Ventilation - Figures and Tables

FIGURE 1 - Applicability - All Recreational Boats with Gasoline Engines
FIGURE 2 - Open Area
TABLE I - Typical Volumes of Engines and Batteries
FIGURE 3 - Tank Volume
TABLE II - 183.610
FIGURE 4 - Connecting Compartments Qualifying as "Open to the Atmosphere"
FIGURE 5 - Rated Blower Capacity
TABLE III - 183.610
FIGURE 6 - Minimum Blower System Output
TABLE IV - Estimated Effect of Blower System Components
FIGURE 7 - Typical Blower Performance Curves
FIGURE 8 - Method 1 - Current Measurement
FIGURE 9 - Method 2 - RPM Measurement
FIGURE 10 - Method 3 - Air Velocity Measurement
FIGURE 11 - Natural Ventilation and Exhaust Options
FIGURE 12 - Lower Third Levels
FIGURE 13 - Natural Logarithms
FIGURE 14 - Area of Openings
FIGURE 15 - Three Square Inches
FIGURE 16 - Terminal Fitting Area

Appendix - References and Resources

The following standards are referenced in this regulation:

The following standards are referenced in this compliance guideline:

AMCA standards are available from the Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc., 30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-1893, (847) 394-0404.

ASTM standards are available from the American Society for Testing and Materials,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, (610) 832-9585.

NEC: NFPA standards are available from the National Fire Protection Association,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, (617) 770-3000.

SAE standards are available from the Society of Automotive Engineers,
400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096, (412) 776-4841.

UL standards: Contact Underwriter Laboraties for information on obtaining UL standards. Underwriter Laboratories, P.O. Box 13995, 12 Laboratory Drive, Research Park,
NC 27709, (919) 549-1400.
 

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