Section 4 Gas Appliances

401. General

1. Only appliances suitable for use with gas in a marine environment are to be installed in the system. They are to be fitted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions for installation in small craft.

2. Each gas-consuming appliance is to be securely fixed to the craft so as to eliminate undue stress on piping, hose and fittings.

3. Each gas-consuming appliance, including gas lamps, is to be equipped with flame-supervision de- vices which control all burners and pilot lights.

4. All unattended appliances are to be of the room-sealed type, with air-intake ducting and flues for outgoing products of combustion terminating outside the craft, including any areas that can be en- closed by canopies.

5. Each appliance is to be labelled to indicate the type of gas to be used as fuel, for example "PROPANE" or "BUTANE". Additionally, the label is to be referred to the owner's manual.

6. For cooking appliances, a permanent, legible warning label with a minimum character height of 4 mm, is to be affixed in a conspicuous position, on, or adjacent to, the appliance (cooking stove or oven) which is to provide at least the following information in a language acceptable in the coun- try of intended use:

"DANGER-AVOID ASPHYXIATION. PROVIDE VENTILATION WHEN THE STOVE IS IN USE. DO NOT USE FOR SPACE HEATING."

7. The proximity and flammability of materials in relation to appliances are to be in accordance with

ISO 9094-1.

8. Space heaters and water heaters installed in exposed locations in accommodation spaces of small craft are to be installed with regard to the risk of injury due to inadvertent contact with hot work- ing surfaces.

9. Sufficient free area is to be provided around appliances, in accordance with ISO 9094-1 and the manufacturers instructions to prevent overheating of adjacent surfaces and permit inspection and servicing.

10. Means are to be provided on or adjacent to stove-top cooking surfaces to prevent both deep and shallow cooking utensils from sliding across or off the stove during craft motion, at pitch angles up to 15° or roll angles up to 30° for monohull sailing craft, 15° angles pitch or roll for engine driven and multihull sailing craft.

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