equipment.
- Do not fill up the fuel tanks or replace the gas bottles when
the engine is running or when cooking or heating devices
are in use.
Fire fighting equipment maintenance
The owner / user is responsible for:
- Having fire fighting equipment checked on a regular basis,
according to the frequency indicated on the equipment.
- Replacing any portable fire fighting equipment that has
passed its use-by date or that has been discharged, with
devices of an identical or superior extinguishing capability.
- Having any fixed extinguishing systems that have passed
their use-by date or that have been discharged, filled up or
replaced.