BENETEAU FIRST 35, Owner'S Manual

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Safety
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Regularly check and replace the rubber tubings that link the cylinder to one end of the circuit and the stove to the other one,
depending on the norms and regulations in force in your country.
Pay particular attention to keep in good condition the screw thread of the cylinder on which the regulator is. Check the condition
of the regulator every year and change it if necessary. Use regulators identical to the ones that are fitted.
Have the repairs carried out by someone skilled.
P
OSITION OF GAS BOTTLE
The locker for storing gas bottles can be reached through the cockpit under the foldaway seat. The locker can accommodate a
gas bottle. The locker is equipped with bottle fastening straps.
F
IGHT AGAINST F IRE
It is the owner's or the skipper's responsibility:
- To have the extinguishers checked in pursuance of the instructions given.
- To replace the extinguishers by others with an equal or a greater capacity if the extinguishers have expired or are empty.
- To tell the crew:
•where the extinguishers are and how they work,
•where the release aperture is situated in the engine compartment,
•where the emergency exits are.
- Make sure the extinguishers can be reached easily when people are on board.
Keep the bilge clean. Regularly check that there is no fuel or gas vapour.
Always fasten the curtains open when the gas cooker is working.
E xits other than the doors and hatches of the main companionway, equipped with permanently fitted ladders, are identified with
a symbol.
W
ARNING
-Keep an extinguisher handy in case the fire
should start again.