Leopard Catamarans 40 - Fire Fighting

2-11 FireFighting | 47
2-11 FIREFIGHTING
IT IS THE OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY
(ORIFABSENT,THE PERSON WHO IS
DEPUTISED, SUCH AS THE SKIPPER)
TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE ON
BOARDKNOWSTHELOCATIONOFTHE
FIREFIGHTINGEQUIPMENTANDTHAT
THE ESCAPE ROUTES ARE
ACCESSIBLE.
ITISTHEOWNER’SRESPONSIBILITYTO
ENSURE THAT THE FIRE FIGHTING
EQUIPMENTISREGULARLYMAINTAINED
ANDOPERATIONALATALLTIMES.
The positions of the re extinguishers,
enginecompartmentreports,reblanket
andtheescapehatchesareshownonthe
drawingB1TCF-006.
ThereextinguisherssuppliedareSABS
Approvedtype5A34BDryPowder.
IT IS THE OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY
TO ENSURE THAT THESE ARE
REPLACED BY THE TYPE OF FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS APPROVED BY THE
LOCAL AUTHORITY IN THE AREA OF
OPERATION OF THE VESSEL. THIS
MUST BE DONE BEFORE THE VESSEL
CAN BE USED.
Fireextinguisherssuppliedaredrypowder
andmaybeusedonanyre.
They are operated by:
1. Breaking the seal and removing the
safetyclip.
2. Directingtheextinguisheratthebase
ofthere.
3. Squeezingthetrigger.
4. Thedischargerangeis4metresand
thedischargetime8seconds.
INTHEEVENTOFAFIREINTHEENGINE
ROOM THE EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT
OFFVALVESMUSTBECLOSEDAND
THE ENGINES AND BLOWERS MUST
BE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. IF
OPEN, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
DECK HATCHES MUST ALSO BE
IMMEDIATELY CLOSED.
THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVES ARE
SITUATEDONTOPOFTHEFUELTANKS
WHICHAREBENEATHTHEPORTAND
STARBOARDAFTCABINBUNKSREFER
TO PHOTOGRAPHS IN SECTION 18.2
FORDETAILS.
A re in the engine room may be
extinguished from outside the port and
starboard Engine Compartments via the
re ports located at the base of the Aft
Transom steps above the engine room
hatches.Donotopenthedeckhatchesto
the engines when extinguishing a re as
this will allow oxygen into the engine
compartment and could cause the re to
areupagain.
Once the re is extinguished keep the
enginecompartmentclosedforatleast15
minutestoallowcooldown.Alwayshavea
back-up portable re extinguisher ready
when opening the engine compartment
afterarehasbeenextinguishedtoprevent
anypossibleare-up.
EngineCompartmentFirePorts