Hunter 50 - Other Dangers

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.1
0
Where to Install Alarms
:
For minimum
p
rotection, C
O
alarms should be
installed near all sleepin
g
areas.
For maximum
p
rotection, C
O
alarms should be
installed in all sleepin
g
areas.
Whe
r
e
n
o
t t
o
I
n
s
t
all
Ala
rm
s:
N
ot behind
f
urniture, drapes, closets, or areas that will
b
l
oc
k
a
ir fl
o
w t
o
th
e
a
l
a
rm
.
N
ot within 12 inches o
f
window openin
g
s, exterior
doors, heatin
g
or return air vents, or an
y
other draft
y
areas
.
The alarm should not be located within 5
(
1.5 m
)
feet
of
an
y
cookin
g
appliance.
For information on takin
g
care of
y
our C
O
alarm, see
the Maintenance chapter o
f
this manual.
L
imitations of the CO alarm:
C
arbon Monoxide alarms will not work without power.
S
ome examples causin
g
no alarm power are: A blown
o
r missin
g
f
use, broken wire,
f
ault
y
connection, circuit
breaker tripped, or a dischar
g
ed batter
y.
This alarm will onl
y
detect the presence o
f
CO
g
as at the
sensor.
C
arbon Monoxide
g
as ma
y
be present in other
areas
.
C
arbon Monoxide alarms ma
y
not be heard. The alarm
l
ou
d
ness
i
s
d
es
ig
ne
d
to meet or excee
d
t
h
e re
g
u
l
a-
tor
y
standards. However, the alarm ma
y
not be heard i
f
a
l
a
rm
s
a
r
e
l
oca
t
ed
in r
e
m
o
t
e
l
oca
ti
o
n
s
o
r
be
hin
d
c
l
osed
d
oors.
Th
e a
l
arm ma
y
not
b
e
h
ear
d
by
persons w
h
o are
hard o
f
hearin
g
, have consumed alcoholic bevera
g
es,
taken prescription or non-prescription medication, or
ill
e
g
a
l
d
ru
g
s
.
This alarm is desi
g
ned to detect
C
arbon Monoxide
f
rom
an
y
source of combustion. It is not desi
g
ned to detect
smoke,
f
ire, or an
y
other
g
asses. The alarm ma
y
not
sound at low
C
arbon Monoxide levels. This product is
intended for use in ordinar
y
indoor locations of livin
g
spaces. It is not desi
g
ned to measure compliance with
O
ccupational
S
a
f
et
y
Health Administration
(OS
HA
)
com-
m
e
r
cial
o
r
i
n
dus
tr
ial
s
t
a
n
da
r
ds
.
I
n
di
v
iduals
w
i
t
h
m
edical
problems ma
y
consider usin
g
warnin
g
devices which pro-
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vide audible and visual si
g
nals
f
or levels under 30 PPM
.
H
ow else to protect
y
our famil
y
from Carbon Monoxide
:
E
nsure alarms are installed properl
y
.
C
are
f
ull
y
read and
follow ALL the instructions in this manual. Test
y
our unit
e
ver
y
week. Alarms that do not work, do not alert
y
ou to
the presence o
f
C
arbon Monoxide.
M
ake re
g
ular visual inspections o
f
all
f
uel burnin
g
equip-
ment includin
g
g
as water heaters, kitchen
g
as stoves,
space heaters,
g
as dr
y
ers, or other pilots. Check the
co
l
o
r
of
th
e
f
l
a
m
e
! Th
e
co
l
o
r
s
h
ou
l
d
be
b
l
ue
.
M
ake re
g
ular visual inspections o
f
the en
g
ine and
g
en-
e
rator exhaust s
y
stems. Cracked exhaust s
y
stems can
allow
C
arbon Monoxide to enter the livin
g
area.
P
rofessionall
y
maintain
y
our en
g
ine and
g
enerator.
Althou
g
h all
g
as en
g
ines and
g
enerators produce
C
arbon
M
onoxide, a poorl
y
tuned en
g
ine and
g
enerator will pro-
duce
g
reater amounts of Carbon Monoxide
.
4
.3 Other Dan
g
ers
4
.3.1 Weather
S
torms rarel
y
appear without advanced notice. Check
the weather
f
orecast be
f
ore
y
ou be
g
in a da
y
o
f
boatin
g
.
Be aware, however, that weather conditions can chan
g
e
rapidl
y
. If
y
ou have a marine radio, listen to the weather
reports issued b
y
the U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard and others. I
f
y
ou
have a portable radio, keep it tuned to a station broad-
c
astin
g
frequent weather reports. Man
y
boatin
g
clubs fl
y
weather si
g
nals. Learn to reco
g
nize these si
g
nals and
listen to
y
our local forecasts before leavin
g
port
.
Your surroundin
g
s can also be a
g
ood indicator o
f
chan
g
-
in
g
weather conditions. Watch for chan
g
es in wind direc-
tion or cloud formations. There is no substitute for a
g
ood
understandin
g
o
f
weather conditions and what to do
wh
e
n th
e
w
ea
th
e
r t
a
k
es
a
t
u
rn f
o
r th
e
w
o
r
se
.
P
a
g
e 4.15 will
g
ive
y
ou a look at the dan
g
ers o
f
Li
g
htnin
g
strikes, with an overview of
y
our protection area.
O
ther steps to
f
ollow to weather a storm include
:
E
nsure a
ll
passen
g
ers
h
ave on t
h
e
i
r
PFD'
s.
S
ecure all loose
g
ear.
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