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to preVent SerIouS Injury or death by aSphyxIatIon:
• Keep the engine room hatch closed when operating the engines and generator .
• Do not occupy aft lounging areas, including: the boarding platform, or swimming near the engine or generator exhaust outlets
while the engines or generator are running .
• Minimize the time spent getting underway; CO production is greater when the engines are cold .
• Maintain the propulsion and generator engines to optimize efficiency, which reduces CO emissions .
For additional information on carbon monoxide and yachting, please contact marine organizations that produce safety publications .
For information on receiving a free VESSEL SAFETY CHECK, visit www .vesselsafetycheck .org or contact your local U .S . Coast
Guard Auxiliary or United States Power Squadrons® .
• U .S . Coast Guard Auxiliary: 1-800-368-5647 or on the Internet at: www .cgaux .org
• U .S . Power Squadrons: 1-888-FOR-USPS (1-888-367-8777) or on the Internet at: www .usps .org
The following chart displays possible situations where CO can accumulate . Become familiar with the following examples and the sug-
gested precautions to help prevent CO2 poisoning .
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Blockage of exhaust outlets can cause
carbon monoxide to accumulate in the
cabin and cockpit area; even when the
hatches, windows, portholes, and doors
are closed .
Exhaust from another vessel alongside
your yacht, while docked or anchored, can
emit poisonous CO gas inside the cabin
and cockpit areas of your yacht .
The station wagon effect or
back drafting can cause CO gas to
accumulate inside the cabin, cockpit, and
bridge areas when operating the yacht
at a high bow angle or with improper or
heavy loading .
CO gas can accumulate in the cabin,
cockpit and bridge areas when operating
your yacht at slow speeds or when the
yacht is stopped in the water . A tail wind
can also increase accumulation (force of
wind entering from aft section of yacht) .
The station wagon effect or back drafting
can cause CO gas to accumulate: inside
the cabin, under protective weather
coverings, cockpit, or bridge areas when
the yacht is underway .
Y Y S S
achting achting
WARning:
nEvER OpERAtE thE gEnERAtOR
WhiLE thE yAcht iS mOORED
AgAinSt AnOthER yAcht, DOck,
OR WALL StRUctURE thAt cOULD
bLOck thE EXhAUSt OUtLEt.
WARning:
bE ALERt FOR gEnERAtOR AnD
EnginE EXhAUSt FROm OthER
vESSELS ALOngSiDE yOUR yAcht.
pROviDE ADEqUAtE vEntiLAtiOn.
WARning:
pROviDE ADEqUAtE vEntiLAtiOn,
REDiStRibUtE thE LOAD OR bRing
yOUR yAcht OUt OF high bOW
AngLE. OpEn FORWARD hAtch OR
WinDOW.
WARning:
pROviDE ADEqUAtE vEntiLAtiOn
OR SLightLy incREASE SpEED iF
pOSSibLE. OpEn FORWARD hAtch
OR WinDOW.
WARning:
pROviDE ADEqUAtE vEntiLAtiOn
WhEn thE cAnvAS tOp, SiDE
OR bAck cURtAinS ARE in thE
cLOSED, pROtEctivE pOSitiOnS.
OpEn FORWARD hAtch OR
WinDOW.
afetY afetY
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