Riva 90 ARGO - Maintenance Rules

2 - SAFETY RULES 18
2.1.2 Maintenance rules
Keep your yacht in conditions of the highest efciency, carrying out all
scheduled maintenance of the devices on board. A good maintenance will
provide the best performance, a longer useful life and a constant respect of
the safety requirements.
For the general cleaning of your yacht, only use bio-degradable or environ-
mentally friendly products.
ENVIRONMENT
During navigation, do not release any on-board waste at sea, but keep it
and dump it in waste containers ashore.
Remember that it is forbidden to dump oils and fuels into the sea; there-
fore, it is recommended to clean the engines’ bilges by using absorbent
materials to be disposed of later on into dedicated containers.
Before carrying out maintenance and adjustment operations on your yacht,
activate all safety devices provided and evaluate if it is necessary to inform
all persons on board. In particular, place warning signs in the nearby areas
and prevent access to any device that, if operated, could cause unexpect-
ed hazardous conditions, thus endangering the persons and/or property on
board.
Maintenance and adjustment operations must be carried out by authorized
personnel who must use all necessary protections according to the proce-
dures provided by the Manufacturer.
All maintenance operations requiring a precise technical knowledge or par-
ticular skills must be carried out exclusively by qualied personnel with a
recognised experience, acquired in the specic eld of intervention.
To carry out maintenance in an area that is not easily accessible, or dan-
gerous, take all of the necessary safety measures, according to rules and
standards applicable to safety at work.
ENVIRONMENT
Any maintenance operation must be carried out in the strict respect of
the surrounding environment. Take all necessary measures to avoid that
even one single “oil drop” may be spilled: the protection of our environ-
ment starts with this type of attention.
Access to the engine room during navigation must be limited only to author-
ized personnel.
Inspect the sea water system inlets and outlets as well as the bilge systems.
These checks are vital to ensure yacht buoyancy.
Do not perform any maintenance operations or adjustments other than those
indicated and/or suggested by the Manufacturer. If necessary, contact the
Service Centre for more precise instructions.
Keep all yacht’s components clean by following the procedures and using
the specic products suggested by the Manufacturer.
Only replace worn parts using original spares.
Use oils and greases recommended by Manufacturer. This will ensure yacht
functionality and the expected safety level.