Silverton 330 Sport Bridge, Руководство пользователя

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PORTABLE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
SYSTEM
________________
As a yacht owner or operator, you have the re-
sponsibility of having the required quantity of
United States Coast Guard approved portable
fi
re extinguishers aboard at all times, except dur-
ing storage. The portable
fi
re extinguishers must
be operational and of the proper classi
fi
cation.
The classi
fi
cation of portable
fi
re extinguishers
and their appropriate use is as follows:
CLASS “A”
“Fires in ordinary combustible materials, such
as wood, paper and cloth, where the quench-
ing-cooling effect of quantities of water or high
water content solution cools the burning material
below the ignition temperature.”
CLASS “B”
“Fires in
fl
ammable petroleum products or other
fl
ammable liquids, greases, etc., where the blan-
keting-smothering effect of oxygen-excluding
media is most effective.”
CLASS “C”
“Fires involving electrical equipment where
the electrical conductivity of the extinguishing
media is the
fi
rst consideration.”
Your 330 Sport Bridge is equipped with two (2)
Class B/C portable, hand held
fi
re extinguishers.
Class B/C
fi
re extinguishers will effectively
fi
ght
fi
res of the Class “B” and Class “C” type. The
Class B/C portable
fi
re extinguisher contains
pressurized dry powder, which when released,
will leave a powder residue that smothers the
fi
re and removes its source of oxygen. Once
the source of oxygen is removed, the
fi
re cannot
continue to burn and it will be extinguished.
The
fi
re extinguishers shipped with your 330
Sport Bridge should be mounted in a readily
accessible location away from the engine com-
partment, but in a relative position to potential
fi
re hazards, such as the Galley. The
fi
re extin-
guishers should be mounted within plain view
and all passengers on board should be familiar
with their location and operation before depart-
ing your dock.
Maintenance of your portable
fi
re extinguishers
should consist of periodic cleaning of the canis-
ters and making certain they are easily seen and
readily accessible. Periodically examine the
gauge on each
fi
re extinguisher to be sure they
are fully charged. If the gauge indicates the
fi
re
extinguisher is not fully char ged, contact your
Silverton dealer for replacement. DO NOT test
the charge of your portable
fi
re extinguishers
by operation of them; it will dischar ge them
unnecessarily.
REFER T O THE OPERATING INSTRUC-
TIONS DISPLAYED ON THE FIRE EXTIN-
GUISHER CANISTERS FOR A DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THEIR OPERATION AND
USE.