RNLI Atlantic 85, Manual

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Activity 2 - Personal Competencies
B Class Atlantic 85 Manual – First Issue, June 2017
Activity 2 - Personal Competencies
• A crew member should discharge the fire extinguisher
completely into the cowl opening of the running engine
as shown below.
• The engine will stall. Do not remove the engine hood.
Do not restart the engine.
• Assess if the fire is extinguished.
Electrical fire in the console
If an electrical fire occurs in the console, do the following:
• Assess if fire is safe to tackle.
• If safe to do so, turn off the power and isolate by turning
the two yellow handles shown below.
• Fire the extinguisher into the internal space and
close door.
SAR unit firefighting
The Atlantic 85 carries a 0.5kg CO
2
fire extinguisher which
has approximately 2-3 seconds of effective discharge time.
It is located in front of the helm’s starboard foot strap.
Engine fires
If an engine fire should occur, do the following;
• Alert the helm.
• Ensure the vessel is in a safe area.
• Do not stop engine.
• If safe to tackle, use the CO
2
extinguisher.
• The helm will turn the engine towards the sponson.
Emergency Situations
EOP