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May 13, 2014

Investigations start following the death of two people from CO poisoning.

“Each year boaters die or are made seriously ill from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning – Boats are built to keep water out, but this also makes them good containers for gases and fumes.”

When carbon-based, appliance and engine fuels, such as gas, LPG, coal, wood, paraffin, oil, petrol and diesel don’t burn completely, CO is produced.

CO build-up in the cabin can occur with one or a mix of these factors:

with faulty, badly maintained, or misused appliances
exhaust fumes from a boat’s engine or generator
escaped flue gases from solid fuel stoves
blocked ventilation or short supply of air – fuels need the right amount of oxygen to burn safely

10 tips to keep you alive!

Install fuel burning appliances properly
Maintain appliances and engines routinely
Use the equipment correctly
Don’t allow engine fumes into the cabin space
Deal with problems immediately
Don’t allow bodged repairs and maintenance
Install a CO alarm certified to BS EN 50291-2
Test the alarm routinely
Never remove the batteries
Know the signs of CO poisoning and how to react.

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LPG Fire Safety on Boats - Carbon Monoxide

“Each year boaters die or are made seriously ill from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning – Boats are built to keep water out, but this also makes them good containers for gases and fumes.”

10 tips to keep you alive!