Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - LY3 - The Large Commercial Yacht Code - Annex 3 Open Flame Gas Installations - 5 Appliances
5 Appliances
5.1 All appliances should be well secured to avoid movement.
5.2 All unattended appliances should be of the room sealed type, i.e where the gas flames are isolated in a totally enclosed shield where the air supply and combustion gas outlets are piped to open air.
5.3 All gas burners and pilot flames should be fitted with a flame supervision device which will shut off the gas supply to the burnier or pilot flame in the event of flame failure.
5.4 Flue-less heaters should be selected only if fitted with atmosphere-sensitive cut-off devices to shut off the gas supply at a carbon dioxide concentration of not more than 1.5% by volume.
5.5 Heaters of a catalytic type should not be used.
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