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3.1.5.General points
- Do not install free hanging curtains or any other textile
next to or over cooking appliances or any other open-flame
appliances.
- Make sure that the bilges remain clean, and check regularly
that there are no fumes or leaks of fuel and gas.
- Do not store flammable products in the engine compartment.
- Do not leave the boat unsupervised when using cooking
and or heating devices.
- Do not smoke while handling fuels or gas.
- Make sure that fire fighting equipment can be reached
easily when people are on board.
Inform the crew of:
- the location and operation of fire fighting equipment.
- the location of discharge outlets in the engine compartments.
- the location of routes and exits.
- Should you replace components of the fire extinction
system, only proper components with the same designation
or with equivalent technical capacities and fire resistance
should be used.
- Any non-flammable products kept in the engine
compartment must be stored in such a way that they cannot
fall on the machinery, or block the entrance or exit of the
engine compartment.
- Do not block the passageways leading to exits, or the
hatchways.
- Do not block safety controls such as: fuel stopcocks, gas
valves, electrical system switches.
- Do not block the access to the portable extinguishers
stored in the cupboards.
- Do not use gas lamps in the boat.
- Do not alter any equipment on board (especially the
electrical, fuel and gas systems) nor allow unqualified people
to alter any of the boat's equipment.
- Do not fill up the fuel tanks or replace the gas bottles when
the engine is running or when cooking or heating devices
are in use.
Fire fighting equipment maintenance:
The owner / user is responsible for:
- Having fire fighting equipment checked on a regular basis,
according to the frequency indicated on the equipment.
- Replacing any portable fire fighting equipment that has
passed its use-by date or that has been discharged, with
devices of an identical or superior extinguishing capability.
- Having any fixed extinguishing systems that have passed
their use-by date or that have been discharged, filled up or
replaced.
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