b'of the vessel, creating a potential containment challengethat can be loaded if you strategically position them to and safety concern. keep your passengers safe.While lithium-ion battery fires are rare, they can be in- Provide dedicated storage boxes with fire suppression in a tense and dangerous when they do occur. These types ofremote location, have the owner remove the battery from batteries catch fire due to failure in a battery cell causedthe micromobility vehicle, and then place the portable by damage or intense heat. Lithium-ion battery packs arebattery in the storage location.composed of many cells connected inside an outer casing. The damage to a cell can be physical through an e-bikeDirect crew to check devices for visible damage, as dam- accident or even dropping an e-bike battery. Intense heatage to battery cells is a primary cause of a lithium-ion from a faulty charger or adjacent fire can also lead to cellbattery fire.failure and eventually to thermal runaway. A manufac-turing defect may also cause cell failure, but this is rareDo not allow charging while on a passenger vessel. If anunless substandard batteries are being used. operatorallowscharging,thendesignatedoutletsand charging areas with some protection (such as LiCELL The thermal runaway phase of a lithium-ion battery fireextinguishers or easy access to removing a vehicle over is a chemical reaction that may spread to other cells, re- the side of the vessel) should be provided.leasing intense energy and toxic gases in a short period of time. Because this reaction does not rely on externalWHAT CAN YOU DO oxygen, the fire is difficult to extinguish and can pose aIF A FIRE DOES OCCUR?serious hazard. Operators should have emergency response plans in place to respond to lithium-ion battery fires. Screening micro-WHAT CAN YOU DO TO REDUCE YOUR EXPOSURE?Passengervesseloperatorscanadoptspecificpractices and policies to reduce the risk of a lithium-ion battery fire and improve their ability to respond if an incident occurs.Screening micromobility These include: devices, providing earlyAllow only UL-certified micromobility devices on your vessel. Certification status is typically available on thefire detection systems manufacturers website and in the manual of the vehi-cle, so passengers are encouraged to have that data avail- (thermal indicators, gasable to provide to operators. Operators can also consider posting a list of approved e-bike brands and models thatdetection systems, CCTV meet safety standards to help guide passengers.Purchase and mount handheld, portable lithium batteryfocused on EV storagefireextinguishers.TheLiCELL(licellfire.com)extin-areas), and familiarizing guisherhasanaqueousvermiculitedispersion(AVD) agent inside that is designed to mitigate thermal runawaythe crew with thermal run-in small lithium battery fires by encapsulating the fire source, creating an oxygen barrier, and providing cooling to control thermal runaway.away conditions may help you respond successfully to Allocate designated areas for micromobility devices that also consider flow on and off the passenger vessel. Your arrangements may limit the number of electric vehiclesa dangerous situation.17 SEPTEMBER 2025'