Hunter H18 - Page 41

Hu
nt
e
r 1
8
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.
9
WHY
?
Because
C
arbon Monoxide is an odorless, color-
less
g
as that prevents the blood
f
rom carr
y
in
g
ox
yg
en
to the vital or
g
ans. C
O
(
Carbon Monoxide
)
is 200 times
more likel
y
to replace ox
yg
en in the blood
.
C
heck the s
y
mptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisonin
g
in
this chapter
(
4.2.4
)
a
g
ain ri
g
ht now, so
y
ou will be able to
reco
g
nize these s
y
mptoms should the
y
ever arise.
DANGER
! !
Mild
Exposur
e
100 – 400 PPM
(
parts per million
)
causes
headaches
a
n
d
f
ati
g
ue resemblin
g
the
f
lu.
Med
i
u
m
e
x
p
osure
4
00
–
800
PPM
c
auses severe headaches,
drowsiness, nausea, and
r
ap
id
h
eart rate
.
E
xtr
e
m
e
e
x
pos
u
re
over
800
PPM r
esul
t
s
i
n
u
n
co
n
scious
-
n
ess, convulsions, heart
or respirator
y
failure, and
dea
t
h.
M
an
y
reported cases o
f
C
arbon Monoxide poisonin
g
d
eterm
i
ne
d
t
h
at w
hil
e v
i
ct
i
ms are aware t
h
e
y
are not
well, the
y
become so disoriented, the
y
are unable to save
themselves b
y
either exitin
g
the buildin
g
or callin
g
f
or
assistance. Also, children and pets ma
y
be affected first.
C
arbon Monoxide
g
as is produced when an
y
t
y
pe o
f
f
uel
is incompletel
y
burned. Gasoline en
g
ines and fuel burn-
in
g
appliances
(f
urnace,
f
ireplace, oven, stove, water
heater, etc.
)
also, space heaters,
g
as, and charcoal
g
rills
p
roduce C
O
.
E
xtended operation o
f
unvented
f
uel burnin
g
appliances
(
ran
g
e, oven, fireplace, etc.
)
can build up hi
g
h C
O
lev-
e
l
s
.
CAUTION
! !
T
his alarm will onl
y
indicate the presence of Carbon
M
onoxide
g
as at the sensor. Carbon Monoxide
g
as
m
a
y
be present in other areas
.
WARNING
! !
T
o reduce the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisonin
g
, test
t
he alarm’s o
p
eration after the boat has been in stor-
ag
e, before each trip, and once a week durin
g
use
.
DO
N
O
T attempt to test the alarm b
y
an
y
other
means than b
y
usin
g
the Test
/
Reset button.
DO
N
O
T attempt to produce
CO
to test the alarm. The
Test
/
Reset button tests all
f
unctions o
f
the alarm and is
the onl
y
safe wa
y
to be sure the alarm is workin
g
prop-
e
rl
y.
O
nce a
g
ain, here and now, check in the DC Electric
c
hapter on the operation o
f
y
our
CO
detector. Learn how
to use it, how it works, what the alarm si
g
nals are, and
w
h
at
y
our response s
h
ou
ld
b
e.
DA NG ER
! !
Actuation of
y
our CO alarm indicates the presence of
Carbon Monoxide
(
CO
)
which will KILL YOU! If the
al
arm soun
d
s
:
1. Press the Reset
/S
ilence button
.
2.
C
all Emer
g
enc
y
S
ervices: Write the number here
____________________________
.
3
. Immediatel
y
move to
f
resh air, outdoors, or to an open
window or door. Do a head count to check that all persons
are accounted for. Do not re-enter the premises nor move
awa
y
f
rom an open door or window until the emer
g
enc
y
responders have arrived, the premises have been aired
o
ut, an
d
y
our a
l
arm rema
i
ns
i
n
i
ts norma
l
operat
i
on.
4. A
f
ter
f
ollowin
g
steps 1, 2, and 3, i
f
y
our alarm reacti-
vates in a 24 hour period, repeat steps 1 – 3 and call a
q
uali
f
ied a
pp
liance technician:
Write the number here _________________________
_
Wh
ere to
I
nsta
ll
Al
arms
:
For minimum protection, C
O
alarms should be
i
nsta
ll
e
d
near a
ll
s
l
eep
i
n
g
areas.
For maximum protection, C
O
alarms should be
i
nsta
ll
e
d
i
n a
ll
s
l
eep
i
n
g
areas.
Wh
e
r
e
n
o
t t
o
In
s
t
a
ll Al
a
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
.
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