BENETEAU 50, Owner'S Manual

BENETEAU 50 

MAJ ANG 10/09/01 

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X) GAS SYSTEM 

 
Gas Stove 
 

The boat is delivered without any fire extinguisher. It is your own responsibility to comply with 

the laws and regulations of your own country (Number, capacity, type and place of fire extinguishers). 
We advise you at least to install an extinguisher less than 5 metres away from each berth, less than 2 
meters away from the extinguisher aperture in the engine compartment, less than 2 meters away from any 
naked flame device and less than 1 meter avay from the helm pedestal. 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 or electric fires. 
 
 

Do not fit or store flammable materials above or over  the stove  (Curtains, papers, 

napkins, and so on……). 
 
 

Never leave the boat unattended when the gas or spirit appliances are working. 

The appliances which use  fuel consume the oxygen within the cabin and release the combustion 

products into the boat. It is necessary to ventilate the boat when the gas cooking appliances are working. 
Do not obstruct the air vents of the boat.  

Do not smoke or use a naked flame when you are trying to locate a gas leak or when you change 

the gas bottle or whenever you intervene on the gas system. 
 
 

If you smell gas or find that the burners have gone out, by accident, (although appliance models 

cut off the gas automatically if the flames go out) turn off the gas taps and do ventilate the boat in order to 
get rid of any residual gas. Find the root of the problem. 

For the stoves with an integral gas cylinder you shall change the cylinder outside the boat. Test 

the stove before you put it back in the galley. Pay particular attention to the stove fittings and make sure 
the stoves are locked after they have been  put in their places. 
 
 

Do not use cooking appliances to heat the inside of the boat. 

Make sure that the taps of the burners are turned off before you turn on the tap of the hoses and 

of the cylinder. 
 

Turn off the tap on the feed hose and the taps on the cylinders when you do not use the 

appliances. 

Do not obstruct the access to the gas system components, in particular the access to the taps (cylinders 

and gas cooker). 
 

The flexible hoses which connect the gas cylinder at one end of the system and the stove at the other 

end, shall be changed in pursuance of the  regulations in force in your country. Only use hoses which meet the 
safety standards of your country. 
 

Do not use the gas cylinder storage space to store other equipments. 

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 a regulator identical 
to the ones which are fitted. 
 

Make sure that the taps of the empty cylinders are turned off and disconnected from the system. 

Do not use ammonia based products to clean it or to discover a leak.