Fight Against Fire - Jeanneau Merry Fisher 645 Owner's Manual

Regularly check and replace the rubber tubings that link the cylinder to one
end of the circuit and the stove to the other one, depending on the norms and
regulations in force in your country.
Pay particular attention to keep in good condition the screw thread of the cylinder on which
the regulator is. Check the condition of the regulator every year and change it if necessary.
Use regulators identical to the ones that are fitted.
Have the repairs carried out by someone skilled.
It is the owner's or the skipper's responsibility:
- Get the fire-fighting equipment checked at the frequency shown on the equipment.
- Replace portable fire extinguishers, if outdated or discharged, by extinguishing apparatus
of equal capacity.
- To fill or replace the fixed fire extinguishing systems if they are discharged or expired (if
the boat is equipped with a fixed fire extinguishing system).
- To tell the crew:
• where the extinguishers are and how they work,
• where the emergency exits are.
• The location of the discharge opening in the reservoir compartment.
- Make sure the extinguishers can be reached easily when people are on board.
- Make sure that the ventilation openings in the engine (and generator, if installed)
compartment are well cleared.
Keep the bilge clean. Regularly check that there is no fuel or gas vapour.
Exits other than the doors and hatches of the main companionway, equipped with permanently
fitted ladders, are identified with a symbol.
Do not store combustible materials in the engine compartment.
If non-combustible materials are stored in the engine compartment they must be secured so
there is no danger of them falling on machinery and they do not obstruct access to and from
the compartment.
In the case of replacement of components of the fire-fighting equipment, use only the
appropriate components of the same code designation or having the equivalent technical
capacity and fire resistance.
Do not install free-hanging curtains or other fabrics near or above the cooking appliances or
other equipment with a naked flame .
Fuel leaks or vapour represent a danger of fire and explosion. Leave the
engine compartment ventilated for a long time before starting the engine.
- Keep an extinguisher handy in case the fire should start again.

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