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Serious accidents can occur when fueling. Never fuel at night unless it is an emergency. If you must refuel after dark, use only electric lights. To protect the water environment, try to refuel away from the water or on a commercial fueling ramp.
Which is considered a safe refueling practice?
Safety First! No matter where you are refueling, always clear the area of anyone not directly involved with fueling boat. Put out all smoking materials and secure your boat to the dock. Turn off engine(s), electronics, and extinguish all open flames.
Which is a safe refueling practice for boats?
Shut off all fuel valves and extinguish all open flames, such as galley stoves and pilot lights. Close all windows, ports, doors, and other openings to prevent fumes from entering the boat. Remove portable fuel tanks from the boat and fill them on the dock. Make sure that your fire extinguisher is within reach.
What should passengers do when fueling a boat?
All passengers must disembark before fueling the boat. Make sure all electronic devices, such as radios, switches, and batteries, are turned off. A spark resulting from a short in any of these devices could cause explosions. Close all the doors, windows, and hatches.
At what point should you open all the windows and hatches when fueling?
Close all doors, windows and hatches where gasoline fumes could enter. Once you’re done fueling, you’ll want to open all the doors, windows and hatches to allow for air to circulate through the boat.
Why do boats explode after refueling?
Why do boats explode? Any watercraft with an inboard gasoline engine has a very real potential to explode. This is largely due to the buildup of gas fumes within a confined space, such as the bilge or an engine compartment. These gas fumes could possibly ignite and quickly spread, ultimately leading to an explosion.
Can you bring your own gas to a marina?
You can’t bring fuel into a marina for the same business reason why you can’t bring your own beer or soda into a tavern. They are in the business to provide services to their customers. They have to make money to stay in business and they can’t do that by supporting ‘lost opportunities’ like carry-in fuel.
Is it Fuelled or fueled?
In American English, the verb fuel is inflected fueled and fueling—with one l. In all other main varieties of English, it becomes fuelled and fuelling—with two l’s. The spelling difference extends to refuel, which makes refueled and refueling in American English and refuelled and refuelling everywhere else.
How do I add fuel stabilizer to my boat?
Add Stabilizer First: Add the fuel on “top” the stabilizer. This helps to mix it in your tank. Add Stabilizer Pre-Haul: Add the winterization dose of stabilizer to your boat’s fuel tank before you haul the boat. Time the dose so that you still have a cruise or two left before final haulout.
How long should a ventilation blower operate after fueling?
After fueling: Put the fill cap on tightly to prevent vapors from escaping. Open all windows, ports, doors, and other openings. If your boat is equipped with a power ventilation system (exhaust blower), turn it on for at least four minutes before starting your engine.
What is a good safety precaution when fueling your boat ventilation?
What is a good safety precaution when fueling your boat? Sniff for fumes after fueling and before starting the engine. Run the ventilation system for at least four minutes before fueling. Keep all windows and doors open during fueling.
What is a good safety precaution when fueling your pleasure craft?
Before Fueling Tie the pleasure craft securely to the fuel dock. Ask all passengers to leave the pleasure craft and go onto the dock. Do not allow anyone in your group or others at the fuel dock to smoke, strike a match, or use a lighter. Check to see that fuel lines, connections, and fuel vents are in good condition.
Which action should be taken once fueling has been completed?
Close all doors, windows and hatches where gasoline fumes could enter. Once you’re done fueling, you’ll want to open all the doors, windows and hatches to allow for air to circulate through the boat.
What should the stand on vessel do?
Stand-on vessel: The vessel that must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes apparent that the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action. If you must take action, do not turn toward the give-way vessel or cross in front of it.
When fueling your boat What should you remember to use reserve tank?
Remember to run the system for at least four full minutes before starting your engine. Finally, remember that any portable fuel tanks need to be filled, while off of the boat, to ensure stable footing. Make sure to fill these tanks in a well-ventilated area with no flames or electrical equipment nearby.
Why does my boat smell like gas?
There could be multiple different scenarios in which you could smell fuel on a boat. A fuel filter could have rusted through and is leaking fuel into the bilge. A fuel line could have a hole in it and leaking fuel into the bilge. The boat fuel tank could have a hole in it and be leaking fuel.
Do outboards have blowers?
Any inboard gasoline engine will require a blower system to help vent those volatile fumes, and a spark arrestor to reduce flames in the event of a back-fire. Oh and just because you have outboard engines doesn’t mean you don’t have fuel risks. Any fuel system can leak, release vapors and cause fires.
Are petrol boats safe?
The reason that petrol is so potentially dangerous is because it is highly volatile, with the fumes capable of ignition up to almost 4m away from a pooled source. And because petrol vapour is heavier than air, it will settle in the lowest areas of a boat, usually the bilges.
