Baja Marine Islander 242 - Manual (Page 49)

242 Islander ® 5.3
s
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5 • F
uel
s
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• Electrical equipment, including blowers – power
off.
• Doors, hatches – closed.
• smoking material – extinguished.
• Inboard tanks – grounded.
• filler pipe – marked gas or DIEsEl.
• Fuel nozzle – in contact with filler pipe to prevent
static sparks.
• Fill level – fill less than rated capacity of tank;
allow for fuel expansion.
• Trim – fuel weight distributed equally.
D. a
fTer
f
uelinG
– c
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:
• Doors, hatches – open.
• sniff test – if fuel fumes remain, operate blowers
until fumes are gone.
• Fuel tank – secure filler cap.
• spills – wipe; dispose of rags ashore.
F
uel
F
Ill
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oCatIon
(F
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. 5.3.1)
fuel Tank Opening
fuel fill Cap