Owner`s manual

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✸ Yachts longer than 40 feet and
shorter than 65 feet: Three(3) Type B-I or
one(1) Type B-I and one (1) Type B-II
portable, hand held fire extinguishers. If
your yacht has a fixed fire extinguishing
system approved by the United States
Coast Guard, two(2) type B-I or one(1)
Type B-II portable fire extinguisher is
required.
Note: United States Coast Guard regula-
tions are the minimum requirements.
Silverton recommends exceeding the
minimum requirements for your safety.
Fire Safety
Fire safety is something that everyone
who owns or operates a boat should
practice. Each year, boating fires and
explosions injure hundreds of boaters and
cause millions of dollars in property dam-
age. While there is a greater chance of a
fire or explosion on a boat than on land,
most of these accidents can be prevented.
With a little effort on your part, fire preven-
tion and fire safety are very attainable
goals.
As owner of your yacht, it is your responsi-
bility to:
✔ Have fire-fighting equipment inspected
at regular intervals.
✔ Replace fire-fighting equipment, if
expired or discharged, with devices of
equal or greater fire-fighting capacity.
✔ Inform members of the crew and guests
about:
• the location and operation of fire-
fighting equipment.
• the location and operation of escape
hatches.
✔ Ensure that fire-fighting equipment is
readily accessible.
✔ Keep passageways to exits and escape
hatches clear of obstructions.
✔ Never allow the use of gas lights on
board.
✔ Never leave the boat unattended when
cooking or heating appliances are in use.
✔ Never modify any of the boat’s
systems(especially electrical, fuel, and
ventilation).
✔ Never handle fuel of any type when
machinery is running or when cooking or
heating appliances are in use.
✔ Follow proper fueling procedures (dis-
cussed in the fuel safety section of this
publication).
✔ Never smoke while handling fuel.
✔ Keep machinery and bilge areas clean
and free of debris.
✔ Always sniff for fuel vapors before
starting engines or generator.
If you need assistance, please feel free to
contact our Customer Service Hotline at
1-800-882-9266.
Other good ways to prevent fire aboard
your yacht is to keep the bilge areas clean
and to check for fuel and gas vapors at
regular intervals, and not to fit free hang-
ing curtains or other fabrics in the vicinity
of, or above, cookers or other open flame
devices. Also combustible material should
not be stored in the engine compartment.