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BSS Essential Guide: Permanently Installed Fuel Systems and Fixed Engines

This document provides an essential guide to meeting the requirements of the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS). It covers topics such as permanently installed fuel systems, electrical systems, fire safety, LPG systems, appliances, and pollution prevention. The guide contains 14 chapters that describe the legal requirements for various vessel components and systems. It is intended to help vessel owners and operators understand how to properly fit out or modify their boats to comply with BSS regulations.

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BSS Essential Guide: Permanently Installed Fuel Systems and Fixed Engines

This document provides an essential guide to meeting the requirements of the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS). It covers topics such as permanently installed fuel systems, electrical systems, fire safety, LPG systems, appliances, and pollution prevention. The guide contains 14 chapters that describe the legal requirements for various vessel components and systems. It is intended to help vessel owners and operators understand how to properly fit out or modify their boats to comply with BSS regulations.

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BSS Essential Guide

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Permanently
installed fuel systems and
1.1 What is the Boat Safety 2 fixed engines
Scheme?
1.2 History 2 2.1 Fuel filling points 5

1.3 The current Scheme 3 2.2 Fuel filling lines 8

1.4 The navigation authorities’ 3 2.3 Fuel tank vents 10


legal requirements 2.4 Fuel tank vent outlets 12
1.5 The BSS Essential Guide, 6 2.5 Fuel tank design and 14
essential reading condition
1.6 Fitting out or making 6 2.6 Fuel gauges 18
changes
2.7 Petrol fuel system 20
1.7 Meeting the requirements 6 electrical bonding
1.8 Advice checks 7 2.8 Fuel tank connections 21
1.9 How to use the guide 7 2.9 Fuel tank balance pipes 23
1.10 More information 9 2.10 Fuel feed, return, and 25
1.11 Where do the requirements 9 on-engline lines
apply? 2.11 Fuel line connections 29
1.12 Documentation 9 2.12 Fuel filters 30
1.13 Scope of the BSS 10 2.13 Fuel shut-offs 32
examination
2.14 Carburettors 34
1.14 Recreational Craft Directive 10
(RCD) 2.15 Engine installation 35
1.15 Part-built boats 11 2.16 Steam engines 37
1.16 Buying a boat? 12 2.17 LPG engines 38
1.17 Updates to this guide? 12
1.18 Booking (an examination) 13 Chapter 3: Electrical systems
1.19 Preparing your boat 14 3.1 Battery storage 3
1.20 At the end of the 14 3.2 Cable specifications and 6
examination condition
1.21 Warning notes and 15 3.3 Cable location 8
dangerous boat notifications
3.4 Cable connections 10
1.22 BSS contact details 16
3.5 Fuses and circuit-breakers 12
3.6 Battery isolators 14
3.7 Two-wire systems 18
Chapter 4: Electrical 7.8 LPG pipework, joints and 23
connections
propulsion systems
7.9 LPG hoses and hose 28
4.1 Electrically propelled boats 3 connections
4.2 Electrical propulsion motor 3 7.10 Portable appliance 33
and controller connections
4.3 Battery charging equipment 5 7.11 Appliance isolation valves 35
7.12 Testing for LPG system 37
Chapter 5: Outboard and tightness
portable combustion engines
and portable fuel systems Chapter 8: Cooking, heating,
5.1 Portable fuel systems 3 refrigerating and lighting
appliances
5.2 Portable petrol tanks 6
5.3 Spare fuel containers 9 8.1 Appliance fuel and 4
power supply
5.4 Outboard and portable 11
combustion engines 8.2 LPG or paraffin fridges and 6
petrol engined boats
5.5 LPG-fuelled outboard 14
propulsion engines 8.3 Installation of appliances in 8
petrol engine spaces
8.4 Fire risks from appliance 9
Chapter 6: Fire Extinguishing installations
and Escape
8.5 Fire risks from appliance 11
flues and exhausts
6.1 Portable fire extinguishers 3
8.6 LPG catalytic heaters 12
6.2 Fire blankets 8
8.7 Flame supervision devices 12
6.3 Emergency escape 9
8.8 LPG appliance burner 13
operation
Chapter 7: Liquefied Petroleum 8.9 Ventilation 15
Gas (LPG) systems
8.10 Appliance flues 17
7.1 LPG cylinder storage 5
7.2 LPG cylinder locker and 7 Chapter 9: Pollution prevention
housing LPG-tightness
7.3 LPG cylinder locker drains 10 9.1 Engine/gearbox oil leak 3
collection
7.4 Protection of LPG cylinders 15
and components 9.2 Sanitation system 5
7.5 Cylinder locker openings 17
7.6 LPG system shut-off valves 18 Appendicies:

n
7.7 LPG high-pressure system 19
components Further Contact Details
n Glossary

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