Hunter H33 - Other Dangers Overview; Weather Safety; Fog Operating Guidelines

Hu
nt
e
r
33
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.1
0
For minimum protection,
CO
alarms should be
i
nsta
ll
e
d
near a
ll
s
l
eep
i
n
g
areas.
For maximum protection,
CO
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
f
l
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 dra
f
t
y
a
r
eas
.
The alarm should not be located within 5
(
1.5 m
)
f
eet
o
f an
y
cookin
g
appliance.
For in
f
ormation on takin
g
care o
f
y
our
CO
alarm, see
the Maintenance cha
p
ter of 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
fuse, broken wire, fault
y
connection, circuit
breaker tripped, or a dischar
g
ed batter
y.
This alarm will onl
y
detect the presence of C
O
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
loudness is desi
g
ned to meet or exceed the re
g
ula-
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
doors. The alarm ma
y
not be heard b
y
persons who are
hard of hearin
g
, have consumed alcoholic bevera
g
es,
taken prescription or non-prescription medication, or
ille
g
al dru
g
s
.
This alarm is desi
g
ned to detect
C
arbon Monoxide
f
rom
an
y
source o
f
combustion. It is not desi
g
ned to detect
smoke, fire, or an
y
other
g
asses. The alarm ma
y
not
sound at low
C
arbon Monoxide levels. This product is
intended
f
or use in ordinar
y
indoor locations o
f
livin
g
spaces.
I
t
i
s not
d
es
ig
ne
d
to measure comp
li
ance w
i
t
h
O
ccupational
S
a
f
et
y
Health Administration
(OS
HA
)
com-
m
e
r
c
i
a
l
o
r in
dus
tri
a
l
s
t
a
n
da
r
ds
. In
d
ivi
dua
l
s
with m
ed
i
ca
l
pro
bl
ems ma
y
cons
id
er us
i
n
g
warn
i
n
g
d
ev
i
ces w
hi
c
h
pro-
vide audible and visual si
g
nals
f
or levels under 30 PPM
.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
H
ow else to protect
y
our
f
amil
y
f
rom
C
arbon Monoxide
:
E
nsure alarms are installed properl
y
.
C
are
f
ull
y
read and
f
ollow ALL the instructions in this manual. Test
y
our unit
e
ver
y
wee
k
.
Al
arms t
h
at
d
o not wor
k
,
d
o not a
l
ert
y
ou to
the presence o
f
C
arbon Monoxide.
M
ake re
g
ular visual inspections of all fuel burnin
g
equip-
ment includin
g
g
as water heaters, kitchen
g
as stoves,
space heaters,
g
as dr
y
ers, or other pilots.
C
heck the
co
l
o
r
o
f th
e
fl
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.
C
racked exhaust s
y
stems can
allow Carbon Monoxide to enter the livin
g
area.
P
ro
f
essionall
y
maintain
y
our en
g
ine and
g
enerator.
Althou
g
h all
g
as en
g
ines and
g
enerators produce Carbon
M
onoxide, a poorl
y
tuned en
g
ine and
g
enerator will pro-
duce
g
reater amounts o
f
C
arbon Monoxide
.
4
.3 Other Dan
g
ers
4
.3.1 Weather
S
torms rarel
y
appear without advanced notice. Check
the weather forecast before
y
ou be
g
in a da
y
of 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. Coast Guard and others. If
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
weat
h
er s
ig
na
l
s.
L
earn to reco
g
n
i
ze t
h
ese s
ig
na
l
s an
d
listen to
y
our local
f
orecasts be
f
ore leavin
g
port
.
Your surroundin
g
s can also be a
g
ood indicator of chan
g
-
in
g
weather conditions. Watch
f
or chan
g
es in wind direc-
tion or cloud formations. There is no substitute for a
g
ood
understandin
g
of weather conditions and what to do
wh
e
n th
e
w
ea
th
e
r t
a
k
es
a
t
u
rn
fo
r th
e
w
o
r
se
.
P
a
g
e 4.15 will explain the dan
g
ers of Li
g
htnin
g
strikes,
with an overview o
f
y
our protection area
.
R
efer to the Cha
p
man's Manual for instructions and
precautions in operatin
g
a cra
f
t in heav
y
weather.
4
.3.2 Fo
g
You can
j
ud
g
e the likelihood o
f
f
o
g
f
ormation b
y
peri-
odi
ca
lly
measur
i
n
g
t
h
e a
i
r temperature an
d
t
h
e
d
ew po
i
nt
temperature. I
f
the di
ff
erence between these two tem-
•