Before And During Fueling Checklist; After Fueling Checklist - Sea Ray 250 Select EX Owner's Manual

• Know your fuel capacity and consumption.
Record the amount of fuel used since your last
fi ll up, and compute the engine's hourly fuel
usage. As a fuel gauge backup check, deduct
the average hourly fuel usage from fuel tank
capacity.
• Observe the "Rule of Thirds": one-third fuel for
trip out, one-third for return and one-third for
reserve.
• Allow an additional 15 percent fuel reserve when
operating in rough seas.
C. B D
EFORE AND URING
C :
HECKLIST
• Fire extinguisher – close at hand.
• Mooring – boat tied securely to fueling pier.
• Crew – at least one knowledgeable person
present.
• Passengers – unnecessary people off the
boat.
• Engine – stopped.
• Electrical equipment, including blower – power
off.
• Windows, doors, hatches – closed.
• Smoking material – extinguished.
• Inboard tanks – grounded.
• Filler pipe – marked GAS or DIESEL.
• Fuel nozzle – in contact with fi ller pipe to prevent
static sparks.
• Fill level – fi ll less than rated capacity of tank;
allow for fuel expansion.
• Trim – fuel weight distributed equally.
250 Select EX
S 5 • F
ECTION
F
UELING
S
UEL YSTEM
D. A F C
FTER UELING
• Windows, doors, hatches – open.
• Sniff test – if fuel fumes remain, operate blowers
until fumes are gone.
• Fuel tank – secure fi ller cap.
• Spills – wipe; dispose of rags ashore.
! CAUTION
Never start an engine until you are certain that fuel
fumes are not present in the engine compartment
or elsewhere in the boat.
:
HECKLIST
5.3