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Exhaust from another vessel
alongside your yacht, while
docked or anchored, can emit
poisonous CO gas inside the
cabin and cockpit areas of your
yacht.
WARNING
BE ALERT FOR GENERATOR AND
ENGINE EXHAUST FROM OTHER
VESSELS ALONGSIDE YOUR YACHT.
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
The station wagon effect or back
drafting can cause CO gas to
accumulate inside the cabin and
cockpit areas when operating the
yacht at a high bow angle or with
improper or heavy loading.
WARNING
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION,
REDISTRIBUTE THE LOAD OR
BRING YOUR YACHT OUT OF HIGH
BOW ANGLE. OPEN FORWARD
HATCH OR WINDOW.
CO gas can accumulate in the
cabin and cockpit areas when
operating your yacht at slow
speeds or when the yacht is
stopped in the water. A tail wind
can also increase accumulation
(force of wind entering from aft
section of yacht).
WARNING
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
OR SLIGHTLY INCREASE SPEED IF
POSSIBLE. OPEN FORWARD HATCH
OR WINDOW.
The station wagon effect or
back drafting can cause CO
gas to accumulate inside the
cabin, under protective weather
coverings or in the cockpit when
the yacht is underway.
WARNING
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
WHEN THE CANVAS TOP, SIDE OR
BACK CURTAINS ARE IN THE CLOSED,
PROTECTIVE POSITIONS. OPEN
FORWARD HATCH OR WINDOW.
IDENTIFYING CO EXPOSURE
In high concentrations, CO can be fatal in minutes. However, the effects of lower concentrations can also be lethal.
Symptoms of exposure to CO are:
• Watering and itchy eyes • Flushed appearance • Dizziness
• Throbbing temples • Inattentiveness • Vomiting
• Inability to think coherently • Loss of physical coordination • Fatigue
• Ringing in the ears • Tightness across the chest • Collapse
• Headache • Drowsiness • Convulsions
• Incoherence/slurred speech • Nausea
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