NEVER:
Obstruct the ways to the emergency exits.
Obstruct the safety controls (fuel oil valves, gas valves, switches). Block
the extinguishers located in the lockers.
Leave the boat vacant while a stove or a heater is on.
Use gas lamps in the boat.
Change the boat systems (electricity, gas, fuel).
Fill a tank or change a gas bottle when the engine is running or when a
stove or a heater is on.
Smoke while handling fuels or gas.
Keep the bilge clean and regularly check if there is fuel or gas vapour.
For the extinguishers you shall use only compatible spare parts; they shall have the same information or they
shall be equivalent as far as their technical qualities and their heat resistance are concerned.
See to it that the curtains are not hanging loose close to the stoves or other appliances with an open flame.
The combustible products shall not be stored in the engine compartment. If you store non-combustible
products in the engine compartment, they shall be fastened so that they cannot fall onto the engine or block
the way.
The CO2 extinguishers shall be used to fight against electric fires only.
In order to avoid suffocation, clear the area immediately after use
and air before entering.
The boat owner/operator shall:
- have fire-fighting equipment checked at the intervals indicated on the equipment,
- replace portable fire extinguishers, if expired or discharged, by devices of identical fire fighting
capacity, and
- have fixed system refilled or replaced when expired or discharged.
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It is the responsibility of the boat owner/operator:
1. to ensure that fire-fighting equipment is readily accessible when the boat is occupied, and
2. to inform members of the crew about:
- the location and operation of fire-fighting equipment,
- the location of discharge opening into the engine space,
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