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5.7.2 Fire extinguishing and
fi
re prevention
Buster XXL is equipped with 2 kg hand-held powder extinguisher,
which is of power class 8A68B. The extinguisher is placed in the
storage space on the left side of the prow (Diagram 3). Its posi-
tion is indicated by a clearly visible symbol in the cockpit.
Diagram 3. 1) The hand-held
fi
re extinguisher.
Depending on the legislation of the country of residence, hand-
held
fi
re extinguishers should be tested regularly. Contact your
local authorities for information on control practises. If the control
legislation of your country is not clear, check the operation of the
device every year. The manufacture date of the hand-held
fi
re
extinguisher is on the label attached to the extinguisher. More
than ten years old extinguishers are not approved unless the
pressure chamber has been re-tested. When changing hand-held
fi
re extinguishers, the new device should have at least the same
extinguishing capacity as the old one.
The owner/user of the boat should make sure that there is at
least one easily accessible
fi
re bucket with an attached rope in
the boat.
Make sure that the
fi
re extinguishers are easily accessible even
when the boat is loaded. Notify all the crewmembers of the loca-
