Mainship 40 Trawler Single - Carbon Monoxide Hazard

M
ainship 40 Trawler Sin
g
le & Twin • Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.4
more en
j
o
y
able.
S
ome examples include the
f
ollowin
g:
An
c
h
o
r
a
n
d
lin
e*
B
oa
t h
oo
k
*
Bucket
&
S
pon
ge
C
ommonl
y
used spare parts
D
istress si
g
nal kit
*
D
ockin
g
lines
*
En
g
ine and accessor
y
manuals
*
Extra ke
y
s
Extr
a
V-
be
lt
s
F
e
n
de
r
s*
Fir
s
t
a
i
d
ki
t
Flashli
g
ht
&
extra batteries
M
anua
lly
operate
d
bilg
e pum
p
N
avi
g
ational charts
O
wner’s Manual
R
e
p
lacement bulbs
*
S
pare
f
uel and oil
f
ilters
*
T
oo
l ki
t
*
Provided in Loose
G
ear Ki
t
4
.1.7 Personal Flotation Devices
(
PFDs
)
There must be one United
S
tates
C
oast
G
uard approved
wearable personal flotation device of T
y
pe I, II, or III for
e
ach person on board
y
our boat. The PFDs must be
in serviceable condition and readil
y
accessible. A mini-
mum of three PFDs
(
two wearable and one throwable
)
is
required re
g
ardless o
f
the number o
f
persons on board.
(
A
)
PFD T
y
pe I, Wearable:
This o
ff
shore li
f
e
j
acket has the
g
reatest buo
y
anc
y
. It is
e
ffective for all waters where rescue ma
y
be dela
y
ed. Its
desi
g
n allows
f
or turnin
g
most unconscious persons in
the water
f
rom
f
ace down position to a vertical or
f
ace-up
pos
i
t
i
on.
(
B
)
PFD T
y
pe II, Wearable
:
This near-shore buo
y
ant vest provides less buo
y
anc
y
than a T
y
pe I PFD. It is intended
f
or calm inland waters
o
r waters where there is a chance of quick rescue. It
turns its wearer to a
f
ace-up position as does the T
y
pe I
P
FD, but the turnin
g
action is not as pronounced as the
Ty
pe
I
, an
d
i
t w
ill
not turn as man
y
persons un
d
er t
h
e
same conditions as a T
y
pe I.
(
C
)
PFD T
y
pe III, Wearable
:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
C
lassi
f
ied as a
f
lotation aid, this PFD allows wearers
to place themselves in a vertical or
f
ace-up position in
t
h
e water.
Ty
pe
III
PFD
h
as t
h
e same m
i
n
i
mum
b
uo
y
-
anc
y
as a T
y
pe II PFD. It has little or no turnin
g
abilit
y
.
People participatin
g
in water sports o
f
ten pre
f
er this PFD
because it is intended for use in waters where
q
uick res-
c
ue is possible and it is
g
enerall
y
the most com
f
ortable
fo
r
co
ntin
uous
w
ea
r.
(
D
)
PFD T
y
pe IV, Throwable
:
You
m
us
t
also
ha
v
e
aboa
r
d
a
t
leas
t
o
n
e
t
h
r
o
w
able
PFD
T
y
pe IV device. The T
y
pe IV device can be thrown to a
p
erson in the water and held b
y
the user until rescued.
Th
e
d
es
ig
n
d
oes not a
ll
ow
i
t to
b
e worn.
Th
e most com-
m
on T
y
pe IV PFD are buo
y
ant cushions or rin
g
buo
y
s.
This PFD must be immediatel
y
available
f
or use and in
se
rv
iceable
co
n
di
t
io
n.
4
.2 Carbon Monoxide Hazard
(
See enclosed brochure concernin
g
Carbon Monoxide
p
oisonin
g
and preventin
g)
A
s all responsible
y
achtsmen know, there are unseen
dan
g
ers when boatin
g
.
O
ne dan
g
er is serious enou
g
h
that we
f
eel the need to speci
f
icall
y
brin
g
it to
y
our
attention. It is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, but
c
an be harmful or fatal if inhaled. Its name is CARB
O
N
MO
NIXIDE
(CO)
4
.2.1 Carbon Monoxide Safet
y
This section is intended to provide educational informa-
t
io
n
abou
t
ca
r
bo
n m
o
n
o
x
ide
r
ela
t
i
v
e
t
o
boa
t
s
a
n
d
boa
t-
in
g
.
C
arbon Monoxide accumulation is a
ff
ected b
y
boat
g
eometr
y
, hatch, window, and door openin
g
s, ventilation
open
i
n
g
s, prox
i
m
i
t
y
to ot
h
er structures an
d
b
oats, w
i
n
d
direction, boat speed, boat maintenance, and a multi-
tude of other variables. This section discusses man
y
o
f
t
hese
a
n
d
e
n
ables
t
he
boa
t
o
wn
e
r t
o
be
tt
e
r
u
n
de
r
s
t
a
n
d
all conceivable variables. There
f
ore, the boat owner is
c
autioned not to exclusivel
y
rel
y
on it to prevent the accu-
m
ulation of Carbon Monoxide.
4
.2.2 What is Carbon Monoxide?
C
arbon Monoxide is a hi
g
hl
y
poisonous
g
as
f
ormed b
y
the
c
ombination o
f
carbon and ox
yg
en.
C
ommonl
y
re
f
erred
to as C
O
, its chemical formula is C for carbon and
O
for
ox
yg
en.
CO
is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless
g
as