The soapy water test shows bubbles forming at the rubber hose connecting the bottle to the pipework — the hose looks old and slightly cracked. What should happen?

A. Wrap the cracked area tightly with ordinary insulating tape and continue using it as normal

B. Turn the gas pressure down slightly and hope the leak becomes too small to matter

C. Continue using the system exactly as before since the leak has already been found and "dealt with" by testing it

D. Do not use the gas system again until the hose is replaced with a new, correctly rated gas hose — gas hoses have a limited lifespan and should be checked and replaced periodically as part of routine maintenance, not left until they visibly fail

A. Light the stove quickly to burn off the smell before it gets worse

B. Switch on the cabin lights to get a better look for the source of the smell

C. Ignore a faint smell since it is probably nothing serious

D. Never light anything, switch on anything electrical, or create any spark near the smell — gas vapour, especially LPG, is heavier than air and can build up invisibly in the bilge, ready to ignite from the smallest spark

A. Leave the gas supply exactly as it is and deal with it later

B. Only turn off the cooker control knob, leaving the main bottle valve open

C. Turn the gas supply up higher to "flush it through" faster

D. Turn off the gas at the bottle itself (the main valve), not just at the cooker — this stops any more gas flowing into the system while the leak is investigated