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crew members about the proper use of the boat and equipment and the
emergency procedures.
2.4. FIRE PROTECTION AND ESCAPE PLAN
This sailing yacht is equipped with portable fire extinguisher of the
following extinguishing capacity and at the following location: (see Fig. 2)
In case of need for evacuation, use the following escape route:
Figure 2
It is the responsibility of the boat owner/operator to:
• Have the fire-fighting equipment checked at the intervals indicated on
the equipment,
• Replace the fire-fighting equipment, if expired or discharged, by
devices of identical or greater fire-fighting capacity,
• Inform crew members about the location and operation of the fire-
fighting equipment and the location of the escape routes,
• Ensure that the fire-fighting equipment is readily accessible when the
boat is occupied.