8. Emergency Action
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Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - MGN 280 - Small Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure, Workboats and Pilot Boats - Alternative Construction Standards - Annex 5 - Liquid Petroleum Gas Installation for Domestic Use - 8. Emergency Action

8. Emergency Action

  8.1 A suitable notice, detailing the action to be taken when an alarm is given by the gas detection system, should be displayed prominently in the vessel.

The information given should include the following:-

  • .1 The need to be ever alert for gas leakage; and

  • .2 When leakage is detected or suspected, all gas-consuming appliances should be shut off at the main supply from the container(s). NO SMOKING should be permitted until it is safe to do so (i.e. the gas leakage has been eliminated and the spaces fully ventilated)

  • .3 NAKED LIGHTS SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS A MEANS OF LOCATING GAS LEAKS.

Parent topic: Annex 5 - Liquid Petroleum Gas Installation for Domestic Use
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