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Where CO May Accumulate
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Carbon Monoxide can accumulate
anywhere in or around
your boat as shown in the
following pictures:
Inadequately ventilated canvas enclosures.
Exhaust gas trapped in enclosed places.
Blocked exhaust outlets.
Another vessel's exhaust. CO from the boat docked next to you can be just as
deadly.
"Station wagon effect" or back drafting.
At slow speeds, while idling, or stopped. Be aware that CO can remain in or
around your boat at dangerous levels, even if your engine or the other boat's
engine is no longer running!
How to Protect Others and Yourself
You are in command of your boating safety. Follow these simple steps to help keep Carbon Monoxide from poisoning
you, your passengers or others around you.
Know where and how CO may accumulate in and around your boat.
Maintain fresh air circulation throughout the boat at all times. Run exhaust blowers whenever the
generator is operating.
Know where your engine and generator exhaust outlets are located and keep everyone away from these
areas.
Never sit, teak surf or hang on the back deck or swim platform while the engines are running. (Teak
Surfing is a new and dangerous boating fad that involves an individual holding on to the “teak” swim
platform of a vessel while a wake builds up then lets go to body surf on the wave created by the boat;
hence the term - Teak Surfing.) Teak surfing is never a safe activity.
Never enter areas under swim platforms where exhaust outlets are located unless the area has been
properly ventilated.
Although CO can be present without the smell of exhaust fumes, if you smell exhaust fumes, CO is also
present. Take immediate action to dissipate these fumes.
Treat symptoms of seasickness as possible CO poisoning. Get the person into fresh air immediately.
Seek medical attention unless you are sure it is not CO.
Install and maintain CO alarms inside your boat. Do not ignore any alarm. Replace alarms as
recommended by the alarm manufacturer.
Get a Vessel Safety Check. A VSC is a free bow-to-stern safety examination.
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