| (a) |
Fire patrols and detection, alarms and public address systems. |
| (i) |
An efficient patrol system shall be maintained so that an outbreak of fire may be promptly detected. Each member of the fire patrol shall be trained to be familiar with the arrangements of the ship as well as the location and operation of any equipment he may be called upon to use. |
| (ii) |
Manual alarms shall be fitted throughout the accommodation and service spaces to enable the fire patrol to give an alarm immediately to the navigating bridge or main fire control station. |
| (iii) |
An approved fire alarm or fire detecting system shall be provided which will automatically indicate at one or more suitable points or stations the presence or indication of fire and its location in any cargo space which, in the opinion of the Administration, is not accessible to the patrol system, except where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administration that the ship is engaged on voyages of such short duration that it would be unreasonable to apply this requirement. |
| (iv) |
The ship shall at all times when at sea, or in port (except when out of service), be so manned or equipped as to ensure that any initial fire alarm is immediately received by a responsible member of the crew. |
| (v) |
A special alarm, operated from the navigating bridge or fire control station, shall be fitted to summon the crew. This alarm may be part of the ship’s general alarm system but it shall be capable of being sounded independently of the alarm to the passenger spaces. |
| (vi) |
A public address system or other effective means of communication shall be available throughout the accommodation and service spaces and control stations. |
(b) Fire pumps and fire main system.
The ship shall be provided with fire pumps, fire main system, hydrants and hoses complying with the provisions of Regulation 5 of this Chapter and shall comply with the following requirements:
| (i) |
In a ship of 4000 tons gross tonnage and upwards, there shall be provided at least three independently-driven fire pumps and, in a ship of less than 4000 tons gross tonnage, at least two such fire pumps. |
| (ii) |
In a ship of 1000 tons gross tonnage and upwards, the arrangement of sea connections, fire pumps and sources of power for operating them shall be such as to ensure that a fire in any one compartment will not put all the fire pumps out of action. |
| (iii) |
In a ship of 1000 tons gross tonnage and upwards, the arrangement of fire pumps, fire mains and hydrants shall be such that at least one effective jet of water as stipulated in paragraph (c) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter is immediately available from any one hydrant in an interior location. Arrangements shall also be made to ensure the continuation of the output of water by the automatic starting of a required fire pump. |
| (iv) |
In a ship of less than 1000 tons gross tonnage the arrangements shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. |
| (c) |
Fire hydrants, hoses and nozzles. |
| (i) |
The ship shall be provided with fire hoses the number and diameter of which shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. There shall be at least one fire hose for each of the hydrants required by paragraph (d) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter and these hoses shall be used only for the purposes of extinguishing fires or testing the fire-extinguishing apparatus at fire drills and surveys. |
| (ii) |
In accommodation and service spaces and in machinery spaces, the number and position of hydrants shall be such that the requirements of paragraph (d) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter may be complied with when all watertight doors and all doors in main vertical zone bulkheads are closed. |
| (iii) |
The arrangements shall be such that at least two jets of water can reach any part of any cargo space when empty. |
| (iv) |
All required hydrants in machinery spaces shall be fitted with hoses having in addition to the nozzles required in paragraph (g) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter nozzles suitable for spraying water on oil or alternatively dual-purpose nozzles. Additionally, each machinery space of Category A shall be provided with at least two suitable water fog applicators. |
| (v) |
Water spray nozzles or dual-purpose nozzles shall be provided for at least one quarter of the number of hoses required in parts of the ship other than machinery spaces. |
| (vi) |
For each pair of breathing apparatus there shall be provided one water fog applicator which shall be stored adjacent to such apparatus. |
| (vii) |
Where, in any machinery space of Category A, access is provided at a low level from an adjacent shaft tunnel, two hydrants fitted with hoses with dual-purpose nozzles shall be provided external to, but near the entrance to that machinery space. Where such access is not provided from a tunnel but is provided from other space or spaces there shall be provided in one of those spaces two hydrants fitted with hoses with dual-purpose nozzles near the entrance to the machinery space of Category A. Such provision need not be made when the tunnel or adjacent spaces are not part of an escape route. |
(d) International shore connection.
| (i) |
A ship of 1000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be provided with at least one international shore connection, complying with the provisions of paragraph (h) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter. |
| (ii) |
Facilities shall be available enabling such a connection to be used on either side of the ship. |
(e) Portable fire extinguishers in accommodation and service spaces and control stations.
The ship shall be provided in accommodation and service spaces and control stations with such approved portable fire extinguishers as the Administration may deem to be appropriate and sufficient.
| (f) |
Fixed fire-extinguishing arrangements in cargo spaces. |
| (i) |
The cargo spaces of ships of 1000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be protected by a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of Regulation 8 of this Chapter, or by a fixed high expansion froth fire-extinguishing system which gives equivalent protection. |
| (ii) |
Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administration that a ship is engaged on voyages of such short duration that it would be unreasonable to apply the requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and also in ships of less than 1000 tons gross tonnage, the arrangements in cargo spaces shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. |
(g) Fire-extinguishing appliances in boiler rooms, etc.
Spaces containing oil-fired boilers or oil fuel units shall be provided with the following arrangements:
| (i) |
There shall be any one of the following fixed fire-extinguishing systems: |
| (1) |
A pressure water-spraying system complying with the provisions of Regulation 11 of this Chapter. |
| (2) |
A gas system complying with the provisions of Regulation 8 of this Chapter. |
| (3) |
A froth system complying with the provisions of Regulation 9 of this Chapter. |
| (4) |
A high expansion froth system complying with the provisions of Regulation 10 of this Chapter. |
In each case if the engine and boiler rooms are not entirely separate, or if fuel oil can drain from the boiler room into the engine room, the combined engine and boiler rooms shall be considered as one compartment.
| (ii) |
There shall be in each boiler room at least one set of portable air-froth equipment complying with the provisions of paragraph (d) of Regulation 7 of this Chapter. |
| (iii) |
There shall be at least two approved portable extinguishers discharging froth or equivalent in each firing space in each boiler room and each space in which a part of the oil fuel installation is situated. There shall be not less than one approved froth-type extinguisher of at least 136 litres (30 gallons) capacity or equivalent in each boiler room. These extinguishers shall be provided with hoses on reels suitable for reaching any part of the boiler room. |
| (iv) |
In each firing space there shall be a receptacle containing sand, sawdust impregnated with soda or other approved dry material, in such quantity as may be required by the Administration. Alternatively an approved portable extinguisher may be substituted therefor. |
| (h) |
Fire-extinguishing appliances in spaces containing internal combustion type machinery. |
Spaces containing internal combustion machinery used either for main propulsion, or for other purposes when such machinery has in the aggregate a total power output of not less than 373 kW, shall be provided with the following arrangements:
| (i) |
There shall be one of the fire-extinguishing systems required by subparagraph (g) (i) of this Regulation. |
| (ii) |
There shall be at least one set of portable air-froth equipment complying with the provisions of paragraph (d) of Regulation 7 of this Chapter. |
| (iii) |
There shall be in each such space approved froth-type fire extinguishers each of at least 45 litres (10 gallons) capacity or equivalent sufficient in number to enable froth or its equivalent to be directed on to any part of the fuel and lubricating oil pressure systems, gearing and other fire hazards. In addition, there shall be provided a sufficient number of portable froth extinguishers or equivalent which shall be so located that an extinguisher is not more than 10 metres (33 feet) walking distance from any point in the space; provided that there shall be at least two such extinguishers in each such space. |
(i) Fire-extinguishing arrangements in spaces containing steam turbines or enclosed steam engines.
In spaces containing steamturbines or enclosed steam engines used either for main propulsion or for other purposes when such machinery has in the aggregate a total power output of not less than 373 kW—
| (i) |
there shall be provided froth fire extinguishers each of at least 45 litres (10 gallons) capacity or equivalent sufficient in number to enable froth or its equivalent to be directed on to any part of the pressure lubrication system, on to any part of the casings enclosing pressure lubricated parts of the turbines, engines or associated gearing, and any other fire hazards. Provided that such extinguishers shall not be required if protection at least equivalent to this subparagraph is provided in such spaces by a fixed fire-extinguishing system fitted in compliance with subparagraph (g) (i) of this Regulation; |
| (ii) |
there shall be provided a sufficient number of portable froth extinguishers or equivalent which shall be so located that an extinguisher is not more than 10 metres (33 feet) walking distance from any point in the space; provided that there shall be at least two such extinguishers in each such space, and such extinguishers shall not be required in addition to any provided in compliance with subparagraph (h) (iii) of this Regulation. |
(j) Fire-extinguishing appliances in other machinery spaces.
Where, in the opinion of the Administration, a fire hazard exists in any machinery space for which no specific provisions for fire-extinguishing appliances are prescribed in paragraphs (g), (h) and (i) of this Regulation there shall be provided in, or adjacent to, that space such number of approved portable fire extinguishers or other means of fire extinction as the Administration may deem sufficient.
(k) Fixed fire-extinguishing appliances not required by this part.
Where a fixed fire-extinguishing system not required by this Part of this Chapter is installed, such a system shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration.
(l) Special requirements for machinery spaces.
| (i) |
For any machinery space of Category A to which access is provided at a low level from an adjacent shaft tunnel there shall be provided in addition to any watertight door and on the side remote from that machinery space a light steel firescreen door which shall be operable from each side. |
| (ii) |
An automatic fire detection and alarm system shall be fitted when the Administration considers such special precautions warranted in any machinery space in which the installation of automatic and remote control systems and equipment have been approved in lieu of continuous manning of the space. |
(m) Fireman’s outfits and personal equipment.
| (i) |
The Minimum number of fireman’s outfits complying with the requirements of Regulation 14 of this Chapter, and of additional sets of personal equipment, each such set comprising the items stipulated in subparagraphs (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) of that Regulation, to be carried shall be as follows: |
| (1) |
Two fireman’s outfits; and in addition |
| (2) |
for every 80 metres (262 feet) or part thereof, of the aggregate of the lengths of all passenger spaces and service spaces on the deck which carries such spaces or, if there is more than one such deck, on the deck which has the largest aggregate of such lengths, two fireman’s outfits and two sets of personal equipment, each such set comprising the items stipulated in Regulation 14 (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Chapter. |
| (ii) |
For each fireman’s outfit which includes a selfcontained breathing apparatus as provided in paragraph (b) of Regulation 14 of this Chapter, spare charges shall be carried on a scale approved by the Administration. |
| (iii) |
Fireman’s outfits and sets of personal equipment shall be stored in widely separated positions ready for use. At least two fireman’s outfits and one set of personal equipment shall be available at any one position. |
Public Service Commission Act, 1997
