BENETEAU 40 Owner's Manual page 11

PORTABLE EXTINGUISHERS
The boat is delivered without portable extinguishers, the application of the national regulations of the country of registration of
your boat are your responsibility. The boat must be equipped, when in service, with portable extinguishers
The boat is delivered without portable fire extinguishers. It is your responsibility to comply with the laws and
regulations of your country (Number, capacity, type and place of fire extinguishers).
We advise you to install an extinguisher less than 5 meters away from the center of each berth, less than 2 meters away
from any open flame device and less than 1 meter away from the helm pedestal or cockpit. We advise a total capacity of
the portable extinguishers reaching 8A/64B, each extinguisher having at least a 5A/34B capacity. The CO2
extinguishers shall be used to fight fires in the galley and electric fires.
PREVENTIVE ADVICE
- Do not freely hang curtains or any other fabrics close to or above cooking appliances or other naked flame
appliances.
- Keep the bilges clean and regularly check for the absence of vapours and fuel or gas leaks.
- Do not stow combustible materials in the engine compartment.
- Do not leave the boat unattended when cooking and/or heating appliances are in use.
- Do not smoke when handling fuel or gas.
- Make sure that fire fighting equipment is readily accessible when the boat is occupied.
- Show members of the crew:
- the location of fire fighting equipment and how to use it,
- the location of the engine compartment extinguisher controls,
- the emergency exits and routes.
- If any elements of the fire fighting installations need replacing, only use appropriate elements, bearing the same
description or having the same technical capacities and an equivalent resistance to fire.
- If non-combustible materials are stowed in the engine compartment, they should be lashed so that there is no risk of them
falling onto the machinery and they should neither obstruct access to the engine compartment nor exit from it.
- Do not obstruct passages towards the exits and hatches.
- Do not obstruct safety controls, i.e.: fuel shut-off valves, gas shut-off valves, electrical system switches
- Do not obstruct access to portable fire extinguishers stowed in lockers.
- Do not use gas lamps in the boat.
- Do not modify any of the boat's installations (especially electrical, fuel or gas) or let unqualified personnel modify any of
the boat's installations.
- Do not fill fuel tanks or replace gas tanks when the engine is running or when cooking or heating appliances are being
used.
Maintenance of fire fighting equipment
The owner / user of the boat should:
- Have the fire fighting equipment serviced according to the frequency indicated on the equipment.
- Replace portable fire extinguishers if they have passed their use-by-date or have been discharged, with appliances
having equal or superior extinguishing capacity.
- Fill or replace fixed fire extinguishing systems if they have been discharged or have passed their use-by-date.
B40 Owner's Manual
June. 1, 2007
rev 00
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