fire protection on leisure craft

[sparetime]

In the EU there is no requirement for leisure craft under the RCD for fire protection inside lockers where fuel is stored, around batteries, at the top of engine rooms, next to diesel fired heaters or at the back of galleys and in gas stores. Also there is no flameproffing of curtains or upholstery.

 

[hartcjhart]

and

 

[Rigger Mortice]

My guess is that we will shortly be seeing a commercial............

 

[sparetime]

and

I was astonished that there was no flame protection and set about making a product. I also made some products for wood, grp and metal. i think people should be aware that they have no flameproffing of fabrics on boats, you get it it in your household stuff and there you can run away from a fire. I dont think I can advetise on here so I have not put my company name, despite in the past seeing some very dodgy comparisons of one of my products with that of a competitor!!

 

[sparetime]

and

I can't win really. I only started making the product because of the situation. Now, if I tell others of the problem I am advertising. Regardless of whether something is for sale people need to be aware.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

On a boat we have petrol, oil, diesel, gas, wood, GRP, all sorts of plastic. A bit of fabric with no flameproofing is just light entertainment. (And that assumes that the manufacturer has not specified flameproofed materials)

 

[jerrytug]

Just keep it to yourself, there's a good chap. I am one of the enlightened, but the glorious moment of total revelation is not yet nigh.

 

[jerrytug]

On a boat we have petrol, oil, diesel, gas, wood, GRP, all sorts of plastic. A bit of fabric with no flameproofing is just light entertainment. (And that assumes that the manufacturer has not specified flameproofed materials)

+vodka+parachute flares, flameproof that combination!

 

[Rigger Mortice]

+vodka+parachute flares, flameproof that combination!

I forgot my barbecue as well.

 

[hartcjhart]

quote[I dont think I can advetise on here so I have not put my company name, despite in the past seeing some very dodgy comparisons of one of my products with that of a competitor!! ]

unlike your ads in the other posts

 

[Rigger Mortice]

I think I can live without knowing about trivial problems with soft furnishings on my boat.

 

[jerrytug]

Do you do stubborn stains?

 

[Seajet]

I thought all modern foam for cushions etc had to be flameproof, as from years ago?

When I bought foam for a set of mattress cushions about 1980 all the suppliers made a point of saying their stuff was flame retardant, and it wasn't the especially expensive stuff either...

 

[longjohnsilver]

Do you do stubborn stains?

And incontinence pads?

 

[Seajet]

And incontinence pads?

But that would knock out the main fire suppression system !

 

[Sandy]

In the EU there is no requirement for leisure craft under the RCD for fire protection inside lockers where fuel is stored, around batteries, at the top of engine rooms, next to diesel fired heaters or at the back of galleys and in gas stores. Also there is no flameproffing of curtains or upholstery.

How many thousands of people die every year because of this problem?

 

[sparetime]

Very disappointed in the attitude of some people. A fire has to start somewhere. Things like fuel and flares are in protective containers, or should be. If you accidentally set fire the oil in your pan on the cooker top the curtains can go up, a dropped match onto a seat and that can go up. If it is not important on leisure craft why is it compulsory on commercial craft? I could sail my Bavaria 41 with no protection but to code it foe commercial use the fabrics had to be flame retarded. All fabrics in domestic use for upholstery and curtains have to be flame proofed. Even caravan have to be flame proofed. yoou cna away form a burning caravan. Not so easy on a boat 50 miles offshore. This is what started me thinking!

 

[Tranona]

Think you will find that all modern boat furnishings are fire retardant.

The incidence of fire at sea on small leisure boats is very small, although of course the consequences can be extreme. Prevention is not difficult to arrange and the level of awareness of the potential danger high.

There are plenty of other things higher on the risk scale to worry about!

 

[Rigger Mortice]

A fire has to start somewhere.

Yes, and the thing to do is to sort out the cause of the fire not to waste effort on the result. We are more likely to have a fire due to either a naked flame or an electrical fault. Getting your wiring right and taking care with naked flames is better then worrying about soft furnishings. A fire extinguisher and/or fire blanket can sort that out.