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Fire Safety Advice on Small Pleasure Crafts











SMALL BOAT FIRE SAFETY

  • Do fit a smoke detector
  • Do ensure furnishings and (foam) insulation is fire retardant
  • Do run wiring looms through conduits to avoid chaffing
  • Do contain and vent battery boxes

HAZARDS

Petrol

  • Use an approved container for carrying and storing petrol

Refuelling

  • STOP the engine
  • Turn off all heating and lighting appliances and extinguish all cigarettes and naked flames
  • Use a funnel when decanting
  • Ensure tanks vent directly overboard and that fuel lines have a direct shut off valve that works

AFTER REFUELLING

  • Secure cap tightly
  • Ensure that there is no leakage or spillage
  • Before starting the engine, first ventilate the boat throughout.

BUTANE

  • Fit a gas detector
  • Secure cylinder in a weatherproof container with low-level atmospheric vents.
  • Used approved piping
  • Isolate cylinders when not in use
  • Ventilate thoroughly any compartment which has not been used for some time
  • Regularly hand pump bilges to remove potential low-lying vapours
  • DO NOT leave a cooker or any other appliances unattended if there is a danger of a draught extinguishing the flame
  • Hatches and portholes should always be opened sufficiently to maintain essential ventilation (where prevailing weather conditions permits)

WHEN CHANGING CYLINDERS

  • Check that the valve on the empty cylinder is turned off before disconnecting
  • Do not turn on the valve of the full cylinder until is is securely connected

RECOMMENDED FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT

At least one of the following

  • Dry power 1.5kg
  • AFFF 2 litre
  • Foam 2 litre
  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 2 kg
  • Bucket 9 litre
  • Fire Blanket 0.75m x 0.75m

ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN EVENT OF FIRE

  • Call the Coastguard on the radio VHF channel 16
  • If the boat is moored, call the Fire Service on 999
  • Tackle the fire (if safe to do so)
  • Crew to don life jacket

WHEN POSSIBLE

  • Isolate petrol and gas if possible
  • Avoid and alert other craft
  • Prepare an emergency 'grab bag' and life raft.

For further information, please contact us;

States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service

States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Headquarters

Rouge Boullion

St Helier

Jersey

JE2 3ZA


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