Silverton 352 - Portable Fire Extinguisher System

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PORTABLE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
SYSTEM
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As a yacht owner or operator, you have the
responsibility of having the required quantity
of United States Coast Guard approved
portable fi re extinguishers aboard at all
times, except during storage. The portable
fi re extinguishers must be operational and
of the proper classifi cation. The classifi ca-
tion of portable fi re extinguishers and their
appropriate use is as follows:
CLASS “A”
“Fires in ordinary combustible materials,
such as wood, paper and cloth, where the
quenching-cooling effect of quantities of
water or high water content solution cools
the burning material below the ignition tem-
perature.”
CLASS “B”
“Fires in flammable petroleum products
or other fl ammable liquids, greases, etc.,
where the blanketing-smothering effect
of oxygen-excluding media is most effec-
tive.”
CLASS “C”
“Fires involving electrical equipment where
the electrical conductivity of the extinguish-
ing media is the fi rst consideration.”
Your 352 MY is equipped with two (2) Class
B/C portable, handheld fi re extinguishers.
Class B/C fi re extinguishers will effectively
fi ght fi res of the Class “B” and Class “C”
type. The Class B/C portable fi re extin-
guisher contains pressurized dry powder,
which when released, will leave a powder
residue that smothers the fi re and removes
its source of oxygen. Once the source of
oxygen is removed, the fi re cannot continue
to burn and it will be extinguished.
The fi re extinguishers shipped with your
352 MY should be mounted in a readily
accessible location away from the engine
compartment, but in a relative position to
potential fi re hazards, such as the Galley.
The fi re extinguishers should be mounted
within plain view and all passengers on
board should be familiar with their location
and operation before departing your dock.
Maintenance of your portable fi re extin-
guishers should consist of periodic cleaning
of the canisters and making certain they are
easily seen and readily accessible. Periodi-
cally examine the gauge on each fi re extin-
guisher to be sure they are fully charged.
If the gauge indicates the fi re extinguisher
is not fully charged, contact your Silverton
dealer for replacement. DO NOT test the
charge of your portable fi re extinguishers
by operation of them; it will discharge them
unnecessarily.
REFER TO THE OPERATING INSTRUC-
TIONS DISPLAYED ON THE FIRE EXTIN-
GUISHER CANISTERS FOR A DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THEIR OPERATION
AND USE.