EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR CO POISONING WHERE CO MAY ACCUMULATE Carbon monoxide can accumulate anywhere in or around your boat. This includes, but is not limited to: CO poisoning or toxicity is a life-threatening emergency that requires immediate action. The following is a list of things that should be done if CO poisoning is suspected. Proceed with caution. The victim may be in an area of CO concentration, which means you or others could be in danger from exposure to CO: Inadequately ventilated canvas enclosures. Exhaust gas trapped in enclosed places. Blocked exhaust outlets. Another vessel’s exhaust.
CO from the boat docked next to you can be just as deadly as that emitted from your own boat. Evaluate the situation and ventilate the area if possible. Back drafting from your own boat’s exhaust. Evacuate the area and move the affected person(s) to a fresh air environment. At slow speeds, while idling or stopped. Be aware that CO can remain in or around your boat at dangerous levels even if your engine or the other boat’s engine is no longer running. Observe the victim(s). Administer oxygen, if available. Contact medical help. If the victim is not breathing, perform rescue breathing or approved cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as appropriate until medical help arrives.
Prompt action can mean the difference between life and death. Shut off potential sources of CO, if possible. Correct ventilation problems and/or repair exhaust problems as appropriate. Investigate the source of CO and take corrective action, such as evacuating and ventilating the area or shutting off the source of the CO. 09 / 2023 OWNER’S MANUAL