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12 Activity 2 - Personal Competencies
B Class Atlantic 85 Manual – First Issue, June 2017
Activity 2 - Personal Competencies
A crew member should discharge the fire extinguisher
completely into the cowl opening of the running engine
as shown below.
The engine will stall. Do not remove the engine hood.
Do not restart the engine.
Assess if the fire is extinguished.
Electrical fire in the console
If an electrical fire occurs in the console, do the following:
Assess if fire is safe to tackle.
If safe to do so, turn off the power and isolate by turning
the two yellow handles shown below.
Fire the extinguisher into the internal space and
close door.
SAR unit firefighting
The Atlantic 85 carries a 0.5kg CO
2
fire extinguisher which
has approximately 2-3 seconds of effective discharge time.
It is located in front of the helm’s starboard foot strap.
Engine fires
If an engine fire should occur, do the following;
Alert the helm.
Ensure the vessel is in a safe area.
Do not stop engine.
If safe to tackle, use the CO
2
extinguisher.
The helm will turn the engine towards the sponson.
Emergency Situations
EOP

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