Monterey Boats 350 Sport Yacht, Owner'S Manual

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350 SPORT YACHT
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11.5 Automatic Fire Extinguishing
System
The engine compartment is
equipped with an automatic
fire extinguishing system.
The equipment has been
chosen and located to pro-
vide sufficient volume and
coverage of the entire en-
gine compartment area.
While the system ensures
excellent bilge fire protec-
tion, it does not eliminate
the U.S. Coast Guard re-
quirement for hand held fire extinguishers. The
automatic fire extinguishing system is automati-
cally activated when the temperature in the en-
gine compartment reaches a specific temperature,
usually around 165
0 F.
The boat is equipped with an indicator light at the
helm. Under normal circumstances, whenever the
ignition key is turned on, the green indicator light
will glow. This indicates that the system is oper-
ating and ready for activation if necessary. If the
indicator light does not glow when the ignition
switch is turned on, either the system has dis-
charged or there is a problem that should be cor-
rected before using the boat.
The green light on the fire extinguisher/override
control panel will go off, the red light will glow and
an alarm will sound if activation should occur dur-
ing the operation of the boat. You may also hear
a rushing air sound as the extinguishing agent dis-
charges.
There is an engine cut out circuit that automati-
cally shuts down the engines, blowers and genera-
tor when the system is activated. A system over-
ride switch enables the operator to override the
shutdown circuit and restart the engines. The cut
out circuit is necessary because diesel engines will
consume the fire extinguishing agent if they are
allowed to run. If the engines continue to run,
they should immediately be shut down manually,
provided it is safe to do so. The fire extinguishing
agent will shut down gasoline engines which can be
restarted once the fire extinguishing agent has dis-
sipated from the engine compartment.
When sufficient time has elapsed for the fire to be
extinguished and a flashback is no longer pos-
sible, find and fix the problem, then the override
switch can be moved to the “OVERRIDE” position
and the engines can be restarted.
DIESEL ENGINES WILL CONSUME
EXTINGUISHING AGENT. IF THE SYSTEM
DISCHARGES THE ENGINES DON’T SHUT DOWN
AUTOMATICALLY, THEY MUST BE IMMEDIATELY
SHUT DOWN MANUALLY. IF A DIESEL ENGINE IS
ALLOWED TO RUN IN THIS SITUATION, IT WILL
CONSUME THE EXTINGUISHING AGENT AND
FLASH BACK COULD RESULT.
IF ACTIVATION SHOULD OCCUR, IMMEDIATELY
SHUT DOWN ALL ENGINES. TURN OFF ALL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, POWERED VENTILATION
AND EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS.
DO NOT OPEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
HATCH IMMEDIATELY!! THIS FEEDS OXYGEN TO
THE FIRE AND FLASH BACK COULD RESULT.
ALLOW THE EXTINGUISHING AGENT TO SOAK
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES AND WAIT FOR HOT METALS OR FUELS
TO COOL BEFORE CAUTIOUSLY INSPECTING
FOR CAUSE OR DAMAGE. HAVE AN APPROVED
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HAND AND
READY FOR USE. DO NOT BREATH FUMES OR
VAPORS CAUSED BY THE FIRE!!
THE OWNER'S MANUAL PROVIDED BY THE FIRE
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM MANUFACTURER
SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR BOAT. IT IS
ESSENTIAL THAT YOU READ THE
INFORMATION CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM IN THEORY AND
OPERATION BEFORE USING YOUR BOAT. IF
YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THE FIRE
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM OWNER'S MANUAL,
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER OR THE
MONTEREY CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEPARTMENT.
11.6 Carbon Monoxide
Monitoring System
CARBON MONOXIDE IS COLORLESS,
ODORLESS AND DANGEROUS. ALL ENGINES,
GENERATORS AND FUEL BURNING
APPLIANCES EXHAUST CARBON MONOXIDE
(CO). DIRECT AND PROLONGED EXPOSURE
TO CO WILL CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE OR
DEATH. SIGNS OF EXPOSURE TO CO INCLUDE
NAUSEA, DIZZINESS AND DROWSINESS.
The carbon monoxide (CO) detector is installed in
the aft stateroom, main salon, and master state-
room as standard equipment and warns the occu-
pants of dangerous accumulations of carbon mon-
Fire Extinguisher
Monitor Panel