58 Sedan Bridge
(585 Sedan Bridge)
3.3
S
ECTION
3 • U
SING
Y
OUR
B
OAT
F
UEL
F
ILL
L
OCATIONS
(F
IG
. 3.3.1)
PORT FUEL
TANK FILL
STARBOARD
FUEL TANK FILL
6. B
OARDING
•
DO NOT overload the boat. Refer to builder’s
plate located near the helm (Figure 1.6.1). Load
to less than capacity in adverse conditions.
•
Board one person at a time and give assistance
as needed.
C. A
FTER
F
ILLING
•
Windows, doors, hatches - open.
•
DO NOT wash spilled fuel overboard. Wipe up
any spill with rags or paper towels and dispose
of them properly on shore.
•
Sniff test - if fuel fumes remain, operate blowers
until fumes are gone.
•
Fuel tank - secure filler cap.
B. F
ILLING
THE
T
ANKS
•
Check the fill plate label to ensure that fuel is
placed ONLY in the fuel tank. The fuel fill plates
are located on the starboard deck walkways
(Figure 3.3.1).
•
Know your fuel capacity and consumption.
Record the amount of fuel used since your last
fill up, and compute the engine’s hourly fuel
usage. As a fuel gauge backup check, deduct
the average hourly fuel usage from fuel tank
capacity.
•
Observe the “Rule of Thirds”: one-third fuel for
trip out, one-third for return and one-third for
reserve.
•
Allow an additional 15 percent fuel reserve when
operating in rough seas.
•
Listen as the tank fills and stop adding fuel before
it spills from the fuel fill opening.
A. G
ENERAL
•
Fuel during daylight.
•
Fire extinguisher – close at hand.
•
Mooring – boat tied securely to fueling pier.
•
Crew – at least one knowledgeable person
present.
•
Passengers – unnecessary people off the boat.
•
Engines – stopped.
•
Electrical equipment, including blowers – power
off.
•
Close all hatches, doors and keep engine
compartment closed to prevent fumes from
entering the cabin or cockpit areas.
•
Smoking material – extinguished.
•
Inboard tanks – grounded.
•
Filler pipe – marked DIESEL.
•
Fuel nozzle – in contact with filler pipe to prevent
static sparks.
•
Avoid spills – fill less than rated capacity of
tank; allow for fuel expansion.
•
Trim – fuel weight distributed equally.
even with diesel fuel. Diesel fuel is nonexplosive
but it will burn.
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