Marquis 420 Sport Coupe Owner's Manual page 16

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Never:
• Obstruct passage ways to exits and hatches.
• Obstruct safety controls, such as fuel valves and electrical
system switches.
• Obstruct portable fire extinguishers in lockers.
• Leave the boat unattended when cooking or heating appliances
are in use.
• Use gas lights in the boat.
• Modify any of the boat's systems (especially electrical or fuel).
• Fill the fuel tanks when machinery is running or when cooking or
heating appliances are in use.
• Smoke while handling fuel.
Everyone onboard should know where fire extinguishers are and how
to operate them.
In case of fire:
• Stop the engines immediately.
• If the fire is in the engine room, shut off the bilge blowers immediately.
Do not open the hatch to the engine room. The fire will flare up if the
fresh air supply increases suddenly.
• Keep the fire downwind if possible. If the fire is aft, head into the wind.
• Have all persons onboard put on their personal flotation devices.
• If you can get at the fire, aim the fire extinguisher at the base of the
flames and use a sweeping motion to put out the fire.
• If the fire gets out of control, make a distress signal and call for help on
the radio.
Deciding whether to stay with the boat or abandon ship will be difficult.
If the decision is to abandon ship, all persons onboard should jump
overboard and swim a safe distance away from the burning boat.
If your boat is taking on water from a leak in the hull, turn on your bilge
pumps. Assign someone to bail out the bilge and investigate the cause of
the flooding. When the source of the leak is found, attempt to repair it.
Almost anything can be stuffed into a hole to stop the leaking temporarily.
Material used to stop a leak will work better if it is applied from the outside
where water pressure can help hold it in. Station a crew member to hold
the plug in place if the plug is applied from the inside. In all cases, assign
a crew member or passenger to watch the plugged area and alert others if
it fails.
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